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Notable locations in Somers: Kenosha Country Club (A), Fenske Farms (B), Kirchner Dairy Farm (C), Spring Valley Ranch (D), Maplecrest Country Club (E), Somers Fire and Rescue Department Station 2 (F), Somers Fire and Rescue Department Station 1 (G), Wyllie Library (H), Tallent Hall (I), Somers Town Hall (J), Parkside Union (K), Mollnaro Hall (L), Greenguist Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Somers: Messiah Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery (2), Saint Casimirs Cemetery (3), B'nai Zek Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pike Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Somers include: Smeds Tennis Center (1), Petrifying Springs Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Kenosha County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.477. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.5% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.7% | | 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 2009:
| This town: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Somers, WI
People in group quarters in Somers:
- 697 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 16 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Somers compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Kenosha County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Somers (based on Kenosha County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.19%
| Here |  | 48.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Muslim Estimate | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 61.5% | 11.6% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 16.3% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 10.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | North American Baptist Conference | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 9.2% |
| Congregations | 3.3% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 38.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 32 | This county: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Kenosha County: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 58 | This county: | 3.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 115 | Kenosha County: | 7.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 28.2% | | Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Kenosha County: | 13.9% | | State: | 13.0% |
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Somers:
- 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.)
- WRJN (1400 AM; 1 kW; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WLIP (1050 AM; 0 kW; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- 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)
Strongest FM radio stations in Somers:
- WGTD (91.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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)
- WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
- WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
- WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Somers:
- W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
- W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- 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)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
- WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
- WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 37
Total length: 100 meters (328ft)
Total costs: $4,069,000
Total average daily traffic: 465,680
Total average daily truck traffic: 41,846
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 16
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 3
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 6
- 2000-2010: 7
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Somers, WI
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Somers)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Hwy 31 (Lat: 42.616972 Lon: -87.874528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Call Sign: WPHW311
Assigned Frequencies: 929.287 MHz, 929.612 MHz, 929.562 MHz, 929.737 MHz Grant Date: 12/28/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 07/09/2001
Registrant: Paging Network Of America, Inc., 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330 - Highway 31 And 22nd Avenue (Lat: 42.616972 Lon: -87.874528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Call Sign: WPLA518, Licensee ID: L00003484
Assigned Frequencies: 862.237 MHz, 862.262 MHz, 862.387 MHz, 862.412 MHz, 862.487 MHz, 862.587 MHz, 862.637 MHz, 862.662 MHz, 862.712 MHz, 862.837 MHz... (+33 more) Grant Date: 01/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/06/2012
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 7TH STREET L/S, 370 Feet East Of Intersection 7th Street And Sheridan Road (Lat: 42.653361 Lon: -87.811889), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPMH685
Assigned Frequencies: 458.362 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/2003, Expiration Date: 07/29/2013, Certifier: Bill Morris Utility Dire
Registrant: L W Allen, Inc, 4633 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716, Phone: (608) 222-8622, Fax: (608) 222-9414 - SOMERS TOWER, 1301 80th Ave (Lat: 42.637639 Lon: -87.905417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.4 m, Overall height: 47.5 m, Call Sign: KSG588
Assigned Frequencies: 160.770 MHz, 161.085 MHz, 161.370 MHz, 161.520 MHz Grant Date: 02/26/2003, Expiration Date: 05/17/2013
Registrant: Soo Systems Radio Communications Corporation, 501 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Phone: (651) 495-9511, Fax: (651) 776-0049, Email:
- Lat: 42.616972 Lon: -87.874528, Call Sign: WPYI477
Assigned Frequencies: 469.725 MHz Grant Date: 08/15/2003, Expiration Date: 08/15/2013, Certifier: Mark Thomforde
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - CARTHAGE COLLEGE L/S, 325 Feet North Of Intersection Sheridan Road And Alford Park Dr. (Lat: 42.625861 Lon: -87.823750), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQLE324
Assigned Frequencies: 458.362 MHz Grant Date: 12/23/2009, Expiration Date: 12/23/2019, Certifier: George Stoner
Registrant: L W Allen, Inc, 4633 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716, Phone: (608) 222-8622, Fax: (608) 222-9414, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: WD9FCS, Licensee ID: L00506322
Grant Date: 05/01/1997, Expiration Date: 05/01/2007, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2002, Certifier: Alan F Holt
Registrant: Alan F Holt, Somers, WI 53171 - Call Sign: W9AFH, Previous Call Sign: WD9FCS, Licensee ID: L00506322
Grant Date: 06/11/2002, Expiration Date: 06/11/2012, Certifier: Alan F Holt
Registrant: Alan F Holt, 1296 Village Centre Drive - Unit 1, Somers, WI 53171 - Call Sign: KC9JEZ, Licensee ID: L01136267
Grant Date: 04/03/2006, Expiration Date: 04/03/2016, Certifier: Robert S Somogye
Registrant: Robert S Somogye, Somers, WI 53171
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Somers, WI
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