Woodboro, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +18.7%
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| Males: 411 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 402 |  (49.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 47.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54529.
| Woodboro: | $72,414 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $42,854 (it was $21,079 in 2000)
Woodboro town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $274,026 (it was $120,800 in 2000)
| Woodboro: | $274,026 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $309,003; detached houses: $324,814; townhouses or other attached units: $295,405; in 2-unit structures: $283,438; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $191,102; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,640; mobile homes: $91,749; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $158,067
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Woodboro, WI
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- 79697.9%White alone
- 60.7%Hispanic
- 40.5%Black alone
- 40.5%Two or more races
- 20.2%Asian alone
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Woodboro detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (49.9%), Polish (13.1%), Irish (9.5%), English (8.6%), Swedish (8.5%), Norwegian (7.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1619 feet
Land area: 34.6 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Woodboro town: | 1.4% ($1,649) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(106.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (174.8 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (277.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Nokomis, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Crescent, WI (2.5 miles ),
), King, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Cassian, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Bradley, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Little Rice, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 45.60 N, Longitude: 89.61 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (12.8%)
- Educational services (11.3%)
- Construction (9.5%)
- Public administration (9.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.3%)
- Construction (16.8%)
- Public administration (8.4%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
- Machinery (5.8%)
- Paper (5.2%)
- Health care (19.2%)
- Educational services (17.8%)
- Public administration (11.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.5%)
- Book stores & news dealers (3.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.3%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.2%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (3.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.8%)
Average climate in Woodboro, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 4.36. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 4.36 |
| U.S.: | 72.56 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.767. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.767 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 31.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Woodboro-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the Woodboro town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Woodboro-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 310.8 miles away from Woodboro center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 288.4 miles away from Woodboro center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 312.2 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 257.0 miles away from Woodboro center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 322.9 miles away from Woodboro center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 197.1 miles away from Woodboro 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 Oneida County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Woodboro:
- FRIENDLY VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- FRIENDLY VILLAGE NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- HORIZONS UNLIMITED (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- TAYLOR PARK NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- MINISTRY HM CR HH RHINELANDER (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GOLDEN AGE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodboro:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 43 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 74 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 84 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 105 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 108 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 108 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 108 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Woodboro Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Woodboro Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Nose Lake (A), Oneida Lake (B), Oscar-Jenny Lake (C), Perch Lake (D), Perry Lake (E), Pontoon Lake (F), Pritch Lake (G), Roe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rice Creek (A), Trout Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Woodboro: Cassian-Woodboro County Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% |
| 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: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Woodboro:
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 10.1%
For population 25 years and over in Woodboro:
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.9 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Woodboro, WI (based on Oneida County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 10,327 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,151 | 32 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,654 | 11 |
| Other | 465 | 6 |
| Orthodox | 16 | 1 |
| None | 15,385 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Here: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Oneida County: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Oneida County: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
| This county: | 20.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Oneida County: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.2% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Woodboro:
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Woodboro:
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Woodboro:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.2mTotal length
- 437Total average daily traffic
- 22Total average daily truck traffic
- 479Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- James W Lienau, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- James W Lienau, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 775-0070
- Mark M Naze, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Structure height: 55085 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Hill & Welch, Welchlaw@earthlink.Net, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 857-1470
- Leslie N Lindeman, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Structure height: 55085 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 221-0987
- Leslie N Lindeman, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Structure height: 55085 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Dawn L Keniley, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Structure height: 55085 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Vb-S1 Assets, LLC, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
- Larry L Lueck, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: 58.8, Structure height: 55085 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Vertical Bridge, Fcc-Faa@verticalbridge.Com, Suite 200, Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 406-4015
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- ML15AL308, 7589 Nose Lake Road (Lat: 45.596250 Lon: -89.567639), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQYG621,
Assigned Frequencies: 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, 11285.0 MHz, Grant Date: 09/21/2016, Expiration Date: 09/21/2026, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: Dla Piper LLP, 500 8th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 799-4216, Fax: (202) 799-5616, Email:
- ML93415A, 7600 Luber Lane, Woodboro, Wi (Lat: 45.609306 Lon: -89.573972), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 58.8 m, Call Sign: WRKF902,
Assigned Frequencies: 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, Grant Date: 12/29/2020, Expiration Date: 12/29/2030, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 32.6%Utility gas
- 8.7%Wood
- 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.7%Electricity
- 50.0%Electricity
- 30.0%Utility gas
- 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Woodboro 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.
- Median age 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.
- Number of college students below state average.