Dewey, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.4%
Males: 488 | (52.4%) |
Females: 444 | (47.6%) |
Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Dewey: | $81,184 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,713 (it was $24,623 in 2000)
Dewey town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,331 (it was $118,100 in 2000)
Dewey: | $277,331 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,389; detached houses: $273,410; townhouses or other attached units: $220,785; in 2-unit structures: $167,787; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $469,515; mobile homes: $39,954
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dewey, WI
- 92098.7%White alone
- 40.4%Asian alone
- 30.3%Hispanic
- 20.2%Black alone
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Two or more races
Races in Dewey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Polish (59.4%), German (32.9%), Irish (4.5%), French (3.6%), English (3.5%), Swedish (3.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 815 feet
Land area: 45.3 square miles.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.2% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Dewey town: | 1.4% ($1,712) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (63.5 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (108.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (215.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.64 N, Longitude: 89.58 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 2.7% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Finance & insurance (6.9%)
- Paper (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Construction (5.1%)
- Paper (11.3%)
- Construction (9.4%)
- Metal & metal products (7.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.9%)
- Wood products (3.2%)
- Educational services (15.1%)
- Health care (12.7%)
- Finance & insurance (12.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Cashiers (3.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Cashiers (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
Average climate in Dewey, 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 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 3.05. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 3.05 |
U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Dewey-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Dewey town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Dewey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 222.5 miles away from Dewey center
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 436.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 323.2 miles away from the city 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 411.7 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 192.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 266.4 miles away from Dewey 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 Portage County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, 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 Dewey:
- DAVITA - STEVENS POINT DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL OF STEVENS POINT Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- MINISTRY HC HSPC STEVENS POINT (Hospital, about 8 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- PORTAGE CTY HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- STEVENS POINT CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dewey:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 8 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 20 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 25 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 61 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 64 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 67 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 73 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Dewey: Lassa Dairy Farms (A), Dewey Township Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Dewey: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Lake Dubay 4890 (A), Dewey Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Little Eau Claire River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Dewey: Dewey Marsh State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.2% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This town: | 6.9% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Dewey:
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 5.5%
For population 25 years and over in Dewey:
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Here: | 11.4 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Dewey, WI (based on Portage County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 28,520 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,390 | 35 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,687 | 17 |
Other | 392 | 6 |
None | 29,030 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Portage County: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Portage County: | 6.9% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Portage County: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Portage County: | 11.6% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Dewey:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- 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.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dewey:
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- 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.)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- 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)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Dewey:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- 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)
- W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 128ft / 38.7mTotal length
- $499,000Total costs
- 94,798Total average daily traffic
- 16,565Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21920-1929
- 71970-1979
- 11990-1999
- 12010-2019
- 36.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.3%Utility gas
- 18.9%Wood
- 18.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 58.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.7%Utility gas
- 5.6%Wood
Dewey 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.