Sioux Creek, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.9%
Males: 341 | (52.1%) |
Females: 314 | (47.9%) |
Median resident age: | 40.6 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54728.
Sioux Creek: | $69,842 |
WI: | $67,125 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $25,682 (it was $14,746 in 2000)
Sioux Creek town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $209,268 (it was $89,000 in 2000)
Sioux Creek: | $209,268 |
WI: | $230,700 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sioux Creek, WI
- 64498.3%White alone
- 50.8%Two or more races
- 50.8%Hispanic
- 10.2%Black alone
Races in Sioux Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (39.0%), Norwegian (34.5%), English (8.9%), Irish (6.4%), Polish (4.8%), Swedish (4.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.9 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.6% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Sioux Creek town: | 1.4% ($1,272) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (32.5 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (70.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (311.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 91.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 7 buildings, average cost: $244,800
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $237,700
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $226,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $214,500
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $211,600
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $254,100
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $201,500
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $104,400
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $104,400
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,400
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $57,400
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,000
Here: | 3.6% |
Wisconsin: | 2.5% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.7%)
- Health care (10.4%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Food (7.3%)
- Wood products (5.5%)
- Construction (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.3%)
- Construction (9.8%)
- Food (7.3%)
- Wood products (6.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.4%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.4%)
- Health care (18.3%)
- Educational services (11.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.9%)
- Food (7.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
- Cashiers (5.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
Average climate in Sioux Creek, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sioux Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Sioux Creek 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 F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sioux Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 210.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 222.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 298.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 161.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 383.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 165.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Barron County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sioux Creek:
- DALLAS CARE AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALLAS, WI)
- KNAPP HAVEN NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; CHETEK, WI)
- MAYO DIALYSIS - BARRON (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; BARRON, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - NORTHLAND, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 12 miles away; BARRON, WI)
- PIONEER NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; PRAIRIE FARM, WI)
- BARRON CARE AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; BARRON, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC HLTH SYSTEM CHIPPEWA VALLEY-MAPLEWOOD (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; BLOOMER, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sioux Creek:
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 27 miles; Menomonie, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 34 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 34 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 36 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 52 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Century College (about 63 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Metropolitan State University (about 69 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Sioux Creek Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sioux Creek Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Mud Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Tiller Creek (A), Cruikshank Creek (B), Chetek River (C), Sioux Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Sioux Creek: Four H Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.8 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sioux Creek:
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 4.3%
For population 25 years and over in Sioux Creek:
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
Here: | 9.7 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sioux Creek, WI (based on Barron County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 10,839 | 26 |
Catholic | 7,764 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,492 | 42 |
Other | 919 | 5 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 19,856 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Barron County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Barron County: | 9.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Barron County: | 28.2% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 14.1% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sioux Creek:
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOGO (680 AM; 3 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sioux Creek:
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sioux Creek:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 20Number of bridges
- 118ft / 35.9mTotal length
- $131,000Total costs
- 12,845Total average daily traffic
- 659Total average daily truck traffic
- 14,765Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 51970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 22010-2019
- 56.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.2%Wood
- 19.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 50.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Sioux Creek 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 significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.