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Population (year 2000): 1,631. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,616 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 819  (50.2%)
Females: 812  (49.8%)

Milwaukee County

Median resident age:  45.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53217.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $160,100 (it was $161,292 in 2000)
River Hills  $160,100
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $693,200 (it was $491,000 in 2000)
River Hills  $693,200
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in River Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
  • Black (4.9%)
  • Asian Indian (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.6%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (29.2%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.0%), Polish (7.6%), United States (6.5%), Russian (6.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1930

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 5.09 square miles.

Population density: 318 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in River Hills

  • High school or higher: 97.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 37.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in River Hills village

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 70.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

205 residents are foreign born (6.7% Asia, 3.3% Europe).

This village:  12.6%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

River Hills:  2.0% ($10,001)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
River Hills satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Milwaukee, WI (8.0 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (93.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fox Point, WI (2.0 miles ), Bayside, WI (2.2 miles ), Glendale, WI (2.4 miles ), Brown Deer, WI (3.2 miles ), Whitefish Bay, WI (4.3 miles ), Mequon, WI (4.5 miles ), Thiensville, WI (5.9 miles ), Shorewood, WI (6.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $610,300
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $336,700
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $850,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $290,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $789,800
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $718,300
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $497,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $497,900
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $862,800
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $3,700,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $762,500

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Latitude: 43.17 N, Longitude: 87.93 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+2.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (2%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Physicians and surgeons (20%)
  • Top executives (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Lawyers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Physicians and surgeons (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


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Crime in River Hills by Year
Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.061.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 32413
    per 100,000 182.6120.8243.361.0183.4
Thefts 151661711
    per 100,000 913.0966.8365.01037.2672.4
Auto thefts 20120
    per 100,000 121.70.060.8122.00.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 59.047.136.5104.339.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  7.41
US city average:  3.00

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River Hills-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/22/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the River Hills village center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 tornado 19.3 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


River Hills topographic map

Birthplace of: Dan Grunfeld - College basketball player (Stanford Cardinal).


Hospitals/medical centers near River Hills:
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF MILWAUKEE (about 2 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
  • ST MICHAEL HOSPITAL 54 (about 2 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
  • COLUMBIA CENTER, LLC (about 7 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in River Hills, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to River Hills:
  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 17 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 71 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to River Hills:
  • LAWRENCE J TIMMERMAN (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MWC)
  • AERO PARK (about 16 miles; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; ID: 76C)
  • CAPITOL (about 18 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI; ID: 02C)

Amtrak station near River Hills:
  • 10 miles: MILWAUKEE (433 W. ST. PAUL AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to River Hills:
  • CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,913)
  • CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 8 miles; MEQUON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,654)
  • MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,093)
  • MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 11 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)

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Notable locations in River Hills: Village Hall (A), Milwaukee Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in River Hills include: Saint Christopher Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Peters Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Indian Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  83.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.7%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.7%

River Hills compared to Wisconsin state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


River Hills travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Milwaukee County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 8$30,128$45,1920$0
Police - Other 0$0 7$5,424
Police Protection - Officers 14$63,234$54,2010$0
Other Government Administration 2$10,936$65,6160$0
Financial Administration 2$5,082$30,4920$0
Totals for Government 26$109,380$50,4837$5,424


River Hills government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $200,000
    Sewerage: $107,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,330,000
    Regular Highways: $517,000
    Fire Protection: $299,000
    Financial Administration: $178,000
    Sewerage: $167,000
    Solid Waste Management: $141,000
    Central Staff Services: $132,000
    General Public Buildings: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
    Libraries: $42,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
    Health Services - Other: $28,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    General - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,994,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $398,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,056,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,055,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $281,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $189,000
    Interest Earnings: $109,000
    Rents: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $56,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,721,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $306,000
    Highways: $269,000
    All Other: $28,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,002,000
    NEC: $254,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,439,000

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.62%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Milwaukee County:  0.10%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Waukesha County, WI  1.06% ($39,785 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI  0.25% ($37,956)
from Cook County, IL  0.22% ($40,592)


5.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,055 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.52%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($315 average AGI)
Milwaukee County:  0.05%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Waukesha County, WI  1.32% ($54,465 average AGI)
to Racine County, WI  0.33% ($48,734)
to Washington County, WI  0.30% ($52,017)


Strongest AM radio stations in River Hills:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WJYI (1340 AM; 1 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNOV (860 AM; 0 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: COURIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in River Hills:
  • WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRIT-FM (95.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLZR (102.9 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJMR-FM (98.3 FM; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WYMS (88.9 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS)
  • WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WFMR (106.9 FM; BROOKFIELD, WI; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF MILWAUKEE, LLC)
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGLB-FM (100.1 FM; PORT WASHINGTON, WI; Owner: STARBOARD MEDIA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WMSE (91.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around River Hills:
  • WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
  • WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)

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