Barton, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +3.6%
Males: 1,365 | (51.8%) |
Females: 1,272 | (48.2%) |
Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53090.
Barton: | $100,996 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,540 (it was $26,039 in 2000)
Barton town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $332,794 (it was $161,800 in 2000)
Barton: | $332,794 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $365,194; detached houses: $394,485; townhouses or other attached units: $248,976; in 2-unit structures: $202,569; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,719; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,378; mobile homes: $84,115
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barton, WI
- 2,56397.2%White alone
- 361.4%Hispanic
- 160.6%Two or more races
- 120.5%Asian alone
- 50.2%Black alone
- 50.2%American Indian alone
Races in Barton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (67.6%), Polish (11.6%), Irish (7.2%), French (5.3%), French Canadian (2.7%), English (2.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 19.2 square miles.
Population density: 137 people per square mile (very low).
Barton town: | 1.4% ($2,295) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Milwaukee, WI (30.7 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (114.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.45 N, Longitude: 88.22 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 262
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2021: 23 buildings, average cost: $340,900
- 2020: 13 buildings, average cost: $354,500
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $366,000
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $389,000
- 2017: 13 buildings, average cost: $256,500
- 2016: 10 buildings, average cost: $382,200
- 2015: 10 buildings, average cost: $343,700
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $293,800
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $226,700
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $230,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $437,500
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $233,800
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $367,000
- 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $263,400
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $226,200
- 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $286,000
- 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $243,600
- 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $248,900
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $247,600
- 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $226,700
- 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $209,500
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $186,000
- 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $214,500
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $184,400
- 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $156,200
Here: | 2.2% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+0.8%).
- Construction (10.4%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Metal & metal products (7.5%)
- Machinery (7.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.0%)
- Educational services (3.9%)
- Construction (16.1%)
- Metal & metal products (11.0%)
- Machinery (10.2%)
- Transportation equipment (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
- Health care (22.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (10.0%)
- Personal & laundry services (7.6%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.5%)
- Machinery (3.4%)
- Public administration (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5.1%)
- Cashiers (5.1%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.1%)
Average climate in Barton, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 77.7. This is about average.
City: | 77.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.198. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.198 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.173. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.173 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.0 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.1 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.30. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.30 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.0105. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0105 |
U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Barton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Barton town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 4/4/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Barton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 346.4 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 142.3 miles away from Barton center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 320.9 miles away from Barton center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 346.4 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 164.6 miles away from Barton 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 103.7 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 Washington County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Barton:
- SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; WEST BEND, WI)
- CEDAR COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; WEST BEND, WI)
- THE KATHY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; WEST BEND, WI)
- ST JOSEPH'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF WEST BEND, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; WEST BEND, WI)
- SAMARITAN'S CEDAR CROSSING SUBACUTE UNIT (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WESTBEND, WI)
- HARDFORD CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HARTFORD, WI)
- HARTFORD HLTHCARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HARTFORD, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barton:
- Concordia University-Wisconsin (about 21 miles; Mequon, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
- Marian University (about 25 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 26 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Waukesha County Technical College (about 27 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- Cardinal Stritch University (about 27 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 3,595)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (about 32 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 24,196)
- Carroll University (about 32 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,313)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Highview Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Barton: Tree of Life Ministries Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Newark Cemetery (1), Old Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Smith Lake (A), Allis Lake (B), Lake Lenwood (C), 204 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Barton:
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 4.7%
For population 25 years and over in Barton:
- High school or higher: 87.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Here: | 9.2 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Barton, WI (based on Washington County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 39,943 | 13 |
Evangelical Protestant | 25,503 | 49 |
Mainline Protestant | 11,157 | 30 |
Other | 532 | 7 |
Orthodox | 28 | 1 |
None | 54,724 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington County: | 3.83 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington County: | 6.4% |
State: | 7.6% |
Washington County: | 26.5% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Washington County: | 10.7% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Barton:
- WBKV (1470 AM; 2 kW; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRRD (540 AM; 0 kW; JACKSON, WI; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Barton:
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WGLB-FM (100.1 FM; PORT WASHINGTON, WI; Owner: STARBOARD MEDIA FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
- WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
- WTKM-FM (104.9 FM; HARTFORD, WI; Owner: KETTLE MORAINE B/CTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRIT-FM (95.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFMR (106.9 FM; BROOKFIELD, WI; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF MILWAUKEE, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Barton:
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 98ft / 30.5mTotal length
- $421,000Total costs
- 59,187Total average daily traffic
- 2,390Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 11910-1919
- 91980-1989
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Barton)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- Barton, 7579 Friendly Dr. (Lat: 43.464722 Lon: -88.207778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.3 m, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WPWK394,
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, Grant Date: 12/05/2002, Expiration Date: 12/05/2012, Cancellation Date: 09/28/2012, Certifier: Kenneth R Meyers, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 800 17th Street, N.W., Suite #1100, Washington, DC 20006-3906, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Barton Wt Tower, Lat: 43.437556 Lon: -88.185444, Type: Tank, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46 m, Call Sign: WQJH835,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 09/16/2008, Expiration Date: 09/16/2018, Cancellation Date: 11/17/2018, Certifier: Mark E Dodge, Registrant: Granite Wireless, Inc., 300 Industrial Dr, Random Lake, WI 53075, Phone: (920) 994-2388, Email:
- 49.9%Utility gas
- 16.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.6%Electricity
- 14.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.4%Wood
- 48.3%Utility gas
- 34.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.9%Electricity
Barton compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.