Schley, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.8%
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| Males: 482 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 452 |  (48.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.1 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54452.
| Schley: | $65,566 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,657 (it was $17,460 in 2000)
Schley town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $180,078 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
| Schley: | $180,078 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,445; detached houses: $238,150; townhouses or other attached units: $227,043; in 2-unit structures: $190,725; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,253; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,259; mobile homes: $110,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Schley, WI
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- 91397.8%White alone
- 141.5%Two or more races
- 40.4%Hispanic
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Schley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (51.8%), Irish (11.1%), Polish (7.2%), English (6.2%), Swedish (5.6%), French (5.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 48.3 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Schley town: | 1.6% ($1,362) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(88.3 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Vilas, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Pine River, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Birch, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Rock Falls, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Skanawan, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Parrish, WI (3.6 miles),
Peck, WI (3.7 miles )
)Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.52 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.8%)
- Wood products (10.3%)
- Metal & metal products (9.8%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.3%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Wood products (12.6%)
- Metal & metal products (11.0%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.0%)
- Truck transportation (2.7%)
- Finance & insurance (13.4%)
- Health care (10.8%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Wood products (7.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.9%)
Average climate in Schley, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Schley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Schley town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 36.9 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:
Schley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 78% 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 317.5 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 265.0 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 292.6 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 233.6 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 329.7 miles away from Schley center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 245.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schley:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 21 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 51 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 62 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 86 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 87 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Lawrence University (about 89 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 92 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Schley Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Schley include: Wildwood Church (A), Bloomville Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Estonian Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Latvian Cemetery (3), Trinity Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Prairie Dell Pond (A), Prairie Dells Pond 179 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Big Hay Meadow Creek (A), Manacke Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Schley include: Hay Meadow County Park (1), Prairie Dell County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
| This town: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Schley:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.5%
For population 25 years and over in Schley:
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.7 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Schley, WI (based on Lincoln County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,297 | 27 |
| Catholic | 6,201 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,550 | 14 |
| Other | 6 | 2 |
| None | 9,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Lincoln County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Here: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| Here: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lincoln County: | 28.9% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Schley:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Schley:
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- 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)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
TV broadcast stations around Schley:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- 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)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 15Number of bridges
- 82ft / 25.4mTotal length
- $558,000Total costs
- 10,654Total average daily traffic
- 302Total average daily truck traffic
- 19,962Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 11930-1939
- 31960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 32000-2009
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 48.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 31.9%Wood
- 17.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Electricity
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 63.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.1%Utility gas
Schley 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.