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Wood County

Population in July 2007: 1,105.
Males: 573  (51.9%)
Females: 532  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,682 (it was $49,226 in 2000)
Sigel:  $59,682
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,178
Sigel:  $23,178
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,553 (it was $87,700 in 2000)
Sigel:  $124,553
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $130,697; Detached houses: $132,649; Townhouses or other attached units: $168,742; In 2-unit structures: $111,709; Mobile homes: $54,861

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Races in Sigel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sigel: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (52.8%), Polish (14.3%), Irish (7.0%), Dutch (6.8%), English (6.5%), Norwegian (6.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 985 feet

Land area: 35.5 square miles.

Population density: 31 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sigel

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sigel town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 69.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

20 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
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:

Sigel:  1.3% ($1,146)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (73.6 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (99.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (213.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vesper, WI (1.8 miles ), Rudolph, WI (2.3 miles ), Seneca, WI (2.3 miles ), Hansen, WI (2.4 miles ), Wisconsin Rapids, WI (2.6 miles ), Biron, WI (2.6 miles ), Sherry, WI (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $53,200
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,800
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $109,500
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $105,600
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $164,700
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $135,000
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $141,600
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $135,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $195,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.47 N, Longitude: 89.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Sigel household income distribution Sigel home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Metal and metal products (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Paper (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)



Sigel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Sigel town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 4 tornado 31.0 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Sigel:
  • RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 7 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
  • NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 17 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sigel:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 20 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 73 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 74 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 75 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 81 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)

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Churches in Sigel include: Bethany Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Holy Rosary Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Reformed Cemetery (1), Bethany Lutheran Cemetery (2), Sigel Cemetery (3), Holy Rosary Cemetery (4), Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.7%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sigel, WI



Sigel compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religion statistics for Sigel

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist Church
Adherents52.7%18.6%7.5%3.9%3.1%
Congregations20.2%14.6%6.7%4.5%4.5%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodMoravian Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.8%2.4%1.3%1.1%6.7%
Congregations5.6%3.4%5.6%2.2%32.6%
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.


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 Sigel:
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sigel:
  • WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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.)
  • WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • 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)
  • WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sigel:
  • 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)
  • W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $500,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,134
Total average daily truck traffic: 274
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 9,980

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 5
  • 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Sigel, WI

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