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Price County

Population in July 2008: 512. Population change since 2000: -18.2%
 

Males: 254  (49.7%)
Females: 258  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 54556.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,820 (it was $26,563 in 2000)
Prentice:  $31,820
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,373
Prentice:  $21,373
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,737 (it was $53,200 in 2000)
Prentice:  $84,737
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $96,469; Detached houses: $102,654; In 2-unit structures: $150,977; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $54,753; Mobile homes: $9,219

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Races in Prentice:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Prentice: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.6%), Swedish (16.0%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.2%), Norwegian (6.5%), Polish (6.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1899

Elevation: 1540 feet

Land area: 2.00 square miles.

Population density: 256 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Prentice

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prentice village

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Prentice, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prentice to the number of sex offenders is 512 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Prentice:  1.4% ($770)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (77.4 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (143.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (287.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hackett, WI (2.0 miles ), Ogema, WI (2.7 miles ), Hill, WI (2.9 miles ), Harmony, WI (3.1 miles ), Knox, WI (3.1 miles ), Catawba, WI (3.3 miles ), Phillips, WI (3.4 miles ), Catawba, WI (3.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,200
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $95,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $25,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.55 N, Longitude: 90.29 W

Area code: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (15%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Plastics and rubber products (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



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Prentice-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Prentice village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 tornado 34.4 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Prentice:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 22 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 28 miles; MEDFORD, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Prentice, WI

Airports located in Prentice:
  • Prentice Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 20, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 500)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prentice:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 79 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 79 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 93 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 113 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
Public high school in Prentice:
  • PRENTICE HIGH (Students: 165; Location: 1025 Town St; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Prentice:
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Reservoir: Prentice Flowage 59 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.2 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  58.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  16.4%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  6.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prentice, WI



Prentice compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Prentice (2009 data):
  • Community Financial Bank: at Center Street, branch established on 1987-10-01. Info updated 2007-11-20: Bank assets: $28.6 mil, Deposits: $21.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Price County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Prentice

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of Christ
Adherents48.1%18.1%15.4%6.8%3.8%
Congregations15.2%12.1%18.2%12.1%6.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.5%1.3%1.5%
Congregations3.0%9.1%6.1%3.0%15.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,975$35,7001$850
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$612
Firefighters 0$0 30$7,650
Streets and Highways 2$5,678$34,0680$0
Sewerage 1$3,043$36,5160$0
Totals for Government 4$11,696$35,08838$9,112



Prentice government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $113,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $85,000
    General: $24,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $137,000
    Sewerage: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $91,000
    Parks & Recreation: $65,000
    Fire Protection: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    General - Other: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $941,000
    Water Utilities: $378,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $116,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $114,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $761,000
    Water Utilities: $359,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $180,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $19,000
    Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $122,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $72,000
    Rents: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,259,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $761,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $215,000
    Highways: $30,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $62,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $121,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $23,000

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ashland County, WI  0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI  0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI  0.33% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Taylor County, WI  0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI  0.36% ($35,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prentice:
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prentice:
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Prentice:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)


Prentice fatal accident list:
Oct 25, 2001 10:27 AM, Us-8, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Apr 19, 1998 04:03 AM, Us-8, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 1984 05:20 AM, C, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 14, 1980 06:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,395
Total average daily truck traffic: 32
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 3,781

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 9.6 Miles Southeast, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.6 m, Call Sign: KNKQ437, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/17/2007, Expiration Date: 02/04/2017, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: American Cellular, LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Jerri L Janjua, Prentice Site: Se I/S Of Us Highway 8 & Pennington Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.6 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • Fred Kleber, 9.6 Miles Southeast, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.6 m

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA9EOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00845192
    Grant Date: 04/13/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014
    Registrant: Gregory G Krause, N 4298 Englund Rd, Prentice, WI 54556
  • Call Sign: KB9JGB, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/08/1995, Expiration Date: 02/08/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/09/2007
    Registrant: Richard L Riley, Rt 1 Box 92, Prentice, WI 54556
  • Call Sign: W9ALS, Previous Call Sign: KA9UOP, Licensee ID: L00216552
    Grant Date: 03/28/2000, Expiration Date: 03/28/2010, Certifier: Allan L Smith
    Registrant: Allan L Smith, Prentice, WI 54556


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