Rietbrock, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +5.8%
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| Males: 526 |  (53.6%) |
| Females: 455 |  (46.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54411.
| Rietbrock: | $71,630 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,344 (it was $16,181 in 2000)
Rietbrock town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,599 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
| Rietbrock: | $177,599 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $244,309; detached houses: $248,058; townhouses or other attached units: $250,016; in 2-unit structures: $447,594; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,765; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,100; mobile homes: $64,848; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $112,419
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rietbrock, WI
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- 95597.3%White alone
- 80.8%American Indian alone
- 70.7%Hispanic
- 50.5%Two or more races
- 40.4%Asian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
Races in Rietbrock detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (57.3%), Polish (36.2%), United States (5.2%), Norwegian (3.3%), French (2.5%), Irish (2.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.8 square miles.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Rietbrock town: | 1.5% ($1,294) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(73.5 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (135.5 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (246.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Edgar, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Rib Falls, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Wien, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Johnson, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Halsey, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Cassel, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Hamburg, WI (2.8 miles )
)Latitude: 44.98 N, Longitude: 90.01 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $400,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $280,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $235,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $211,700
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,900
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $241,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $290,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $289,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $265,000
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $168,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $147,000
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $136,900
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,800
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $156,000
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $122,600
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,100
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,700
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.6%)
- Food (8.1%)
- Health care (7.2%)
- Metal & metal products (6.3%)
- Wood products (5.9%)
- Construction (5.6%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.8%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Food (8.1%)
- Wood products (7.3%)
- Truck transportation (4.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
- Paper (3.2%)
- Health care (13.8%)
- Metal & metal products (10.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.2%)
- Food (8.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (18.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.6%)
Average climate in Rietbrock, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 44.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Rietbrock-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Rietbrock town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 9/28/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rietbrock-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 296.9 miles away from Rietbrock center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 250.0 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 221.9 miles away from Rietbrock center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 297.9 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 309.1 miles away from Rietbrock center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 227.5 miles away from Rietbrock center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marathon County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rietbrock:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 18 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 39 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 43 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 75 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 75 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 91 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 94 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Rietbrock: Guralski Farms (A), Lotzer Farms (B), Albrecht Family Farms (C), Wiese Farms (D), R and R Dairy (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Holy Trinity Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Drewek Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.9 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 83.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.7% |
| 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: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Rietbrock:
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 4.3%
For population 25 years and over in Rietbrock:
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rietbrock, WI (based on Marathon County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 41,260 | 25 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 23,686 | 75 |
| Mainline Protestant | 20,779 | 39 |
| Other | 1,196 | 9 |
| Orthodox | 40 | 1 |
| None | 47,102 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 32
| Marathon County: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| This county: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
| Here: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
| This county: | 8.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 27.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Marathon County: | 13.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Rietbrock:
- 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.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rietbrock:
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, 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.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WOSQ (92.3 FM; SPENCER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Rietbrock:
- 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)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 30ft / 9.4mTotal length
- 1,466Total average daily traffic
- 1,611Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 35.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 34.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.6%Wood
- 6.0%Utility gas
- 4.0%Electricity
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 39.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.6%Wood
- 7.3%Utility gas
Rietbrock 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 below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.