St. Joseph, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2009: 3,882. Population change since 2000: +13.0%

Males: 2,046	(52.7%)
Females: 1,836	(47.3%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $96,992 (it was $81,277 in 2000)

St. Joseph:	$96,992
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $38,137

St. Joseph town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $293,373 (it was $193,400 in 2000)

St. Joseph:	$293,373
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $354,978; Detached houses: $371,016; Townhouses or other attached units: $374,289; Mobile homes: $13,455

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White alone - 3,351 (97.5%)
Hispanic - 26 (0.8%)
Asian alone - 21 (0.6%)
Two or more races - 16 (0.5%)
Black alone - 9 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 8 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.1%)

Races in St. Joseph detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in St. Joseph: 96.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.7%), Norwegian (19.4%), Irish (16.5%), English (7.1%), French (7.0%), Polish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1301 feet

Land area: 32.1 square miles.

Population density: 121 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in St. Joseph:

High school or higher: 96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Joseph town:

Never married: 16.3%
Now married: 73.7%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 5.7%

68 residents are foreign born

This town:	2.0%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

St. Joseph town:	1.4% ($2,713)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (20.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (336.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bayport, MN (2.0 miles ), Hudson, WI (2.0 miles ), North Hudson, WI (2.1 miles ), Oak Park Heights, MN (2.2 miles ), Stillwater, MN (2.3 miles ), Somerset, WI (2.3 miles ), Hudson, WI (2.4 miles ), Somerset, WI (2.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $112,000
1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $112,000
1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2003: 33 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $189,800
2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $392,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 45.05 N, Longitude: 92.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

St. Joseph household income distribution

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	5.1%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: +758 (+28.3%).

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Air transportation (3%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Health care (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Construction (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Engineers (5%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Work and jobs in St. Joseph: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in St. Joseph, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

St. Joseph, Wisconsin average temperatures

St. Joseph, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

St. Joseph-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the St. Joseph town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 158 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: George Albert Hammes - Catholic bishop.

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Joseph:

LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; STILLWATER, MN)
WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
HUDSON HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; HUDSON, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in St. Joseph, WI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Joseph:

Century Community and Technical College (about 14 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,930)
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 15 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,911)
Metropolitan State University (about 19 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,673)
Saint Paul College - A Community and Technical College (about 21 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,404)
Bethel University (about 23 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 3,411)
Northwestern College (about 23 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,046)
Inver Hills Community College (about 23 miles; Inver Grove Heights, MN; FT enrollment: 2,541)

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Notable locations in St. Joseph: Birch Park Ski Area (A), Saint Joseph Townhall (B), Saint Joseph Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Perch Lake (A), Bass Lake (B), Bright Lake (C), Dry Dam Lake (D), Mounds Pond 168 (E), Mill Pond (F), Mounds Pond (G), Burkhardt Mill Pond 169.1 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Tenmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in St. Joseph: Willow River State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

St. Croix County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI Pb CO SO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.5. This is about average.

City:	33.5
U.S.:	32.0

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 0.0313. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.0313
U.S.:	0.0222

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.201. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.201
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.478. This is significantly better than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.478
U.S.:	2.433

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2002 was 15.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.7
U.S.:	13.8

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 28.4. This is worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.

City:	28.4
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.

City:	10.2
U.S.:	9.6

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.1%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	1.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Joseph, WI

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

St. Joseph compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in St. Croix County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in St. Croix County Wisconsin:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for St. Joseph (based on St. Croix County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.15%

Here		63.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Baptist General Conference
Adherents	47.1%	26.0%	8.0%	5.0%	2.9%
Congregations	15.0%	23.3%	8.3%	13.3%	3.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Reformed Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	6.0%
Congregations	3.3%	1.7%	1.7%	3.3%	26.7%

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: 9

St. Croix County:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39

St. Croix County:	4.82 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 67

This county:	8.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

St. Croix County:	6.4%
Wisconsin:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

St. Croix County:	26.1%
State:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.7%
State:	13.0%

8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,666 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
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 Washington County, MN	1.57% ($59,592 average AGI)
from Ramsey County, MN	1.08% ($48,784)
from Pierce County, WI	0.85% ($39,054)

6.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.86%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($109 average AGI)
St. Croix County:
0.03%
Wisconsin average:
0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, MN	0.75% ($56,283 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI	0.69% ($38,739)
to Pierce County, WI	0.68% ($39,824)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. Joseph:

WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Joseph:

WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFMP (107.1 FM; COON RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WFMP-FM, LLC)
KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
K214DF (90.7 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KBEM-FM (88.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION, S.S.D. NO. 1)
K294AM (106.7 FM; WEST ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: FRESH AIR, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around St. Joseph:

KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
K07UI (Channel 7; MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
K58BS (Channel 58; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K67HG (Channel 67; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
K19ER (Channel 19; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)
K14KH (Channel 14; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W62BD (Channel 62; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
WBWX-CA (Channel 13; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 66 meters (217ft)
Total costs: $6,055,000
Total average daily traffic: 51,290
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,530

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

317 Main Street North (Lat: 45.060806 Lon: -92.792417), Call Sign: KNKA247
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:

Top Patent Applicants

Benjamin P. Williams (5)
Gregory A. Theis (2)

Total of 7 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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