Vilas, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -6.4%
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| Males: 120 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 113 |  (48.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54435.
| Vilas: | $49,502 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,095 (it was $14,423 in 2000)
Vilas town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,700 (it was $87,700 in 2000)
| Vilas: | $185,700 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vilas, WI
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- 23098.7%White alone
- 10.4%Asian alone
- 10.4%Two or more races
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in Vilas detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (46.6%), Irish (14.1%), English (6.8%), Polish (5.6%), United States (4.8%), French Canadian (2.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 915 feet
Land area: 35.9 square miles.
Population density: 6.5 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Vilas town: | 1.2% ($1,094) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(83.7 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (150.8 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (251.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Schley, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Peck, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Ackley, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Pine River, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Upham, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Parrish, WI (3.5 miles),
Summit Lake, WI (3.5 miles),
Neva, WI (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.38 W
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.4%)
- Finance & insurance (12.8%)
- Construction (11.1%)
- Health care (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Truck transportation (6.8%)
- Wood products (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (26.2%)
- Construction (21.3%)
- Wood products (9.8%)
- Truck transportation (9.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.8%)
- Metal & metal products (6.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Finance & insurance (26.8%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- Social assistance (7.1%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (16.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.2%)
- Carpenters (6.6%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (4.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (19.6%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (10.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.4%)
Average climate in Vilas, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Vilas-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Vilas town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/28/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Vilas-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 324.2 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 263.6 miles away from Vilas center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 287.4 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 231.6 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 336.4 miles away from Vilas center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 244.5 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).
Hospitals and medical centers near Vilas:
- LANGLADE HOSPITAL DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; ANTIGO, WI)
- AURORA MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; SUMMIT, WI)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-EASTVIEW (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; ANTIGO, WI)
- DAVITA - PRAIRIE RIVER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 16 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HLTH CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vilas:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 23 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 52 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 63 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 81 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 82 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 85 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 86 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Vilas Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Forest View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: McCloud Creek (A), Pratt Creek (B), Lloyd Creek (C). 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: | 67.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.6% |
| 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: 1.1% of all households
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Vilas:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 15.2%
For population 25 years and over in Vilas:
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Vilas, 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
| This county: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 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
| Here: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 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 Vilas:
- 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.)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vilas:
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Vilas:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- 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.)
- 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)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 39ft / 12.5mTotal length
- 2,713Total average daily traffic
- 85Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,968Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.3%Wood
- 19.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 2.3%Other fuel
- 66.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.3%Wood
Vilas 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.