Tripp, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.5%
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| Males: 114 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 117 |  (50.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54847.
| Tripp: | $69,087 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,467 (it was $12,653 in 2000)
Tripp town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $192,202 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
| Tripp: | $192,202 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $283,251; detached houses: $295,093; townhouses or other attached units: $452,863; in 2-unit structures: $274,116; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,082; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,992; mobile homes: $87,640; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $120,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tripp, WI
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- 21793.9%White alone
- 93.9%Two or more races
- 20.9%American Indian alone
- 20.9%Asian alone
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in Tripp detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (8.1%), English (7.2%), Swedish (5.3%), French (4.8%), Dutch (3.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.7 square miles.
Population density: 6.7 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Tripp town: | 1.6% ($1,167) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(37.5 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (142.7 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (377.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Oulu, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Hughes, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Orienta, WI (3.0 miles),
Pilsen, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Delta, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Keystone, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Port Wing, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 46.62 N, Longitude: 91.36 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (15.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.2%)
- Construction (12.2%)
- Public administration (6.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.9%)
- U. S. Postal service (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.8%)
- Construction (27.8%)
- Machinery (8.3%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (8.3%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.6%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.6%)
- Health care (28.3%)
- Public administration (10.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.7%)
- Social assistance (6.5%)
- Personal & laundry services (6.5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (6.5%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14.6%)
- Registered nurses (9.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (13.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (11.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Carpenters (8.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (26.1%)
- Registered nurses (17.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.7%)
- Teachers, special education (6.5%)
- Personal appearance workers (6.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.3%)
Average climate in Tripp, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Tripp-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/6/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.1 miles away from the Tripp town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/3/1980, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Tripp-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 70% 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 233.6 miles away from Tripp center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Tripp center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Tripp center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 75.5 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 245.1 miles away from Tripp center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bayfield County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winds: 2, 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 Tripp:
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 36 miles; Superior, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 37 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 38 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Lake Superior College (about 39 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 66 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 123 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 127 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Tripp: Iron River National Fish Hatchery (A), Tripp Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Silver Sack Lake (A), Bailey Lake (B), Jackman Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hill Creek (A), Middle Creek (B), DeChamps Creek (C), Townsend Creek (D), Schacte Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Tripp:
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
For population 25 years and over in Tripp:
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 16.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Tripp, WI (based on Bayfield County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,109 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,247 | 14 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 847 | 10 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 8,810 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| This county: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Bayfield County: | 8.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
| Bayfield County: | 26.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Bayfield County: | 8.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Bayfield County: | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Bayfield County: | 14.3% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Tripp:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tripp:
- WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
- WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBMX (107.7 FM; PROCTOR, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
- WWAX (92.1 FM; HERMANTOWN, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
- WSCN (100.5 FM; CLOQUET, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KDNI (90.5 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KQDS-FM (94.9 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
- KLDJ (101.7 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
- KUMD-FM (103.3 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA)
- KDAL-FM (95.7 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKCB (105.1 FM; DULUTH, MN; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF DULUTH, INC.)
- WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Tripp:
- WDIO-TV (Channel 10; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
- KDLH (Channel 3; DULUTH, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)
- KBJR-TV (Channel 6; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
- KQDS-TV (Channel 21; DULUTH, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WAST-LP (Channel 25; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: RESOURCE RECOVERY OF WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WDSE-TV (Channel 8; DULUTH, MN; Owner: DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA EDUCATIONAL TV CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 16ft / 5.1mTotal length
- 2,669Total average daily traffic
- 2,935Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 43.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 34.4%Wood
- 18.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.1%Electricity
- 71.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Tripp compared to Wisconsin 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 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.