Spring Brook, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +18.0%
Males: 801 | (51.4%) |
Females: 757 | (48.6%) |
Median resident age: | 39.7 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54739.
Spring Brook: | $82,147 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,445 (it was $19,936 in 2000)
Spring Brook town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $247,231 (it was $98,100 in 2000)
Spring Brook: | $247,231 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $240,691; detached houses: $260,990; townhouses or other attached units: $190,311; in 2-unit structures: $153,841; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,371; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $385,136; mobile homes: $80,698
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spring Brook, WI
- 1,47694.7%White alone
- 412.6%Asian alone
- 301.9%Hispanic
- 70.4%Two or more races
- 30.2%American Indian alone
- 10.06%Black alone
Races in Spring Brook detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (44.1%), Norwegian (30.5%), English (6.8%), United States (6.1%), Irish (5.4%), Swedish (3.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 60.8 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
16 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.2% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Spring Brook town: | 1.7% ($1,707) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (12.2 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (68.0 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (289.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 91.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $381,700
- 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $268,100
- 2020: 8 buildings, average cost: $280,400
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $236,600
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $344,500
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $184,800
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $254,200
- 2015: 13 buildings, average cost: $222,200
- 2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $154,900
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $195,800
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $96,000
- 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $143,500
- 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $163,800
- 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $128,000
- 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $128,000
- 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $162,800
- 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $173,700
Here: | 3.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.2%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Educational services (10.3%)
- Construction (6.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Metal & metal products (3.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (21.4%)
- Construction (9.8%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.4%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Metal & metal products (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Health care (18.8%)
- Educational services (15.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Registered nurses (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.0%)
Average climate in Spring Brook, 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 16.4 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 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.29 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Spring Brook-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Spring Brook town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Spring Brook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 68% 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 217.7 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 229.6 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 272.3 miles away from Spring Brook center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 380.3 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 255.1 miles away from Spring Brook center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 258.2 miles away from the city 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 Dunn County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Spring Brook:
- MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - RED CEDAR, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; MENOMONIE, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC DIALYSIS - MENOMONIE (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; MENOMONIE, WI)
- ASIAN HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MENOMONIE, WI)
- DUNN CTY HOME HLTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MENOMONIE, WI)
- DOVE HEALTHCARE-WEST (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- CLAIREMONT NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- LUTHER HOSPITAL - MAYO CLINIC DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring Brook:
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 11 miles; Menomonie, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,120)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 12 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 12 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 44 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 53 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- Winona State University (about 53 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Century College (about 63 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
Points of interest:
Churches in Spring Brook include: Amy Chapel (A), Faith Church (B), Forest Center Church of the Nazarene (C), Salem Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sand Hill Cemetery (1), Waneka Cemetery (2), Iron Creek Cemetery (3), Falls City Cemetery (4), Peterson Cemetery (5), Saint John Cemetery (6), Saint Joseph Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Old Elk Lake (A), Sneen Lake (B), 65 Reservoir (C), Elk Creek Lake 80 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Iron Creek (A), Muddy Creek (B), Elk Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Spring Brook include: Elk Creek State Public Fishing Area (1), Fishermans Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 80.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 5.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Spring Brook:
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 2.8%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in Spring Brook:
- High school or higher: 90.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
Here: | 8.9 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Spring Brook, WI (based on Dunn County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 11,522 | 31 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,722 | 32 |
Catholic | 4,422 | 5 |
Other | 480 | 6 |
None | 22,711 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Dunn County: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Dunn County: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Dunn County: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Dunn County: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Dunn County: | 7.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Dunn County: | 6.2% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Dunn County: | 26.8% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 13.0% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Spring Brook:
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spring Brook:
- 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)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
TV broadcast stations around Spring Brook:
- 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)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 190ft / 57.6mTotal length
- $320,000Total costs
- 18,883Total average daily traffic
- 1,339Total average daily truck traffic
- 33,248Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11960-1969
- 51970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 41990-1999
- 42000-2009
- 58.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.4%Wood
- 5.3%Electricity
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 68.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.6%Wood
Spring Brook 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 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.