Upham, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.9%
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| Males: 351 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 325 |  (48.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 54.1 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54424.
| Upham: | $59,868 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,928 (it was $20,498 in 2000)
Upham town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $217,250 (it was $102,600 in 2000)
| Upham: | $217,250 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upham, WI
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- 66498.2%White alone
- 71.0%Two or more races
- 30.4%Asian alone
- 20.3%American Indian alone
Races in Upham detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (59.5%), Irish (12.6%), Czech (9.3%), Norwegian (8.6%), Polish (8.6%), English (6.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 70.5 square miles.
Population density: 9.6 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Upham town: | 1.5% ($1,535) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(81.3 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (157.4 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (253.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Summit Lake, WI (1.5 miles),
Elcho, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Peck, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Neva, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Post Lake, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Ainsworth, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Parrish, WI (3.3 miles),
Vilas, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 45.35 N, Longitude: 89.19 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2020: 8 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $214,500
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (14.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.0%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Construction (13.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Machinery (4.8%)
- Health care (27.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.3%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)
Average climate in Upham, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 55.7. This is better than average.
| City: | 55.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2015 was 0.642. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.642 |
| U.S.: | 5.109 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.636. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.636 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 34.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 34.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.26. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.26 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Upham-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the Upham town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/8/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Upham-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 332.9 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 269.1 miles away from Upham center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 285.4 miles away from Upham 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 236.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 478.6 miles away from Upham center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 345.0 miles away from the city 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 Upham:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 34 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 60 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 73 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 78 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 82 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Saint Norbert College (about 84 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 84 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Upham: Bass Lake Country Club (A), Crystal Spring Fish Hatchery (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Lakeside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Noboken Lake (A), Partridge Lake (B), Pence Lake (C), Perch Lake (D), Rogers Lake (E), Saddlebag Lake (F), Shanty Bottom Lake (G), Shoestring Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Upham include: Bogus Swamp State Natural Area (1), Peters Marsh State Wildlife Area (2), Veterans Memorial County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Upham:
- Never married: 13.7%
- Now married: 70.1%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 10.3%
For population 25 years and over in Upham:
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.2 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Upham, 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. |
| Wisconsin: | 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
| Langlade County: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.3% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Upham:
- 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.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upham:
- 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.)
- 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.)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Upham:
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, 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
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 1.3mTotal length
- 740Total average daily traffic
- 51Total average daily truck traffic
- 910Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 36.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 35.9%Utility gas
- 14.4%Wood
- 9.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.0%Electricity
- 58.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.4%Utility gas
- 16.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.5%Wood
Upham compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.