Zoar, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2007: 124.

Males: 61	(49.2%)
Females: 63	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	20.3 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip code: 54150

Estimated median household income in 2008: $30,005 (it was $24,375 in 2000)

Zoar:	$30,005
Wisconsin:	$52,094

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $9,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $39,045 (it was $23,800 in 2000)

Zoar:	$39,045
Wisconsin:	$173,300

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $58,072; Detached houses: $118,276; Townhouses or other attached units: $58,338; Mobile homes: $13,214

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Races in Zoar:

American Indian (93.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (4.0%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Zoar: 69.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (7.3%), Irish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1214 feet

Land area: 8.59 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Zoar

High school or higher: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 19.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Zoar CDP

Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 7.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.6%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Zoar:	6.3% ($1,500)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (55.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (136.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (227.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Neopit, WI (2.0 miles ), Mattoon, WI (2.6 miles ), Norwood, WI (2.7 miles ), Bartelme, WI (2.8 miles ), Hutchins, WI (2.8 miles ), Middle Village, WI (3.1 miles ), Evergreen, WI (3.1 miles ), Red Springs, WI (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.01 N, Longitude: 88.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

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Zoar-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Zoar place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.1 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Zoar:

LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 14 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 22 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (about 32 miles; WAUSAU, WI)

Amtrak station near Zoar:

19 miles: WITTENBERG (HWYS. 45 & 29) - Bus Station. Services: full-service food facilities.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zoar:

NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 45 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 52 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 58 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 70 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)

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Average household size:

This place:	4.3 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	82.8%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	17.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Zoar, WI

Zoar compared to Wisconsin state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below 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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Menominee County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%) Wood (17%) Electricity (9%)

Religion statistics for Zoar

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.55%

Here		69.6%
USA		50.2%

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
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 Shawano County, WI	2.73% ($21,462 average AGI)
from Brown County, WI	1.12% ($19,063)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.77% ($47,182)

7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
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 Shawano County, WI	3.53% ($28,118 average AGI)
to Brown County, WI	0.76% ($25,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Zoar:

WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Zoar:

WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Zoar:

WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)

Zoar on our top lists:

#19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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