Big Bend, Wisconsin Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,278. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,282 (+0.3% change)
 
Males: 659   (51.6%)
Females: 619   (48.4%)

Waukesha County

Median resident age:   36.8 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 53103 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,700 (it was $56,767 in 2000)
Big Bend   $60,700
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $190,700 (it was $137,900 in 2000)
Big Bend   $190,700
Wisconsin:   $152,600

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 53103

Big Bend, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
Consolute, LLC

Races in Big Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (53.3%), Polish (22.8%), Irish (11.8%), French (4.4%), United States (4.3%), Norwegian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1928

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 570 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Big Bend

For population 25 years and over in Big Bend

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Bend village

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This village:   1.6%
Wisconsin:   3.6%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Big Bend, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Bend to the number of sex offenders is 430 to 1.

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

Big Bend:   1.9% ($2,575)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukesha, WI (8.6 miles , pop. 64,825).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (20.9 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (81.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vernon, WI (2.4 miles ), Waterford North, WI (5.7 miles ), Wind Lake, WI (5.9 miles ), Muskego, WI (6.0 miles ), Waterford, WI (6.3 miles ), Waukesha, WI (6.7 miles ), Norway, WI (7.0 miles ), Mukwonago, WI (8.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $92,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $131,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $106,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,700
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $154,200
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $139,600
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $251,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.89 N, Longitude: 88.21 W


Area code: 262

Population change in the 1990s: -279 (-17.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Average climate in Big Bend, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Big Bend-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Big Bend village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Big Bend:
  • LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 7 miles; WATERFORD, WI)
  • WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; WAUKESHA, WI)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CTR 218 (about 10 miles; WAUKESHA, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Bend:
  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 30 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
  • ROCK CO (about 60 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Bend:
  • FOX RIVER (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, WI; ID: 96C)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 11 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; ID: UES)
  • CINDY GUNTLY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; FRANKSVILLE, WI; ID: 62C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Bend:
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 20 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
  • MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
  • MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 25 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,093)
  • CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 4,913)
Public elementary/middle school in Big Bend:
  • BIG BEND EL (Students: 413; Location: W230S8695 BIG BEND DR; Grades: PK - 06)
Private elementary/middle schools in Big Bend:
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: W227 S8930 ST JOSEPH DR; Grades: PK - 8)
  • CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: W229 S8930 CLARK STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Big Bend:
  • BIG BEND VILLAGE LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,536; Location: W230 S9175 NEVINS ST.; 12,703 books; 228 audio materials; 383 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

 

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

MILL POND TAVERN (Population served: 51, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:   2.9 people
Wisconsin:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:   77.9%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:   4.2%
Whole state:   5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:   2.9%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:   0.8%
Whole state:   3.7%

Big Bend compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Banks with branches in Big Bend (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Mukwonago: Vernon Branch at W236 S7050 Big Bend Drive, branch established on 1989-06-13; Big Bend Branch at W230 S9125 Clark Street, branch established on 1937-06-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $532.7 mil, Deposits: $471.2 mil, headquarters in Mukwonago, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bank Holding, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Waukesha County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $633
Streets and Highways 2 $7,202 $43,212 0 $0
Police - Other 1 $2,210 $26,520 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 4 $14,350 $43,050 3 $2,494
Other Government Administration 0 $0   1 $2,113
Totals for Government 7 $23,762 $40,735 5 $5,240


Big Bend government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $118,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $378,000
    Central Staff Services: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Fire Protection: $74,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
    General - Other: $50,000
    Libraries: $49,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $713,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $624,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $89,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $114,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $216,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $153,000
    Highways: $48,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $731,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $408,000

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,112 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.51%
Wisconsin average:   6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($215 average AGI)
Waukesha County:   0.05%
Wisconsin average:   0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  3.05% ($54,465 average AGI)
from Washington County, WI  0.33% ($50,743)
from Jefferson County, WI  0.20% ($40,479)


6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.98%
Wisconsin average:   6.22%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($544 average AGI)
Waukesha County:   0.05%
Wisconsin average:   0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Milwaukee County, WI  2.41% ($39,785 average AGI)
to Washington County, WI  0.50% ($57,661)
to Jefferson County, WI  0.32% ($46,643)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Bend:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Bend:
  • WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
  • WRIT-FM (95.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLZR (102.9 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJMR-FM (98.3 FM; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WFMR (106.9 FM; BROOKFIELD, WI; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF MILWAUKEE, LLC)
  • WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Big Bend:
  • WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
  • 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)
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
  • WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
  • WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)

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