Carey, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -14.7%
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| Males: 80 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 83 |  (50.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip code: 54534
| Carey: | $65,820 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $49,803 (it was $24,918 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $145,919 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| Carey: | $145,919 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,545; detached houses: $237,798; townhouses or other attached units: $114,627; in 2-unit structures: $45,407; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,715; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,737; mobile homes: $98,744
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- 15796.3%White alone
- 53.1%Two or more races
- 10.6%Hispanic
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Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (18.3%), Italian (17.8%), Irish (14.7%), Polish (9.4%), Swedish (7.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 41.6 square miles.
Population density: 3.9 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Carey town: | 1.5% ($900) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(94.9 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (169.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (336.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Pence, WI (1.7 miles),
Iron Belt, WI (2.5 miles),
Knight, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Oma, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Kimball, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 46.34 N, Longitude: 90.23 W
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (13.6%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (7.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.4%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Construction (13.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (9.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (6.8%)
- Gasoline stations (6.8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (6.8%)
- U. S. Postal service (6.8%)
- Health care (21.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (21.6%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (8.1%)
- Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (18.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
- Other transportation occupations (6.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (16.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.8%)
- Registered nurses (10.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (8.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.4%)
Average climate in Carey, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Carey-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/8/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Carey town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 tornado 39.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Carey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 76% 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 283.1 miles away from Carey center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 120.9 miles away from Carey center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 141.8 miles away from Carey center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 142.2 miles away from Carey center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 142.7 miles away from Carey center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 295.0 miles away from Carey center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Iron County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Carey:
- VILLA MARIA HEALTH AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; HURLEY, WI)
- SKY VIEW NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; HURLEY, WI)
- JOSEPHSON NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; IRONWOOD, MI)
- WESTGATE NURSING AND REHAB COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; IRONWOOD, MI)
- GOGEBIC MEDICAL CARE FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; WAKEFIELD, MI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carey:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 91 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 93 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 95 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 96 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Michigan Technological University (about 97 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
- Lake Superior College (about 97 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 98 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
Points of interest:
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Obadash Lake (B), Lake One (C), Ruby Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Fifield Creek (A), Linnunpuro Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Carey:
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 1.8%
For population 25 years and over in Carey:
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Carey, WI (based on Iron County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 2,173 | 3 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 388 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 181 | 3 |
| None | 3,174 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Iron County: | 3.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
| Iron County: | 11.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| Iron County: | 23.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Iron County: | 8.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Iron County: | 26.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Carey:
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; HURLEY, WI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Carey:
- WIMI (99.7 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W280DD (103.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- W207BR (89.3 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- W265AI (100.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/C, INC.)
- WUPM (106.9 FM; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: BIG G LITTLE O, INC.)
- WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Carey:
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 42.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.1%Wood
- 2.7%Utility gas
- 2.7%Electricity
- 60.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 40.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Carey compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 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.