Cady, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +15.6%
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| Males: 438 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 383 |  (46.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54027.
| Cady: | $93,190 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,709 (it was $20,634 in 2000)
Cady town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $370,979 (it was $146,900 in 2000)
| Cady: | $370,979 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $389,131; detached houses: $412,715; townhouses or other attached units: $252,608; in 2-unit structures: $215,935; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $266,397; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $383,008; mobile homes: $70,238
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cady, WI
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- 78795.9%White alone
- 192.3%Hispanic
- 81.0%Asian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
- 20.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.2%Two or more races
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Cady detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (43.5%), Norwegian (36.9%), Irish (7.5%), Polish (5.4%), United States (5.2%), Swedish (4.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.5 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Cady town: | 1.1% ($1,600) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(35.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (44.8 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (310.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Wilson, WI (1.9 miles),
Woodville, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Eau Galle, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Spring Lake, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Lucas, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Elmwood, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 44.90 N, Longitude: 92.20 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $401,000
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $280,000
- 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $321,000
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $243,800
- 2018: 9 buildings, average cost: $279,000
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $177,000
- 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $306,300
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,200
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $107,700
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $15,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $105,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $95,000
- 2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $178,600
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $136,700
- 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $158,700
- 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $91,600
- 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $95,200
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $64,600
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,000
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $104,900
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.6%)
- Construction (8.8%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Health care (6.8%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Metal & metal products (4.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.9%)
- Construction (15.9%)
- Machinery (7.9%)
- Metal & metal products (7.5%)
- Paper (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Educational services (13.6%)
- Health care (12.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.2%)
- Finance & insurance (8.7%)
- Food (6.5%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.6%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.9%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.3%)
Average climate in Cady, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Cady-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Cady town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 7/30/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.5 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cady-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 194.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 206.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 290.6 miles away from Cady center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 358.3 miles away from Cady center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 234.7 miles away from Cady center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 137.1 miles away from Cady center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in St. Croix County (1) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Cady:
- PARK VIEW HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; WOODVILLE, WI)
- HERITAGE OF ELMWOOD NH (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ELMWOOD, WI)
- BALDWIN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BALDWIN, WI)
- BALDWIN AREA MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; BALDWIN, WI)
- GLENHAVEN (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; GLENWOOD CITY, WI)
- AMERICAN HERITAGE CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; HAMMOND, WI)
- AMERICAN LUTHERAN HOME MENOMONIE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; MENOMONIE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cady:
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 14 miles; Menomonie, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 22 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 35 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 36 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Century College (about 40 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Inver Hills Community College (about 43 miles; Inver Grove Heights, MN; FT enrollment: 4,049)
- Metropolitan State University (about 43 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
Points of interest:
Churches in Cady include: Saint Matthew Church (A), Wilson Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Michael Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Cady:
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in Cady:
- High school or higher: 91.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cady, WI (based on St. Croix County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 18,471 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 14,848 | 30 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,725 | 34 |
| Other | 537 | 5 |
| None | 41,764 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| St. Croix County: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39
| Here: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 67
| This county: | 8.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| St. Croix County: | 6.4% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 26.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cady:
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cady:
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cady:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, 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.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 30Number of bridges
- 213ft / 65.1mTotal length
- $2,461,000Total costs
- 226,401Total average daily traffic
- 13,866Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 81950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 72010-2019
- 42020-2022
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 54.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.3%Wood
- 13.0%Utility gas
- 10.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.9%Electricity
- 57.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.5%Utility gas
Cady compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.