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Population (year 2000): 5,305. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,210 (-1.8% change)
 
Males: 2,545   (48.0%)
Females: 2,760   (52.0%)

Green Lake County

Median resident age:   38.3 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 54923 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,500 (it was $36,896 in 2000)
Berlin   $37,500
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,400 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Berlin   $100,400
Wisconsin:   $152,600

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Berlin, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Berlin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (46.4%), Polish (15.8%), Irish (9.6%), English (6.4%), United States (5.0%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1857

Elevation: 764 feet

Land area: 5.98 square miles.

Population density: 873 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Berlin

For population 25 years and over in Berlin

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berlin city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

173 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:   3.3%
Wisconsin:   3.6%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Berlin, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Berlin to the number of sex offenders is 261 to 1.

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

Berlin:   2.0% ($1,526)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (27.6 miles , pop. 62,916).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (69.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Aurora, WI (3.5 miles ), Nepeuskun, WI (8.5 miles ), Rushford, WI (8.6 miles ), Green Lake, WI (8.8 miles ), Brooklyn, WI (9.0 miles ), Seneca, WI (9.0 miles ), Warren, WI (10.0 miles ), Ripon, WI (10.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2006: 32 buildings, average cost: $63,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.97 N, Longitude: 88.95 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +720 (+13.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,460 (53.0%)


People in group quarters in Berlin
  • 93 people in nursing homes
  • 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 920

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


Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-1.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



 

Crime in Berlin by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 4 0 1 2 1
    per 100,000 0.0 74.3 0.0 18.7 37.8 19.1
Robberies 0 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 7 11 9 5 5 4
    per 100,000 131.0 204.4 170.1 93.7 94.5 76.5
Burglaries 18 20 19 24 16 16
    per 100,000 336.9 371.6 359.2 449.5 302.4 305.8
Thefts 145 128 166 130 133 134
    per 100,000 2713.8 2378.3 3138.0 2434.9 2513.7 2561.2
Auto thefts 11 4 7 4 4 2
    per 100,000 205.9 74.3 132.3 74.9 75.6 38.2
Arson 6 1 N/A 0 0 0
    per 100,000 112.3 18.6 N/A 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 174.8 233.0 233.1 168.6 176.9 157.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.30
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Berlin, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Berlin-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the Berlin city center killed 7 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/18/1996, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.


Hospital/medical center in Berlin:
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (225 MEMORIAL DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Berlin:
  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 11 miles; RIPON, WI)
  • WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WILD ROSE, WI)
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CTR (about 28 miles; WAUPACA, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berlin:
  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID: OSH)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; APPLETON, WI; ID: ATW)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 64 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berlin:
  • WILD ROSE IDLEWILD (about 24 miles; WILD ROSE, WI; ID: W23)
  • WAUTOMA MUNI (about 25 miles; WAUTOMA, WI; ID: Y50)
  • WAUPACA MUNI (about 26 miles; WAUPACA, WI; ID: PCZ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berlin:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 30 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 44 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 57 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 70 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 71 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
Public high school in Berlin:
  • BERLIN HI (Students: 586; Location: 222 MEMORIAL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Berlin:
  • CLAY LAMBERTON EL (Students: 630; Location: 259 E MARQUETTE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BERLIN MID (Students: 420; Location: 289 E HURON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle schools in Berlin:
  • BERLIN CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 151 SOUTH GROVE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 98; Location: 146 MOUND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Berlin:
  • BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $326,285; Location: 121 W. PARK AVE.; 49,637 books; 2,937 audio materials; 3,134 video materials; 136 serial subscriptions)

Notable locations in Berlin: Gelhar Siding (A) , Berlin City Hall (B) , Berlin Public Library (C) .

Churches in Berlin include: Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (A) , Saint Michaels Polish Catholic Church (B) , Grace English Lutheran Church (C) , Victory Baptist Church (D) , Union Church (E) , Griffith Memorial Chapel (F) , Berlin Baptist Church (G) , Berlin Gospel Tabernacle (H) , Federated Church of Berlin (I) .

Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1) , Oakwood Cemetery (2) , Saint Stanislaus Cemetery (3) .

Creek: Barnes Creek (A) .

Parks in Berlin include: Market Square (1) , River Side Park (2) , East Side Park (3) .

Post office: Berlin Post Office (A) .

 

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

BERLIN WATERWORKS (Population served: 5371, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2001 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-27-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-1999 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-1998 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2001)
  • 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Berlin that have no violations reported:
  • NATIONAL BY PRODUCTS (Address: PO BOX 70, Population served: 48, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LEACH FARMS PROCESS PLANT (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
Wisconsin:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   65.7%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   5.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   7.0%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   1.8%
Whole state:   3.7%

Berlin compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Berlin (2007 data):
  • Bank Mutual: 103 E Huron Street Branch at 103 E Huron Street, branch established on 1940-08-14. 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
  • Baylake Bank: Berlin Branch at 764 Broadway, branch established on 1996-06-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,111.4 mil, Deposits: $882.1 mil, headquarters in Sturgeon Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Baylake Corp.
  • AnchorBank, fsb: 137 E Huron St Branch at 137 E Huron St, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,391.7 mil, Deposits: $3,236.1 mil, headquarters in Madison, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 51 total offices
  • The Farmers & Merchants Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1940-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $144.0 mil, Deposits: $116.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Kujawa Family Holdings, Inc.
  • The First National Bank of Berlin: The First National Bank Of Berlin at 140 West Huron Street, branch established on 1876-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $242.9 mil, Deposits: $194.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Berlin Bancorp, Inc.



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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
Police - Other 1 $2,444 $29,328 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 12 $38,975 $38,975 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 1 $3,350 $40,200 0 $0
Other Government Administration 3 $12,985 $51,940 8 $3,742
Financial Administration 1 $3,089 $37,068 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 1 $1,884 $22,608 0 $0
Local Libraries 3 $8,464 $33,856 6 $3,348
Water Supply 7 $22,279 $38,193 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $5,435 $32,610 11 $2,420
Sewerage 9 $27,788 $37,051 1 $139
Health 0 $0   15 $9,675
Welfare 0 $0   9 $5,307
Streets and Highways 8 $35,338 $53,007 2 $1,129
Housing and Community Development(Local) 1 $2,854 $34,248 0 $0
Firefighters 0 $0   27 $20,577
Totals for Government 49 $164,885 $40,380 79 $46,337


Berlin government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $765,000
    All Other: $217,000
    Parks & Recreation: $102,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $674,000
    Parks & Recreation: $187,000
    Health - Other: $157,000
    General: $92,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,053,000
    Sewerage: $861,000
    Regular Highways: $646,000
    Water Utilities: $579,000
    General - Other: $544,000
    Fire Protection: $399,000
    Parks & Recreation: $387,000
    Central Staff Services: $309,000
    Libraries: $295,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $258,000
    Solid Waste Management: $253,000
    Health Services - Other: $206,000
    Transit Utilities: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $78,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
    General Public Buildings: $77,000
    Housing & Community Development: $19,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $171,000
    Highways: $53,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $389,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $321,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $897,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,133,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $777,000
    Water Utilities: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,799,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $841,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,370,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $741,000
    Water Utilities: $82,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $521,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $334,000
    Special Assessments: $86,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $139,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $507,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $512,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,003,000
    Highways: $381,000
    All Other: $98,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,429,000
    NEC: $60,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,486,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $54,000

6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.58%
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 Fond du Lac County, WI  1.04% ($32,914 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, WI  0.80% ($28,048)
from Marquette County, WI  0.42% ($29,455)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.08%
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 Fond du Lac County, WI  1.25% ($13,061 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, WI  1.10% ($40,140)
to Waushara County, WI  0.54% ($32,571)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berlin:
  • WISS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BERLIN, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berlin:
  • WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
  • WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
  • WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Berlin:
  • WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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