Rockdale, Wisconsin

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Back to Rockdale, WI housing info, Dane County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Dane County Population in July 2008: 207. Population change since 2000: -3.3%   Males: 106   (51.4%) Females: 101   (48.6%) Median resident age:   38.3 years Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 53523. Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,808 (it was $37,500 in 2000) Rockdale:   $46,808 Wisconsin:   $52,094 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,502 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $201,472 (it was $122,200 in 2000) Rockdale:   $201,472 Wisconsin:   $173,300 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $238,410; Detached houses: $237,555; Townhouses or other attached units: $297,684 Rockdale, WI residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Rockdale: White Non-Hispanic (99.1%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Rockdale: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Rockdale, Wisconsin on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Latest news from Rockdale, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (59.3%), Norwegian (38.8%), English (15.9%), Irish (15.0%), French (10.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated in 1914 Elevation: 830 feet Land area: 0.23 square miles. Population density: 885 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.97 N, Longitude: 89.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Average climate in Rockdale, Wisconsin

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Rockdale-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the Rockdale village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Rockdale-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Rockdale center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Reservoirs: Rockdale Millpond (A), Rockdale Millpond 134 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.5%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This village:	8.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

This village:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockdale, WI

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Here		52.5%
USA		50.2%

6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)

Dane County:	0.32%
Wisconsin average:	0.08%

from Milwaukee County, WI	0.32% ($35,740 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI	0.29% ($33,319)
from Rock County, WI	0.28% ($37,443)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)

Dane County:	0.08%
Wisconsin average:	0.04%

to Columbia County, WI	0.38% ($41,524 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI	0.35% ($40,708)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.32% ($31,704)

• 1996 St Hwy 73, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Overall height: 103.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00001692
  Registrant: County Of Dane, 1120 Sayle St, Madison, WI 53715, Phone: (608) 267-1911, Email:

• STATION, 1996 State Hwy 73, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WNTJ324
  Assigned Frequencies : 2134.80 MHz, 6109.51 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/22/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 1120 Sayle St., Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• ROCKDALE, 1996 St Hwy 73, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WQJD621, Licensee ID: L00001692
  Assigned Frequencies : 6125.57 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/01/2008, Expiration Date: 08/01/2018, Certifier: Keith Lippert
  Registrant: County Of Dane, 1120 Sayle St., Madison, WI 53715, Phone: (608) 266-4768, Fax: (608) 266-4774, Email:

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