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Kenosha County

Population in July 2007: 2,497. Population change since 2000: +6.4%
 

Males: 1,253  (50.2%)
Females: 1,244  (49.8%)
Median resident age:  35.0 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53170.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,000 (it was $50,431 in 2000)
Silver Lake  $57,000
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $182,200 (it was $117,500 in 2000)
Silver Lake  $182,200
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Silver Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Silver Lake: 106.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.2%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (11.2%), Italian (7.6%), English (6.8%), Norwegian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1926

Land area: 1.53 square miles.

Population density: 1635 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Silver Lake

  • High school or higher: 85.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver Lake village

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 55.9%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

67 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This village:  2.9%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Silver Lake, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Silver Lake to the number of sex offenders is 832 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

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

Silver Lake:  2.1% ($2,415)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Silver Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenosha, WI (22.3 miles , pop. 90,352).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (37.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (59.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Camp Lake, WI (2.6 miles ), Salem, WI (3.1 miles ), Wheatland, WI (4.4 miles ), Paddock Lake, WI (4.7 miles ), Channel Lake, IL (5.2 miles ), Lake Catherine, IL (5.5 miles ), Brighton, WI (5.6 miles ), Twin Lakes, WI (6.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,500
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,900
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $119,900
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2004: 26 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $148,100
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $212,800
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $211,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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Latitude: 42.55 N, Longitude: 88.17 W


6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 262

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Population change in the 1990s: +483 (+26.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (3%)


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Crime in Silver Lake by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 100020
    per 100,000 42.40.00.00.080.60.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 038175
    per 100,000 0.0126.4334.341.0282.0198.3
Burglaries 523828
    per 100,000 212.084.2125.4328.180.6317.2
Thefts 495034301422
    per 100,000 2078.02106.11420.81230.5564.1872.3
Auto thefts 020001
    per 100,000 0.084.20.00.00.039.7
Arson 00N/A200
    per 100,000 0.00.0N/A82.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 131.9122.2132.580.4149.199.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.60
US city average:  3.00

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Silver Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Silver Lake village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 22.6 miles away from the village center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Silver Lake topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Lake:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 11 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
  • LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 18 miles; WATERFORD, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Silver Lake, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver Lake:
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 18 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
  • CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 45 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silver Lake:
  • CAMP LAKE (about 2 miles; CAMP LAKE, WI; ID: 49C)
  • WESTOSHA (about 5 miles; WILMOT, WI; ID: 5K6)
  • VINCENT (about 10 miles; GENOA CITY, WI; ID: 64C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver Lake:
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 18 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,575)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
  • TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 35 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
Public elementary/middle school in Silver Lake:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • UW-Parkside is a 4 yr/graduate school with enrollment over 4000 FTE students, and we are located approx 15 miles from Silver lake.

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Silver Lake and their reported violations in the past:

MARS TRADING POST INN (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Silver Lake that have no violations reported:
  • PACKER INN (Address: P O Box 100, Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  70.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.8%
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 1999:
This village:  4.9%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.7%

Silver Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:

Silver Lake, Wisconsin environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly 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


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2004 Presidential Election results in Kenosha County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 3$10,840$43,3600$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$14,105$56,4206$2,502
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$438
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$4,136
Financial Administration 4$9,221$27,6630$0
Totals for Government 10$34,166$40,99915$7,076



Silver Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $402,000
    All Other: $39,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $42,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $617,000
    Police Protection: $208,000
    Central Staff Services: $139,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Financial Administration: $80,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Fire Protection: $44,000
    Libraries: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $28,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Health Services - Other: $25,000
    General - Other: $23,000
    General Public Buildings: $19,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,260,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,619,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $214,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,468,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $197,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $48,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,733,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $170,000
    Highways: $91,000
    All Other: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $570,000
    NEC: $55,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $514,000

6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($508 average AGI)
Kenosha County:  0.09%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lake County, IL  1.94% ($44,480 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI  0.91% ($38,998)
from Cook County, IL  0.55% ($52,063)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
Kenosha County:  0.07%
Wisconsin average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Racine County, WI  1.16% ($38,913 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL  0.94% ($41,573)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.49% ($36,510)


Strongest AM radio stations in Silver Lake:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Silver Lake:
  • WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • W206AI (89.1 FM; LAKE VILLA, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WBSD (89.1 FM; BURLINGTON, WI; Owner: BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)

TV broadcast stations around Silver Lake:
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • 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.))
  • WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)

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