Gibraltar, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.0%
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| Males: 496 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 525 |  (51.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 56.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54212.
| Gibraltar: | $82,028 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $63,301 (it was $29,755 in 2000)
Gibraltar town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $514,550 (it was $211,800 in 2000)
| Gibraltar: | $514,550 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $366,538; detached houses: $382,174; townhouses or other attached units: $293,332; in 2-unit structures: $553,291; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $341,581; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,549; mobile homes: $78,133
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gibraltar, WI
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- 94192.2%White alone
- 666.5%Hispanic
- 121.2%Two or more races
- 20.2%Asian alone
Races in Gibraltar detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (50.9%), English (17.9%), Irish (12.7%), Polish (10.1%), Norwegian (7.9%), Swedish (7.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.8 square miles.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (very low).
17 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Gibraltar town: | 0.8% ($1,708) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(56.9 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (148.0 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (228.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Jacksonport, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Ellison Bay, WI (3.5 miles),
Sevastopol, WI (4.1 miles )
)Latitude: 45.13 N, Longitude: 87.25 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (17.3%)
- Construction (12.4%)
- Educational services (9.5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (6.6%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
- Construction (19.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (16.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.8%)
- Educational services (5.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.9%)
- Finance & insurance (3.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (19.1%)
- Educational services (14.5%)
- Health care (12.0%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (10.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
- Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (3.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
- Carpenters (3.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Carpenters (6.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (3.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.0%)
Average climate in Gibraltar, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Gibraltar-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Gibraltar town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 8/23/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $5 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gibraltar-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 220.0 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 391.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 426.8 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 267.2 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 227.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 349.7 miles away from Gibraltar 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 Door County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Local government website: www.townofgibraltar.com
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gibraltar:
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 53 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,415)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 60 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 63 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Lawrence University (about 83 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 84 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Northwestern Michigan College (about 86 miles; Traverse City, MI; FT enrollment: 3,276)
- Lakeland College (about 95 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gibraltar: Skyway Drive-In (A), Eagle Bluff Light (B), Door County Library Fish Creek Branch (C), Gibraltar Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gibraltar include: Zion Church (A), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blossomburg Cemetery (1), Juddville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Thorp Pond (A), Ephraim Swamp (B), Button Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Fish Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Gibraltar include: Peninsula Park Beech Forest State Natural Area (1), Peninsula Park White Cedar Forest State Natural Area (2), Thorp Pond State Natural Area (3), Peninsula State Park (4), Sunset Beach Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.8% |
| 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: 0.2% of all households
| This town: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Gibraltar:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 66.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 6.6%
For population 25 years and over in Gibraltar:
- High school or higher: 94.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Gibraltar, WI (based on Door County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9,325 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,123 | 20 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,560 | 23 |
| Other | 253 | 4 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 8,524 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 13
| Door County: | 4.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Here: | 8.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 90
| Door County: | 32.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Door County: | 25.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Door County: | 13.2% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gibraltar:
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WAGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDOR (910 AM; 1 kW; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gibraltar:
- WHDI (91.9 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHND (89.7 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
- WMXG (106.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: ESCANABA LICENSE CORP.)
- WRLU (104.1 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WRKU (102.1 FM; FORESTVILLE, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Gibraltar:
- W55AO (Channel 55; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 60.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.9%Electricity
- 11.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.3%Wood
- 2.1%Utility gas
- 59.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.6%Electricity
- 4.7%Wood
Gibraltar compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.