Goetz, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +9.6%
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| Males: 404 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 358 |  (47.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54727.
| Goetz: | $74,050 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,493 (it was $15,871 in 2000)
Goetz town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $242,309 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
| Goetz: | $242,309 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Goetz, WI
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- 75298.7%White alone
- 40.5%Two or more races
- 40.5%Hispanic
- 10.1%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Goetz detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (45.6%), Norwegian (18.3%), Irish (13.1%), United States (10.1%), Czech (8.3%), Polish (4.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 29.9 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
6 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Goetz town: | 1.2% ($1,057) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(20.1 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (95.8 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (278.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Boyd, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Arthur, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Anson, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Jim Falls, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Delmar, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Lafayette, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Edson, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 44.98 N, Longitude: 91.16 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,400
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,000
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $96,200
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $102,000
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $105,700
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,900
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,700
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.1%)
- Health care (13.2%)
- Educational services (11.3%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.7%)
- Social assistance (3.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (29.9%)
- Construction (14.2%)
- Wood products (4.6%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Truck transportation (3.6%)
- Health care (25.3%)
- Educational services (19.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.5%)
- Computer & electronic products (6.9%)
- Social assistance (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Carpenters (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (16.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
Average climate in Goetz, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 62.1. This is about average.
| City: | 62.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 15.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 15.2 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.29. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.29 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Goetz-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Goetz town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Goetz-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% 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 242.2 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 268.8 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 254.2 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 247.4 miles away from Goetz center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 188.3 miles away from Goetz center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 343.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chippewa County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Goetz:
- WISSOTA HEALTH AND REGIONAL VENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- NORTHERN WI CTR FDD (Hospital, about 11 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- DAVITA - MEADOW LANE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; STANLEY, WI)
- OUR LADY OF VICTORY HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 12 miles away; STANLEY, WI)
- FALL CREEK VALLEY CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; FALL CREEK, WI)
- CHIPPEWA MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- CHIPPEWA CTY PUBLIC HLTH (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goetz:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 22 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 22 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 39 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 65 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- Winona State University (about 69 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 70 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 73 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
Points of interest:
Church in Goetz: Big Drywood Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Goetz Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hennon Creek (A), Seth Creek (B), Chap Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 75.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Goetz:
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 7.1%
For population 25 years and over in Goetz:
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Goetz, WI (based on Chippewa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 14,850 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,989 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,296 | 42 |
| Other | 201 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
| None | 33,054 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| This county: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Chippewa County: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Chippewa County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Chippewa County: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 52
| Chippewa County: | 8.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Chippewa County: | 7.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Chippewa County: | 28.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Chippewa County: | 11.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Goetz:
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Goetz:
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Goetz:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 69ft / 21.0mTotal length
- $1,424,000Total costs
- 4,360Total average daily traffic
- 9Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,103Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.5%Wood
- 8.3%Electricity
- 6.2%Utility gas
- 44.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 35.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.7%Wood
- 5.9%Utility gas
Goetz 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.
- 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 below state average.