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Population (year 2000): 3,248. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,162 (-2.6% change)
 
Males: 1,569   (48.3%)
Females: 1,679   (51.7%)

Barron County

Median resident age:   38.0 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 54812 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $33,281 in 2000)
Barron   $33,900
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,100 (it was $70,600 in 2000)
Barron   $92,100
Wisconsin:   $152,600

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Barron, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Barron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (25.4%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.3%), Swedish (5.8%), United States (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 1115 feet

Land area: 2.76 square miles.

Population density: 1153 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Barron

For population 25 years and over in Barron

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barron city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 15.7%

77 residents are foreign born (1.0% Africa, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% Oceania).

This city:   2.4%
Wisconsin:   3.6%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Barron, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Barron to the number of sex offenders is 245 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Barron:   1.9% ($1,311)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (47.3 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (92.3 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (377.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maple Grove, WI (4.1 miles ), Stanfold, WI (7.3 miles ), Cameron, WI (7.3 miles ), Stanley, WI (7.9 miles ), Clinton, WI (8.9 miles ), Arland, WI (9.5 miles ), Prairie Lake, WI (9.9 miles ), Dallas, WI (10.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,900
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $46,800
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,700
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,800
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $123,600
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $113,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 45.40 N, Longitude: 91.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,058 (+63.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 941 (60.8%)


People in group quarters in Barron
  • 60 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 46 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 715

Barron, Wisconsin business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +267 (+9.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (23%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Food (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)



 

Crime in Barron by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 1 0 3 1
    per 100,000 0.0 30.3 0.0 93.7 31.6
Robberies 0 0 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 63.2
Assaults 4 9 2 3 4
    per 100,000 122.3 273.1 60.1 93.7 126.5
Burglaries 6 13 12 9 9
    per 100,000 183.4 394.5 360.4 281.2 284.5
Thefts 80 39 30 51 33
    per 100,000 2445.7 1183.6 900.9 1593.3 1043.3
Auto thefts 5 4 7 10 3
    per 100,000 152.9 121.4 210.2 312.4 94.8
Arson 0 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.2 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 147.4 163.6 90.1 202.1 138.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.20
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Barron, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Barron-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Barron city center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/30/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospital/medical center in Barron:
  • BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (1222 E WOODLAND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Barron:
  • LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
  • CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 18 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI)
  • BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (about 33 miles; BLOOMER, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barron:
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 102 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 102 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barron:
  • BARRON MUNI (about 2 miles; BARRON, WI; ID: 9Y7)
  • RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 6 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
  • CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 11 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; ID: UBE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barron:
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 37 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 50 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 67 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 83 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
Public high school in Barron:
  • BARRON HI (Students: 484; Location: 1050 E WOODLAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Barron:
  • GROWING LIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 69; Location: 916 E DIVISION PO BOX 68; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Barron:
  • WOODLAND EL (Students: 460; Location: 808 E WOODLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • RIVERVIEW MID (Students: 311; Location: 135 W RIVER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • RIDGELAND EL (Students: 85; Location: 100 W RIVER AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
  • ALMENA EL (Students: 66; Location: 100 W RIVER AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Barron:
  • HILLCREST MENNONITE SCH (Students: 27; Location: 926 10 1/2 AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • BARRON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: 1446 15TH ST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Barron:
  • BARRON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $220,017; Location: 10 NORTH 3RD ST.; 29,089 books; 1,352 audio materials; 1,053 video materials; 114 serial subscriptions)

Notable locations in Barron: Baron City Fire Department (A) , Baron City Hall (B) , Baron County Courthouse (C) , Baron County Jail (D) , Baron Municipal Substation (E) , Baron Police Department (F) , Barron Area Community Center (G) , Barron City Public Library (H) , Jennie-O Grain Elevator (I) .

Churches in Barron include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (A) , Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (B) , Evangelical Free Methodist Church (C) , First Baptist Church (D) , First Lutheran Church (E) , First United Methodist Church (F) , Foursquare Church (G) , Salem Lutheran Church (H) .

Cemetery: Wayside Cemetery (1) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Little Lake (A) , Barron Flowage Number One 142 (B) , Barron Flowage Number Three 109 (C) .

Creek: Quaderer Creek (A) .

Park in Barron: Becker Park (1) .

Post office: Barron Post Office (A) .

Hotels: Barron Motel & RV Campground (1521 East Division Avenue), Barron's First Ramblers Rest Motel (1492 East Division Avenue).

Courts: Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Traffic Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Small Claims Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Passport Information (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Circuit Court Judges Branch 1 (1420 State Highway 25 North), Barron County Government - Circuit Court- Branch 2 (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Criminal Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207), Barron County Government - Clerk Of Court- Civil Division (330 East La Salle Rm 207).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Barron and their reported violations in the past:

BARRON LIGHT & WATER DEPT (Population served: 3319, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
  • 21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.3 people
Wisconsin:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   60.3%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   7.3%
Whole state:   5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   9.2%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.2%
Whole state:   3.7%

Barron compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Barron (2007 data):
  • Sterling Bank: at 234 East La Salle Avenue, branch established on 1885-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $161.4 mil, Deposits: $141.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Wisconsin Bancorp, Inc.
  • First National Bank of Barron: First National Bank Of Barron at 436 East Lasalle Avenue, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.7 mil, Deposits: $51.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Holdings, Inc.
  • Bank Mutual: Barron Branch at 1512 E Division St, branch established on 1991-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,452.2 mil, Deposits: $2,217.2 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 7 $25,955 $44,494 0 $0
Police - Other 0 $0   2 $330
Financial Administration 3 $9,600 $38,400 1 $634
Electric Power 5 $16,494 $39,586 1 $293
Welfare 1 $1,931 $23,172 1 $66
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $1,448
Police Protection - Officers 7 $22,835 $39,146 1 $420
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   2 $114
Local Libraries 3 $6,392 $25,568 4 $1,208
Water Supply 2 $5,934 $35,604 1 $293
Sewerage 4 $12,903 $38,709 0 $0
Totals for Government 32 $102,043 $38,266 14 $4,806


Barron government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $374,000
    Solid Waste Management: $132,000
    All Other: $112,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $149,000
    Parks & Recreation: $105,000
    Libraries: $10,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
    General: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,752,000
    Police Protection: $445,000
    Regular Highways: $434,000
    Sewerage: $413,000
    Water Utilities: $362,000
    Libraries: $197,000
    Fire Protection: $164,000
    Parks & Recreation: $146,000
    Central Staff Services: $119,000
    General - Other: $96,000
    Welfare - Other: $77,000
    Financial Administration: $68,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $120,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $134,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $72,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $530,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,182,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $499,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,435,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $480,000
    Other, NEC: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $182,000
    Electric Utilities: $50,000
    Water Utilities: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
    Interest Earnings: $86,000
    Rents: $35,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $501,000
    Police Protection: $29,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,466,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,416,000
    Water Utilities: $375,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $873,000
    Highways: $163,000
    All Other: $25,000
  • Tax - Property: $663,000
    NEC: $55,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,317,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,452 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.63%
Wisconsin average:   6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Polk County, WI  0.46% ($32,859 average AGI)
from Washburn County, WI  0.42% ($21,526)
from Chippewa County, WI  0.31% ($34,561)


5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.88%
Wisconsin average:   6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Eau Claire County, WI  0.48% ($23,830 average AGI)
to Polk County, WI  0.45% ($23,988)
to Chippewa County, WI  0.39% ($38,732)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barron:
  • WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WJMC (1240 AM; 1 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • 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.)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barron:
  • WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
  • WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Barron:
  • WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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