Martell, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.7%
Males: 589 | (49.7%) |
Females: 596 | (50.3%) |
Median resident age: | 42.9 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54003.
Martell: | $89,508 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,712 (it was $21,304 in 2000)
Martell town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $358,091 (it was $147,600 in 2000)
Martell: | $358,091 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Martell, WI
- 1,15397.3%White alone
- 121.0%Two or more races
- 110.9%Hispanic
- 40.3%Black alone
- 40.3%American Indian alone
- 10.08%Asian alone
Races in Martell detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Martell, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (42.2%), Norwegian (26.1%), Irish (13.0%), Swedish (12.1%), English (8.1%), French (6.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 35.8 square miles.
Population density: 33 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Martell town: | 1.3% ($1,958) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN (35.1 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (315.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.82 N, Longitude: 92.42 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 3.5% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.3%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Metal & metal products (4.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.7%)
- Construction (11.9%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.5%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Educational services (16.4%)
- Health care (12.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.3%)
- Art and design workers (3.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Art and design workers (3.6%)
Average climate in Martell, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Martell-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Martell town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/6/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.2 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 158 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Martell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% 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 185.7 miles away from Martell center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 197.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 347.0 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 292.6 miles away from Martell center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 226.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 126.8 miles away from Martell 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 Pierce County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Martell:
- BALDWIN AREA MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; BALDWIN, WI)
- ELLSWORTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; ELLSWORTH, WI)
- PIERCE CTY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; ELLSWORTH, WI)
- PIETY PLACE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; ELLSWORTH, WI)
- GRACE HEALTHCARE OF RIVER FALLS (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RIVER FALLS, WI)
- RIVER FALLS AREA HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; RIVER FALLS, WI)
- BALDWIN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; BALDWIN, WI)
Operable nuclear power plants near Martell:
- 19 miles: Prairie Island 1 and 2 in Red Wing, MN.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Martell:
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 11 miles; River Falls, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,868)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 25 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Inver Hills Community College (about 31 miles; Inver Grove Heights, MN; FT enrollment: 4,049)
- Century College (about 32 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Dakota County Technical College (about 33 miles; Rosemount, MN; FT enrollment: 2,478)
- Metropolitan State University (about 34 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- Saint Paul College (about 35 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,778)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Clay Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Martell include: Our Savior Church (A), Rush River Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Martell Lutheran Cemetery (1), Martell Methodist Cemetery (2), Rush River Lutheran Cemetery (3), Mount Olivet Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: 1 Reservoir (A), 0.7 Reservoir (B), .40 Reservoir (C), .12 Reservoir (D), .11 Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 75.7% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Martell:
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Martell:
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Martell, WI (based on Pierce County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 9,316 | 29 |
Catholic | 6,790 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 3,275 | 20 |
Other | 137 | 2 |
None | 21,501 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Pierce County: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Pierce County: | 6.4% |
State: | 7.6% |
Here: | 26.7% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 10.4% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Martell:
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEVR (1550 AM; 1 kW; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Martell:
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- WEVR-FM (106.3 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: HANTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
- KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WRFW (88.7 FM; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS. SYS.)
TV broadcast stations around Martell:
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- W55AP (Channel 55; RIVER FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 98ft / 29.9mTotal length
- 9,520Total average daily traffic
- 495Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,247Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 51990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 12010-2019
- 63.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.4%Electricity
- 8.0%Wood
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 50.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.8%Wood
- 6.2%Electricity
Martell 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.
- 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.