Doty, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +4.4%
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| Males: 144 |  (55.4%) |
| Females: 116 |  (44.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 61.2 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54149.
| Doty: | $56,348 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,728 (it was $19,809 in 2000)
Doty town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $203,300 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| Doty: | $203,300 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Doty, WI
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- 25698.5%White alone
- 20.8%Two or more races
- 10.4%American Indian alone
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in Doty detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (51.8%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (8.4%), French (8.0%), Dutch (7.2%), Scottish (4.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 52.2 square miles.
Population density: 5.0 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe).
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Doty town: | 1.6% ($1,357) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(56.1 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (152.3 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (237.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Riverview, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Mountain, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Langlade, WI (3.7 miles ),
), Wabeno, WI (4.1 miles )
)Latitude: 45.20 N, Longitude: 88.61 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (19.0%)
- Construction (14.3%)
- Educational services (14.3%)
- Public administration (9.5%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (6.7%)
- Truck transportation (5.7%)
- Metal & metal products (4.8%)
- Construction (27.8%)
- Public administration (11.1%)
- Truck transportation (11.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (9.3%)
- Metal & metal products (9.3%)
- Machinery (7.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (35.3%)
- Educational services (25.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.8%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.9%)
- Retail florists (3.9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (7.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.8%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.3%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (15.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.9%)
- Therapists (5.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
Average climate in Doty, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Doty-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the Doty town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Doty-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 81% 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 259.4 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 259.8 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 223.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 361.7 miles away from Doty center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 449.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 486.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oconto County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Doty:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 53 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 54 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 58 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Saint Norbert College (about 60 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 65 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 67 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 67 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Doty: Boulder Lake Campground (A), Boot Lake Campground (B), Fanny Lake Walk-in Campground (C), Adirondack Shelter (D), Oconto Seed Orchards (E), Bass Lake Recreation Stie (F), Doty Townhall (G), Doty Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Perch Lake (A), Pine Lake (B), Quill Lake (C), Section Thirty Lake (D), Shadow Lake (E), Shay Lake (F), Small Bass Lakes (G), Spruce Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Mary Creek (A), Hills Pond Creek (B), Second South Branch Oconto River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Doty: Jones Springs Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 1.8 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 58.2% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
| This town: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Doty:
- Never married: 7.9%
- Now married: 74.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 9.6%
For population 25 years and over in Doty:
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.7 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Doty, WI (based on Oconto County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,931 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,833 | 29 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,271 | 11 |
| Other | 1 | 2 |
| None | 19,624 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Oconto County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Oconto County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 41
| This county: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Oconto County: | 8.2% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Oconto County: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 19.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Doty:
- 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.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Doty:
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Doty:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.5mTotal length
- 5,534Total average daily traffic
- 554Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,257Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 38.2%Utility gas
- 36.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.1%Wood
- 4.1%Electricity
- 4.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 50.0%Utility gas
- 50.0%Electricity
Doty 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.
- 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.