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Population (year 2000): 498. Estimated population in July 2006: 526 (+5.6% change)
 

Males: 259  (52.0%)
Females: 239  (48.0%)

Dunn County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $59,300 (it was $58,333 in 2000)
Rush River  $59,300
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $135,400 (it was $103,800 in 2000)
Rush River  $135,400
Wisconsin:  $152,600

Rush River, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Rush River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (42.0%), Norwegian (29.9%), Swedish (11.4%), Dutch (10.4%), Irish (9.2%), English (6.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 905 feet

Land area: 17.9 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rush River

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rush River town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 67.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

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

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

Rush River:  1.6% ($1,663)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (48.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (387.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Valley, WI (3.7 miles ), Baldwin, WI (5.0 miles ), Hammond, WI (5.4 miles ), Martell, WI (5.7 miles ), Hammond, WI (6.9 miles ), Eau Galle, WI (6.9 miles ), Gilman, WI (8.4 miles ), Baldwin, WI (8.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $135,400
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $108,100
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $169,500
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $198,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $213,800
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $206,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $227,300
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $196,600
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.90 N, Longitude: 92.41 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 715


Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+16.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


Rush River-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Rush River town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Rush River:
  • BALDWIN AREA MEDICAL CTR 141 (about 6 miles; BALDWIN, WI)
  • HUDSON HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HUDSON, WI)
  • HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rush River:
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 56 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rush River:
  • NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 19 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI; ID: RNH)
  • RED WING RGNL (about 23 miles; RED WING, MN; ID: RGK)
  • AMERY MUNI (about 26 miles; AMERY, WI; ID: AHH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rush River:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 15 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 34 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
  • ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 51 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  87.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Rush River compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Dunn County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



8.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.24%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($35 average AGI)
Dunn County:  0.08%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Eau Claire County, WI  1.21% ($32,808 average AGI)
from St. Croix County, WI  0.96% ($34,700)
from Chippewa County, WI  0.60% ($29,034)


8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,153 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.34%
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 Eau Claire County, WI  1.51% ($29,887 average AGI)
to St. Croix County, WI  0.81% ($31,195)
to Chippewa County, WI  0.53% ($28,705)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rush River:
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
  • WEVR (1550 AM; 1 kW; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rush River:
  • WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
  • WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Rush River:
  • KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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