Rock 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
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Wisconsin: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 76.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turtle, WI
Turtle 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 above state average.
- Number of college students 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 (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rock County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Turtle (based on Rock County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.32%
| Here |  | 51.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 39.7% | 21.2% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 9.0% | 12.8% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 4.5% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 11.3% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 42.1% |
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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: 22 | Here: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | Rock County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 65 | This county: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 130 | Rock County: | 8.16 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Rock County: | 8.4% | | State: | 7.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.5% | | Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,381 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.11% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)| Rock County: | 0.07% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.08% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,400 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.88% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)| Rock County: | 0.03% | | Wisconsin average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Turtle:
- WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WGEZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; BELOIT, WI; Owner: REGO, LTD.)
- 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.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, LLC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Turtle:
- WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
- WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
- WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WBCR-FM (90.3 FM; BELOIT, WI; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES/BELOIT COLLEGE)
- WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W220BL (91.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- W233AD (94.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Turtle:
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
- W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCFC-CA (Channel 51; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
- WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 39
Total length: 184 meters (604ft)
Total costs: $2,367,000
Total average daily traffic: 383,258
Total average daily truck traffic: 46,530
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- Before 1900: 1
- 1900-1909: 1
- 1910-1919: 2
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 11
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 16
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 2
- 2000-2010: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Turtle, WI
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