Black Earth, Wisconsin Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,320. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,278 (-3.2% change)
 
Males: 641   (48.6%)
Females: 679   (51.4%)

Dane County

Median resident age:   37.5 years
Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 53515 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,100 (it was $51,548 in 2000)
Black Earth   $56,100
Wisconsin:   $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $183,600 (it was $127,300 in 2000)
Black Earth   $183,600
Wisconsin:   $152,600

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Black Earth, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Black Earth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (50.2%), Norwegian (23.8%), Irish (11.6%), English (10.5%), United States (5.6%), Polish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 818 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 1939 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Black Earth

For population 25 years and over in Black Earth

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Black Earth village

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

8 residents are foreign born

This village:   0.6%
Wisconsin:   3.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Black Earth, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Black Earth to the number of sex offenders is 643 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

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

Black Earth:   1.8% ($2,296)
Wisconsin:   2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (24.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (168.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mazomanie, WI (4.0 miles ), Vermont, WI (4.2 miles ), Mazomanie, WI (4.3 miles ), Berry, WI (5.8 miles ), Cross Plains, WI (6.6 miles ), Mount Horeb, WI (9.1 miles ), Sauk City, WI (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $200,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.14 N, Longitude: 89.75 W


41 people in nursing homes

Area code: 608

This village's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+7.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Crime in Black Earth (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (225.7 per 100,000)
  • 16 thefts (1203.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 64.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Average climate in Black Earth, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Black Earth-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Black Earth village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/3/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Black Earth:
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)
  • UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 21 miles; MADISON, WI)
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 23 miles; BARABOO, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Black Earth:
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 29 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
  • ROCK CO (about 61 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 65 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Black Earth:
  • SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 11 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; ID: 91C)
  • MOREY (about 17 miles; MIDDLETON, WI; ID: C29)
  • VERONA (about 20 miles; VERONA, WI; ID: W19)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Black Earth:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 23 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 24 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 58 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 74 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
Public elementary/middle school in Black Earth:
  • BLACK EARTH EL (Students: 182; Location: 1133 CENTER ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Black Earth:
  • BLACK EARTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,670; Location: 1210 MILLS ST.; 14,592 books; 478 audio materials; 848 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)

Church in Black Earth: Black Earth Congregational Church (A) .

 

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

BLACK EARTH WATERWORKS (Population served: 1374, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Black Earth that have no violations reported:
  • MIDLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:   69.8%
Whole state:   66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:   6.0%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:   2.2%
Whole state:   8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:   0.9%
Whole state:   3.7%

Black Earth 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Black Earth (2007 data):
  • The Black Earth State Bank: at 1030 Mills Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $44.0 mil, Deposits: $39.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Black Earth Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Dane County Wisconsin:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 1 $3,100 $37,200 3 $1,858
Streets and Highways 3 $9,925 $39,700 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   1 $589
Other Government Administration 3 $9,018 $36,072 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 0 $0   5 $1,583
Totals for Government 7 $22,043 $37,788 9 $4,029


Black Earth government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $321,000
    Solid Waste Management: $62,000
    All Other: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $166,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,186,000
    Sewerage: $374,000
    Police Protection: $160,000
    Water Utilities: $106,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Libraries: $71,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Fire Protection: $55,000
    Central Staff Services: $42,000
    General - Other: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $153,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $21,000
    Sewerage: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,924,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $158,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $859,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,926,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $297,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $131,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
    Special Assessments: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,419,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,121,000
    Water Utilities: $71,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $158,000
    Highways: $78,000
    All Other: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $479,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $496,000

6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.99%
Wisconsin average:   6.06%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Dane County:   0.32%
Wisconsin average:   0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($35,740 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.29% ($33,319)
from Rock County, WI  0.28% ($37,443)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.35%
Wisconsin average:   6.22%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Dane County:   0.08%
Wisconsin average:   0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Columbia County, WI  0.38% ($41,524 average AGI)
to Rock County, WI  0.35% ($40,708)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.32% ($31,704)


Strongest AM radio stations in Black Earth:
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Black Earth:
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • W277AE (103.3 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY DBA WFEN)

TV broadcast stations around Black Earth:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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