Bevent, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -0.7%
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| Males: 578 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 540 |  (48.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54440.
| Bevent: | $70,080 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,346 (it was $18,315 in 2000)
Bevent town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $198,911 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
| Bevent: | $198,911 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $244,309; detached houses: $248,058; townhouses or other attached units: $250,016; in 2-unit structures: $447,594; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,765; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,100; mobile homes: $64,848; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $112,419
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bevent, WI
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- 1,09597.9%White alone
- 121.1%Hispanic
- 80.7%Two or more races
- 10.09%Black alone
- 10.09%American Indian alone
- 10.09%Other race alone
Races in Bevent detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Polish (61.0%), German (30.6%), Irish (4.9%), Norwegian (3.2%), French (2.5%), English (2.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1220 feet
Land area: 42.1 square miles.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (very low).
10 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bevent town: | 1.8% ($1,755) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(59.8 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (115.1 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (218.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Reid, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Guenther, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Franzen, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Elderon, WI (2.9 miles),
Rosholt, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Alban, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Dewey, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Ringle, WI (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 44.74 N, Longitude: 89.42 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $311,700
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $285,000
- 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $278,400
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $258,500
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $302,500
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $302,500
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $107,900
- 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $103,500
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $57,500
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (11.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Finance & insurance (8.4%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Metal & metal products (6.1%)
- Paper (5.5%)
- Construction (19.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.3%)
- Paper (9.3%)
- Wood products (6.8%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Machinery (4.8%)
- Educational services (3.4%)
- Finance & insurance (17.8%)
- Health care (13.6%)
- Educational services (10.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.5%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.4%)
- Construction laborers (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.8%)
Average climate in Bevent, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 44.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Bevent-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Bevent town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 34.0 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bevent-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 228.3 miles away from Bevent center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 329.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 264.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 197.1 miles away from Bevent center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 208.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 387.6 miles away from Bevent center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marathon County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airports located in Bevent:
- Plover River Airfield Airport (3WI3) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bevent:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 17 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 21 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 31 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 57 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 61 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 66 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 67 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Bevent: Furmanek Farms (A), Leterski Farms (B), Przybylski Farm (C), Filtz Farm (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Swamp Lake (A), Big Bass Lake (B), Turtle Lake (C), Wadley Lake (D), Crow Lake (E), Chain Lakes (F), Fox Lake (G), Little Bass Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.2% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Bevent:
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 5.1%
For population 25 years and over in Bevent:
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bevent, WI (based on Marathon County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 41,260 | 25 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 23,686 | 75 |
| Mainline Protestant | 20,779 | 39 |
| Other | 1,196 | 9 |
| Orthodox | 40 | 1 |
| None | 47,102 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 32
| Here: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
| Marathon County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
| Marathon County: | 8.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 27.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 13.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bevent:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bevent:
- 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)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Bevent:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 43ft / 13.1mTotal length
- $571,000Total costs
- 2,732Total average daily traffic
- 45Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,204Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- James W Lienau, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- James W Lienau, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- Mark M Naze, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55073 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 857-1470
- Leslie N Lindeman, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55073 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 221-0987
- Leslie N Lindeman, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55073 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Dawn L Keniley, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55073 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vb-S1 Assets, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Larry L Lueck, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: 97.5, Structure height: 55073 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- ML93403A, 0.5 Miles South Of Fox Lake (Lat: 44.752389 Lon: -89.377972), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WRDY505,
Assigned Frequencies: 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, 10775.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/20/2019, Expiration Date: 08/20/2029, Cancellation Date: 10/21/2022, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 43.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.3%Wood
- 2.0%Electricity
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 30.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.6%Electricity
- 20.8%Wood
- 3.8%Utility gas
Bevent compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below 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.
- 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.