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Population change since 2000: +2.7%
Males: 3,567 | (49.7%) |
Females: 3,615 | (50.3%) |
Median resident age: | 43.3 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Washington: | $99,766 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $54,608 (it was $27,026 in 2000)
Washington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $337,838 (it was $132,000 in 2000)
Washington: | $337,838 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $246,438; detached houses: $257,198; townhouses or other attached units: $222,396; in 2-unit structures: $147,219; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,735; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,820; mobile homes: $51,719
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Washington, WI
- 6,77594.3%White alone
- 1662.3%Asian alone
- 1231.7%Hispanic
- 831.2%Two or more races
- 160.2%Black alone
- 130.2%American Indian alone
- 60.08%Other race alone
Races in Washington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (46.1%), Norwegian (23.3%), Irish (13.2%), English (9.1%), Polish (6.5%), Swedish (6.5%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 630 feet
Land area: 56.1 square miles.
Population density: 128 people per square mile (very low).
173 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).
This town: | 2.5% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Washington town: | 1.6% ($2,110) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (4.7 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (84.0 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (276.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.77 N, Longitude: 91.42 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 2.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (12.6%)
- Educational services (12.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Construction (5.5%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.4%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Educational services (6.9%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (6.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.2%)
- Educational services (18.3%)
- Health care (17.7%)
- Finance & insurance (7.7%)
- Social assistance (4.4%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Physicians and surgeons (4.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.3%)
Average climate in Washington, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 62.1. This is about average.
City: | 62.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 15.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 0.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 15.2 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.29. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.29 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Washington-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Washington town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Washington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 70% 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 233.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 261.9 miles away from Washington center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 245.4 miles away from Washington center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 243.1 miles away from Washington center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 395.9 miles away from Washington center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 347.9 miles away from Washington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Eau Claire County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Washington:
- HEALTHSOUTH - OAK LEAF SURGERY CENTER (Hospital, about 2 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- OAK LEAF SURGCL HSPTL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- DOVE HEALTHCARE-SOUTH (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC DIALYSIS - LONDON ROAD (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- OAKWOOD VILLA (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; ALTOONA, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 5 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 5 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 27 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Winona State University (about 52 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 52 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 60 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Western Technical College (about 67 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 3,377)
Public high school in Washington:
- WASHINGTON ISLAND HIGH (Students: 28, Location: 888 MAIN RD, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Washington:
- WASHINGTON ISLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 36, Location: 888 MAIN RD, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Washington: Eau Claire Orchard (A), Township Fire Department Station 2 Washington (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Washington include: Washington Church (A), Eden Cell Church (B), Tabernacle of Praise (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Rest Haven Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Ninemile Creek (B), Willow Creek (C), Sixmile Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Adolph F. Heidkamp - Politician, Janine P. Geske - Politician, M. Rickert - Fantasy writer.
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 74.3% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
People in group quarters in Washington in 2010:
- 48 people in college/university student housing
- 21 people in group homes intended for adults
- 16 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Washington in 2000:
- 97 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 24 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in other group homes
For population 15 years and over in Washington:
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 6.6%
For population 25 years and over in Washington:
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.8 minutes
Here: | 11.2 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Washington, WI (based on Eau Claire County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 19,220 | 29 |
Evangelical Protestant | 18,442 | 58 |
Catholic | 16,240 | 10 |
Other | 1,744 | 12 |
None | 43,090 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 4.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 6.5% |
State: | 7.6% |
Eau Claire County: | 25.6% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Eau Claire County: | 10.9% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Washington:
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, 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)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Washington:
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- W206AH (89.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Washington:
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 55Number of bridges
- 584ft / 178mTotal length
- $8,627,000Total costs
- 443,263Total average daily traffic
- 44,421Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 251960-1969
- 41970-1979
- 51980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 52000-2009
- 82010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- STATION, 2827 6th Street (Lat: 42.606944 Lon: -89.624000), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WEH736,
Assigned Frequencies: 2195.20 MHz, Grant Date: 10/25/2000, Expiration Date: 01/03/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/18/2010, Phone: (516) 289-6200
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
2- Jackson Harbor (Lat: 45.398306 Lon: -86.857889), Call Sign: KNKP858,
Assigned Frequencies: 454.100 MHz, Grant Date: 11/04/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018, Cancellation Date: 07/15/2014, Registrant: Frontier Communications Corporation, 250 South Franklin, Cookeville, TN 38501, Phone: (931) 528-1584, Fax: (931) 528-1581, Email:
- Lakeview Rd., 1.4 Miles North Of Sr29 (Lat: 44.777194 Lon: -88.487306), Call Sign: WRV202,
Assigned Frequencies: 454.075 MHz, Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancellation Date: 06/05/1999, Registrant: Fromm Services, Inc., 416 Crooks Street, Greenbay, WI 54301
- 49.9%Utility gas
- 22.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.9%Wood
- 5.7%Electricity
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 37.1%Utility gas
- 29.6%Electricity
- 14.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 1.2%Other fuel
Washington compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Washington on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: secretaries and administrative assistants (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: librarians, curators, and archivists (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: physicians and surgeons (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest cost per building permit(population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 100 high-educated but low-earning cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: health care (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
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