Black Brook, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +9.7%
Males: 697 | (52.6%) |
Females: 628 | (47.4%) |
Median resident age: | 42.9 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54005.
Black Brook: | $84,892 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,038 (it was $19,286 in 2000)
Black Brook town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,170 (it was $114,100 in 2000)
Black Brook: | $277,170 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,838; detached houses: $292,280; townhouses or other attached units: $273,047; in 2-unit structures: $342,285; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,123; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,633; mobile homes: $95,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $119,484
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Black Brook, WI
- 1,28697.1%White alone
- 272.0%Hispanic
- 70.5%Two or more races
- 30.2%American Indian alone
- 10.08%Black alone
- 10.08%Asian alone
Races in Black Brook detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (41.7%), Norwegian (24.5%), Swedish (12.9%), Irish (7.9%), French (7.2%), English (5.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.2 square miles.
Population density: 39 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.9% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Black Brook town: | 1.4% ($1,583) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (42.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 92.35 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 4.6% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.2%)
- Construction (9.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Construction (16.4%)
- Metal & metal products (9.5%)
- Machinery (8.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.6%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Food (3.6%)
- Printing & related support activities (3.3%)
- Health care (19.7%)
- Educational services (7.9%)
- Finance & insurance (7.6%)
- Metal & metal products (6.3%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Carpenters (5.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.5%)
Average climate in Black Brook, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Black Brook-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Black Brook 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 F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Black Brook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% 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 181.3 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 193.4 miles away from Black Brook center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 353.9 miles away from the city 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 221.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 155.2 miles away from Black Brook center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 314.3 miles away from Black Brook 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 Polk County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Black Brook:
- AMERY REG MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- GOLDEN AGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 4 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- DEERFIELD CARE CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
- LADD MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HOME OF OSCEOLA, INC (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Black Brook:
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 31 miles; River Falls, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,868)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 33 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Century College (about 34 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 41 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- Metropolitan State University (about 41 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- Bethel University (about 42 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Saint Paul College (about 43 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,778)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Black Brook Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Black Brook: East Emanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Snake Lake (A), Bone Lake (B), Trident Lake (C), French Lake (D), Island Lake (E), King Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Black Brook Flowage (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: French Creek (A), Bull Brook (B), Snake Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Black Brook include: Black Brook County Park (1), Snake Creek State Public Fishing Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 73.8% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 7.3% |
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: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Black Brook:
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 66.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
For population 25 years and over in Black Brook:
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.2 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Black Brook, WI (based on Polk County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 10,596 | 37 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,480 | 39 |
Catholic | 3,716 | 5 |
Orthodox | 130 | 1 |
Other | 15 | 3 |
None | 23,268 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Polk County: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.0% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 26.9% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Polk County: | 9.1% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Black Brook:
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Black Brook:
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- 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)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Black Brook:
- 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.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 36ft / 10.6mTotal length
- $199,000Total costs
- 9,056Total average daily traffic
- 414Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,549Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 61.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.2%Utility gas
- 10.0%Wood
- 5.5%Electricity
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 64.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.2%Utility gas
- 4.4%Electricity
- 4.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.4%Wood
Black Brook compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 below state average.