Little River, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.7%
Males: 564 | (51.6%) |
Females: 530 | (48.4%) |
Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54153.
Little River: | $71,431 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,362 (it was $17,576 in 2000)
Little River town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,706 (it was $96,100 in 2000)
Little River: | $227,706 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Little River, WI
- 1,05096.0%White alone
- 252.3%Hispanic
- 111.0%Two or more races
- 40.4%Asian alone
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 10.09%Black alone
Races in Little River detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (47.7%), Polish (12.9%), French (12.1%), United States (7.3%), French Canadian (6.2%), Irish (6.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 51.5 square miles.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Little River town: | 1.2% ($1,199) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (31.4 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (131.8 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (215.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.96 N, Longitude: 87.88 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Here: | 3.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.5%)
- Transportation equipment (10.1%)
- Construction (9.4%)
- Paper (7.0%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Health care (5.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.2%)
- Construction (14.3%)
- Transportation equipment (8.9%)
- Truck transportation (7.6%)
- Paper (6.4%)
- Machinery (6.1%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Transportation equipment (11.8%)
- Educational services (10.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.3%)
- Paper (7.9%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Personal appearance workers (4.4%)
Average climate in Little River, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Little River-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Little River town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 40.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Little River-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 84% 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 224.8 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 247.2 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 410.2 miles away from Little River 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 209.0 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 446.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 353.9 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 Oconto County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Little River:
- BELLIN HEALTH OCONTO HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; OCONTO, WI)
- RIVERSIDE NSG HM (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; OCONTO, WI)
- RENNES HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER-WEST (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PESHTIGO, WI)
- WHISPERING OAKS CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PESHTIGO, WI)
- RENNES HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER-EAST (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; PESHTIGO, WI)
- DAVITA - MARINETTE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; MARINETTE, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEM HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little River:
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 30 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,415)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 32 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 37 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Lawrence University (about 55 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 55 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 73 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lakeland College (about 78 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Little River Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cullen Cemetery (1), Garden of Hope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Labbies Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Little River include: D E Hall County Park (1), North Bay Shore Recreation Area (2), Rush Point State Public Hunting Grounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 72.4% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 7.5% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 11.3% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Little River:
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 9.3%
For population 25 years and over in Little River:
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
Here: | 10.2 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Little River, WI (based on Oconto County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,931 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,833 | 29 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,271 | 11 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
None | 19,624 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Oconto County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.2% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 19.3% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Little River:
- WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Little River:
- WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WHYB (103.7 FM; MENOMINEE, MI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- 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.)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WBDK (96.7 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRLU (104.1 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKU (102.1 FM; FORESTVILLE, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Little River:
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 12Number of bridges
- 95ft / 28.9mTotal length
- $712,000Total costs
- 19,896Total average daily traffic
- 60Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 52000-2009
- 22010-2019
- 59.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.2%Wood
- 5.8%Utility gas
- 2.7%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 42.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.8%Utility gas
- 2.5%Electricity
- 2.5%Wood
Little River 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.