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Price County

Population in July 2008: 1,561. Population change since 2000: -8.8%
 

Males: 820  (52.5%)
Females: 741  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,419 (it was $38,750 in 2000)
Worcester:  $46,419
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,701
Worcester:  $23,701
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,432 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
Worcester:  $134,432
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $162,971; Detached houses: $175,926; In 2-unit structures: $218,519; Mobile homes: $41,250

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Races in Worcester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Worcester: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.6%), Czech (16.0%), Polish (10.5%), Irish (9.6%), Swedish (7.4%), Norwegian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1615 feet

Land area: 117.3 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Worcester

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Worcester town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Worcester:  1.5% ($1,263)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (84.9 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (145.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (300.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Phillips, WI (2.1 miles ), Emery, WI (2.8 miles ), Hackett, WI (3.0 miles ), Elk, WI (3.0 miles ), Fifield, WI (3.3 miles ), Flambeau, WI (3.4 miles ), Harmony, WI (3.5 miles ), Prentice, WI (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $81,300
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $183,600
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $190,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.73 N, Longitude: 90.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+11.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (14%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



Average climate in Worcester, Wisconsin

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Worcester-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Worcester town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.

On 6/8/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Worcester:
  • FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
  • HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Worcester:
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 91 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 98 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 104 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)

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Notable locations in Worcester: Upper Squaw Creek Waterfowl Area (A), Lower Squaw Creek Waterfowl Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Worcester: Holy Cross King of Martyrs Priory (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bass Lake (A), Big Dardis Lake (B), Lost Lake (C), Murphy Lake (D), Little Dardis Lake (E), Wilson Flowage (F), Deer Lake (G), Donavan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Popple Creek (A), Little Elk River (B), Horton Creek (C), Hoffman Creek (D), Cramer Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Chase Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Worcester include: Price County Fairground (1), Solberg Lake County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.5%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Worcester, WI



Worcester compared to Wisconsin 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.
  • 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






2004 Presidential Election results in Price County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Utility gas (26%)
  • Wood (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (6%)


Religion statistics for Worcester

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaBaptist General ConferenceUnited Church of Christ
Adherents48.1%18.1%15.4%6.8%3.8%
Congregations15.2%12.1%18.2%12.1%6.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.5%1.3%1.5%
Congregations3.0%9.1%6.1%3.0%15.2%
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.


5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Ashland County, WI  0.45% ($29,778 average AGI)
from Taylor County, WI  0.35% ($24,048)
from Marathon County, WI  0.33% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Taylor County, WI  0.41% ($33,360 average AGI)
to Dane County, WI  0.37% ($24,000)
to Ashland County, WI  0.36% ($35,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Worcester:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WNBI (980 AM; 1 kW; PARK FALLS, WI)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Worcester:
  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Worcester:
  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $242,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,030
Total average daily truck traffic: 3
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 6,641

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