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Wood County

Population in July 2007: 5,349. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 2,759  (51.6%)
Females: 2,590  (48.4%)
Median resident age:  38.5 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,800 (it was $48,500 in 2000)
Saratoga  $58,800
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $128,600 (it was $89,800 in 2000)
Saratoga  $128,600
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Saratoga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Saratoga: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (48.8%), Polish (13.1%), Irish (11.6%), United States (11.0%), Norwegian (8.5%), English (6.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 49.4 square miles.

Population density: 108 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Saratoga

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saratoga town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Saratoga:  1.5% ($1,355)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (90.0 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (225.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Port Edwards, WI (3.7 miles ), Nekoosa, WI (4.7 miles ), Wisconsin Rapids, WI (6.0 miles ), Grand Rapids, WI (6.2 miles ), Rome, WI (6.8 miles ), Lake Wazeecha, WI (7.5 miles ), Biron, WI (9.3 miles ), Port Edwards, WI (9.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 39 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $99,400
  • 1999: 40 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $122,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.30 N, Longitude: 89.83 W


People in group quarters in Saratoga
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Saratoga household income distribution Saratoga home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +605 (+12.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (32%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Saratoga-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Saratoga town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 22 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Saratoga:
  • RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 8 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
  • ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)
  • ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saratoga:
  • CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 35 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID: CWA)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 39 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 88 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saratoga:
  • ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 4 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; ID: ISW)
  • ADAMS COUNTY LEGION FIELD (about 25 miles; FRIENDSHIP (ADAMS), WI; ID: 63C)
  • NECEDAH (about 26 miles; NECEDAH, WI; ID: DAF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saratoga:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 28 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 89 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 90 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 92 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 95 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)

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Churches in Saratoga include: Tower Road Chapel (A), Church of God (B), East Nekoosa Church (C), Kingdom Hall (D), Saratoga Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Green Hill Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Ross Lake (A), Nekoosa Flowage 5564 (B), Lake 6-7 and 6-6c 14 (C), 2 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Tenmile Creek (A), Harvey Creek (B), Sevenmile Creek (C), Fivemile Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  3.7%

Saratoga compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.76%
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 Marathon County, WI  0.58% ($28,474 average AGI)
from Portage County, WI  0.58% ($29,132)
from Clark County, WI  0.38% ($28,912)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.04%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Portage County, WI  0.77% ($32,034 average AGI)
to Marathon County, WI  0.73% ($44,780)
to Dane County, WI  0.35% ($31,613)


Strongest AM radio stations in Saratoga:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Saratoga:
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
  • WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
  • WDKM (106.1 FM; ADAMS, WI; Owner: ROCHE-A-CRI BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Saratoga:
  • W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)




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