Peck, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.4%
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| Males: 188 |  (53.9%) |
| Females: 161 |  (46.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 47.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54424.
| Peck: | $55,605 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,126 (it was $15,466 in 2000)
Peck town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $145,257 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| Peck: | $145,257 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Peck, WI
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- 33495.7%White alone
- 51.4%Two or more races
- 41.1%American Indian alone
- 41.1%Asian alone
- 10.3%Black alone
- 10.3%Hispanic
Races in Peck detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (44.4%), Czech (15.5%), Polish (5.6%), United States (5.6%), English (3.7%), French Canadian (3.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 37.2 square miles.
Population density: 9.4 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Peck town: | 1.4% ($991) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(78.7 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (150.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (248.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Neva, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Ackley, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Vilas, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Upham, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Summit Lake, WI (3.0 miles),
Price, WI (3.5 miles ),
), Rolling, WI (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 89.24 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (16.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.3%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Truck transportation (7.7%)
- Wood products (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Construction (29.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.3%)
- Truck transportation (9.8%)
- Wood products (8.7%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Food (4.3%)
- Educational services (3.3%)
- Health care (17.1%)
- Educational services (15.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (6.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10.9%)
- Carpenters (8.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Woodworkers (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.9%)
Average climate in Peck, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Peck-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Peck town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/7/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $15 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Peck-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 79% 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 331.1 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 262.7 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 282.3 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 229.9 miles away from Peck center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 477.6 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 343.3 miles away from Peck center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Langlade County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peck:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 28 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 53 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 66 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 75 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 78 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 80 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 81 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Peck: Peck Townhall (A), Peck Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Peck Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Ormsby Pond 18 (A), Ormsby Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sucker Creek (A), Clearwater Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
| This town: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Peck:
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 70.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 5.7%
For population 25 years and over in Peck:
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Peck, WI (based on Langlade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,164 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,976 | 19 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,699 | 10 |
| Other | 174 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 59 | 1 |
| None | 6,905 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Langlade County: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Langlade County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Langlade County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Langlade County: | 10.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| This county: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Langlade County: | 8.3% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 13.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Peck:
- 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.)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATK (900 AM; 0 kW; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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)
Strongest FM radio stations in Peck:
- 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)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- 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.)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, 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)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Peck:
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 20ft / 5.8mTotal length
- 969Total average daily traffic
- 1,065Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 48.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.7%Wood
- 13.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Utility gas
- 3.3%Other fuel
- 1.6%Electricity
- 75.0%Wood
- 25.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Peck 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 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 below state average.