Ludington, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.5%
Males: 565 | (53.2%) |
Females: 498 | (46.8%) |
Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54742.
Ludington: | $76,115 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,917 (it was $16,291 in 2000)
Ludington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $222,922 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
Ludington: | $222,922 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $246,438; detached houses: $257,198; townhouses or other attached units: $222,396; in 2-unit structures: $147,219; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,735; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,820; mobile homes: $51,719
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ludington, WI
- 1,03297.1%White alone
- 111.0%Hispanic
- 70.7%Two or more races
- 60.6%Asian alone
- 40.4%American Indian alone
- 30.3%Black alone
Races in Ludington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (52.5%), Norwegian (15.4%), United States (10.3%), Irish (9.4%), French (5.7%), Polish (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 45.8 square miles.
Population density: 23 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Ludington town: | 0.9% ($800) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (15.6 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (95.7 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (269.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.79 N, Longitude: 91.18 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $311,700
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $270,700
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $270,700
Here: | 2.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (12.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.4%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Metal & metal products (4.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
- Educational services (3.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.2%)
- Construction (14.5%)
- Truck transportation (5.4%)
- Metal & metal products (4.7%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (3.4%)
- Health care (25.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Metal & metal products (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Registered nurses (5.3%)
- Accountants and auditors (5.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Cashiers (4.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.5%)
Average climate in Ludington, 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 11.9 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 11.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.29 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Ludington-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Ludington town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.0 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:
Ludington-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 244.6 miles away from Ludington center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 257.6 miles away from Ludington center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 256.5 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 237.2 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 338.1 miles away from Ludington center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 407.9 miles away from Ludington 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 Eau Claire County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ludington:
- FALL CREEK VALLEY CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; FALL CREEK, WI)
- AUGUSTA AREA HOME, INC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; AUGUSTA, WI)
- CHIPPEWA MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- NORTHERN WI CTR FDD (Hospital, about 14 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- HEALTHSOUTH - OAK LEAF SURGERY CENTER (Hospital, about 14 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- OAK LEAF SURGCL HSPTL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- OAKWOOD VILLA (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ALTOONA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ludington:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 16 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 17 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 38 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Winona State University (about 57 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 58 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 68 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 9,837)
- Western Technical College (about 68 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 3,377)
Points of interest:
Church in Ludington: Bethlehem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ludington Cemetery (1), Bethlehem Cemetery (2), Ludington Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rush Creek (A), Darrow Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ludington: Hay Creek Wayside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.3% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Ludington:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 68.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 5.7%
For population 25 years and over in Ludington:
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes
Here: | 9.5 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ludington, WI (based on Eau Claire County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 19,220 | 29 |
Evangelical Protestant | 18,442 | 58 |
Catholic | 16,240 | 10 |
Other | 1,744 | 12 |
None | 43,090 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 4.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 6.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Eau Claire County: | 25.6% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 10.9% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ludington:
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ludington:
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- 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)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WCCN-FM (107.5 FM; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN B/CG INC.)
- WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
- W206AH (89.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ludington:
- 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)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 30ft / 9.0mTotal length
- $143,000Total costs
- 2,055Total average daily traffic
- 2,257Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 58.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.3%Wood
- 16.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.8%Electricity
- 2.1%Utility gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 45.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.0%Utility gas
- 12.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.5%Electricity
- 6.5%Wood
Ludington 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.
Ludington on our top lists:
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most cars per house, population 500+"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"