Albion, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +7.0%
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| Males: 1,071 |  (54.9%) |
| Females: 880 |  (45.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 41.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
| Albion: | $84,650 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,631 (it was $24,643 in 2000)
Albion town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $309,552 (it was $121,500 in 2000)
| Albion: | $309,552 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $411,151; detached houses: $438,642; townhouses or other attached units: $279,342; in 2-unit structures: $335,997; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,203; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,289; mobile homes: $129,987
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Albion, WI
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- 1,75990.2%White alone
- 1698.7%Hispanic
- 130.7%Two or more races
- 40.2%Black alone
- 30.2%Asian alone
- 10.05%American Indian alone
- 10.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.05%Other race alone
Races in Albion detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (33.8%), Norwegian (31.8%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.8%), Polish (6.4%), United States (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 35.2 square miles.
Population density: 55 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Albion town: | 1.5% ($1,812) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI 
(13.9 miles , pop. 59,498).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (21.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (100.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Edgerton, WI (1.8 miles ),
), Sumner, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Fulton, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Rockdale, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Dunkirk, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Christiana, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Porter, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 42.88 N, Longitude: 89.06 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (8.9%)
- Transportation equipment (8.0%)
- Health care (7.8%)
- Educational services (7.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Construction (15.4%)
- Transportation equipment (12.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
- Truck transportation (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.6%)
- Health care (13.7%)
- Educational services (12.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.7%)
- Food (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Carpenters (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
Average climate in Albion, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 67.8. This is about average.
| City: | 67.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.176. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.176 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.63. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.63 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00428. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00428 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Albion-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the Albion town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 1/24/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Albion-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 312.5 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Albion center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 287.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 312.6 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 69.3 miles away from Albion center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 190.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Dane County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Albion:
- EDGERTON HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- EDGERTON CARE CENTER, INC (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- EDGERTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- SKAALEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- SKAALEN SUNSET HOME-RCF (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- STOUGHTON HSPTL HH UNITED (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- STOUGHTON HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 9 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Albion:
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 17 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 11,124)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 22 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 22 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 22 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 22 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- Edgewood College (about 23 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Rock Valley College (about 40 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 6,269)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Hickory Hill Girl Scout Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Albion: Albion Prairie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Albion Prairie Cemetery (1), Sweet Cemetery (2), Evergreen Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Rice Lake (A), Turtle Lake (B), Sweet Lake (C). 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: | 72.2% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Albion:
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
For population 25 years and over in Albion:
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Albion, WI (based on Dane County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 106,036 | 34 |
| Mainline Protestant | 73,128 | 113 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 30,727 | 146 |
| Other | 12,968 | 49 |
| Black Protestant | 779 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 445 | 4 |
| None | 263,990 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 73
| Dane County: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| This county: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| Dane County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 154
| Dane County: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 382
| Here: | 8.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Dane County: | 23.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 11.1% |
| State: | 13.0% |
5.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,560 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.62% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Milwaukee County, WI |  0.28% ($56,222 average AGI) |
| from Cook County, IL | 0.27% ($90,113) |
| from Rock County, WI | 0.24% ($48,003) |
6.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,791 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.55% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($41 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Rock County, WI | 0.35% ($59,688 average AGI) |
| to Columbia County, WI | 0.31% ($68,298) |
| to Milwaukee County, WI | 0.29% ($53,216) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Albion:
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Albion:
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Albion:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Albion fatal accident list:
Sep 28, 2019 00:23 AM, Edgerton Rd, Lat: 42.851744, Lon: -89.068358, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 16, 2018 11:21 AM, I-90 Ramp, Sr-73, Lat: 42.873742, Lon: -89.054683, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 16, 2018 11:21 AM, I-90 Ramp, Sr-73, Lat: 42.873742, Lon: -89.054683, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 27Number of bridges
- 217ft / 65.7mTotal length
- $2,543,000Total costs
- 407,551Total average daily traffic
- 42,734Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 31990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 182010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
5- SANDRA L PETERS, 985 Maple Grove Road (Lat: 42.911778 Lon: -89.086556), Type: 60.6, Overall height: 59.1 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- SANDRA L PETERS, 985 Maple Grove Road (Lat: 42.911778 Lon: -89.086556), Type: 60.6, Overall height: 59.1 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Donna-Marie Stipo, Located South Of County Road A, West Of I90 (Lat: 42.933806 Lon: -89.090000), Type: 85.3, Structure height: 55025 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Registrant: Tillman Infrastructure, LLC, Dmstipo@tillmaninfrastructure.Com, 27th Floor, New Y-ork, Phone: (212) 706-1677
- Donna-Marie Stipo, Located South Of County Road A, West Of I90 (Lat: 42.933806 Lon: -89.090000), Type: 85.3, Structure height: 55025 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Registrant: Tillman Infrastructure, LLC, Dmstipo@tillmaninfrastructure.Com, 27th Floor, New Y-ork, Phone: (212) 706-1677
- Cayla Gamble, 985 Maple Grove Road (Lat: 42.911778 Lon: -89.086556), Type: 60.6, Structure height: 55025 m, Overall height: 59.1 m, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Gwerner@wbklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 383-3420
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- ALBION, 985 Maple Grove Road (Lat: 42.911778 Lon: -89.086556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.1 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WQKD353,
Assigned Frequencies: 10652.5 MHz, Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/07/2019, Cancellation Date: 02/28/2013, Certifier: John E Rooney, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 800 17th Street, N.W., Suite #1100, Washington, DC 20006-3906, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- WilemanEGTNWI, Lat: 42.863778 Lon: -89.103500, Type: Silo, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WQUP302,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 08/30/2014, Expiration Date: 08/30/2024, Certifier: Andrew J Hoyos, Registrant: Hoyos Consulting LLC, Po Box 368, Mcfarland, WI 53558, Phone: (608) 616-9950, Fax: (608) 616-9950, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.0%Utility gas
- 10.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.8%Electricity
- 2.8%Wood
- 50.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.5%Utility gas
- 13.8%Electricity
- 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Wood
Albion compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black 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.