Bear Lake, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +12.3%
Males: 351 | (53.3%) |
Females: 308 | (46.7%) |
Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54868.
Bear Lake: | $69,101 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,742 (it was $18,380 in 2000)
Bear Lake town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,415 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
Bear Lake: | $227,415 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bear Lake, WI
- 64898.3%White alone
- 40.6%Two or more races
- 30.5%Black alone
- 30.5%Hispanic
- 10.2%American Indian alone
Races in Bear Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (21.3%), Czech (18.9%), Irish (8.7%), French (5.3%), English (4.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 32.9 square miles.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (very low).
Bear Lake town: | 1.6% ($1,500) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (56.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (76.7 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.59 N, Longitude: 91.83 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 3.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.5%)
- Health care (11.7%)
- Construction (7.1%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Machinery (6.1%)
- Metal & metal products (6.1%)
- Food (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (26.2%)
- Construction (14.8%)
- Wood products (7.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Food (5.4%)
- Transportation equipment (5.4%)
- Health care (4.0%)
- Health care (18.8%)
- Machinery (10.6%)
- Educational services (10.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.5%)
- Food (6.2%)
- Metal & metal products (6.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Carpenters (4.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (8.1%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.0%)
Average climate in Bear Lake, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bear Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.4 miles away from the Bear Lake town 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 F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.0 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bear Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% 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 203.9 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 216.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 137.2 miles away from Bear Lake center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 141.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 142.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 139.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Barron County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bear Lake:
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; RICE LAKE, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MED CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; RICE LAKE, WI)
- RICE LAKE CONV CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; RICE LAKE, WI)
- HERITAGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; RICE LAKE, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CTR HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; RICE LAKE, WI)
- CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; CUMBERLAND, WI)
- CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL ECU (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; CUMBERLAND, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Lake:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 12 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 50 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 58 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 58 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 65 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Century College (about 68 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Bethel University (about 75 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Bear Lake: Camp Phillips (A), Bear Lake Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Bass Lake (C), Bear Lake (D), Lake Thirty (E), Butternut Lake (F), Crooked Lake (G), Fish Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sucker Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Bear Lake: Bear Lake Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 78.8% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Bear Lake:
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in Bear Lake:
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Here: | 10.7 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bear Lake, WI (based on Barron County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 10,839 | 26 |
Catholic | 7,764 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,492 | 42 |
Other | 919 | 5 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 19,856 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.88 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.2% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 14.1% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Lake:
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WJMC (1240 AM; 1 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCSW (940 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Lake:
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Bear Lake:
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 7ft / 2.4mTotal length
- 271Total average daily traffic
- 296Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- 49.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 38.1%Wood
- 9.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 1.0%Electricity
- 42.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 38.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.0%Wood
Bear Lake compared to Wisconsin 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 significantly 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.