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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 420. Population change since 2000: +13.5%
 

Males: 211  (50.3%)
Females: 209  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,785 (it was $29,038 in 2000)
Wyalusing:  $34,785
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,246
Wyalusing:  $19,246
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,979 (it was $97,300 in 2000)
Wyalusing:  $154,979
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $204,414; Detached houses: $227,736; Mobile homes: $33,529

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Races in Wyalusing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Wyalusing: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.6%), English (15.9%), Irish (9.5%), Scottish (5.1%), French (4.6%), Norwegian (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 39.9 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Wyalusing

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wyalusing town

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
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:

Wyalusing:  1.0% ($975)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (36.5 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (86.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bagley, WI (1.6 miles ), Clayton, IA (1.9 miles) , Bridgeport, WI (2.3 miles ), Patch Grove, WI (2.5 miles) , Bloomington, WI (2.6 miles ), Patch Grove, WI (2.7 miles ), McGregor, IA (2.7 miles ), Prairie du Chien, WI (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $52,500
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $44,700
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $74,900
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,500
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $176,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.94 N, Longitude: 91.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



Average climate in Wyalusing, Wisconsin

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Wyalusing-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Wyalusing town center .

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.8 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wyalusing:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ELKADER, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wyalusing:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 34 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 43 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 64 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)

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Cemetery: Flint Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Wisconsin River (A), Lane Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wyalusing include: Gasner Hollow Prairie State Natural Area (1), Wyalusing Hardwood Forest State Natural Area (2), Wyalusing State Park (3), Wyalusing Walnut Forest State Natural Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.8%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wyalusing, WI



Wyalusing compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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.
  • 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 Grant County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
  • Wood (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)


Religion statistics for Wyalusing

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents70.5%9.4%9.1%2.1%1.0%
Congregations21.1%10.5%18.9%6.3%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%4.8%
Congregations3.2%2.1%3.2%4.2%27.4%
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.


5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
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 Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
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 Dane County, WI  0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wyalusing:
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wyalusing:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wyalusing:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,830
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,029
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 19,588

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Wyalusing, WI

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