Mead, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.7%
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| Males: 173 |  (53.9%) |
| Females: 148 |  (46.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.0 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54437.
| Mead: | $57,074 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,412 (it was $13,459 in 2000)
Mead town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $214,434 (it was $90,700 in 2000)
| Mead: | $214,434 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $219,245; detached houses: $223,709; townhouses or other attached units: $302,988; in 2-unit structures: $128,535; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,848; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $472,971; mobile homes: $106,493; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: over $1,000,000
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mead, WI
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Greenwood, WI 54437
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Thorp, WI 54771
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Dickerson Ave
Thorp, WI 54771
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Thorp, WI 54771
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Loyal, WI 54446
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Owen, WI 54460
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Jefferson St
Stanley, WI 54768
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W Begley St
Greenwood, WI 54437
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N Clark St
Thorp, WI 54771
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- 31196.9%White alone
- 72.2%American Indian alone
- 20.6%Two or more races
- 10.3%Black alone
Races in Mead detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (55.2%), Norwegian (9.0%), Polish (8.6%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.9%), Swiss (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.1 square miles.
Population density: 9.1 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mead town: | 2.4% ($2,167) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(37.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (117.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (255.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Hendren, WI (2.1 miles ),
), Warner, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Reseburg, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Foster, WI (3.0 miles),
Longwood, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Seif, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Worden, WI (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 90.73 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $400,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,700
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $29,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $208,500
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,500
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $101,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,500
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $78,500
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.8%)
- Food (10.5%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Social assistance (5.3%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (3.9%)
- Food (20.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.7%)
- Construction (11.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.3%)
- Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5.1%)
- Wood products (3.8%)
- Health care (16.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.7%)
- Educational services (13.7%)
- Social assistance (11.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Cashiers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Cashiers (9.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5.5%)
- Child care workers (5.5%)
Average climate in Mead, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Mead-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Mead town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 28.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mead-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% 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 265.4 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 248.6 miles away from Mead center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 277.4 miles away from Mead 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 225.5 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 319.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 222.6 miles away from Mead center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clark County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mead:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 38 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 55 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 55 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 59 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 61 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Winona State University (about 69 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Veterans Memorial County Park Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Mead Lake 95 (A), 0.3 Reservoir (B), Mead Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Creek (A), Rocky Run (B), Norwegian Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Mead: North Mead Lake County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.6% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Mead:
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 4.3%
For population 25 years and over in Mead:
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mead, WI (based on Clark County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9,535 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,594 | 41 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,981 | 25 |
| Other | 7 | 5 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 14,573 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Clark County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| This county: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26
| Clark County: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Clark County: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Clark County: | 16.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mead:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, 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))
Strongest FM radio stations in Mead:
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Mead:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 39ft / 12.1mTotal length
- 743Total average daily traffic
- 33Total average daily truck traffic
- 813Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 54.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.1%Wood
- 12.5%Electricity
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Utility gas
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.3%Wood
- 16.7%Electricity
Mead 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.