Emmet, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.6%
Males: 668 | (51.3%) |
Females: 634 | (48.7%) |
Median resident age: | 45.4 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54426.
Emmet: | $76,705 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,603 (it was $18,904 in 2000)
Emmet town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $339,935 (it was $159,700 in 2000)
Emmet: | $339,935 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,408; detached houses: $272,121; townhouses or other attached units: $256,767; in 2-unit structures: $201,412; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,678; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,084; mobile homes: $51,673
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Emmet, WI
- 1,27798.1%White alone
- 90.7%Hispanic
- 80.6%Asian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
- 30.2%Two or more races
- 10.08%American Indian alone
- 10.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.08%Other race alone
Races in Emmet detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (70.2%), Irish (9.2%), English (7.6%), Polish (5.0%), Norwegian (3.8%), Italian (2.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 31.7 square miles.
Population density: 41 people per square mile (very low).
24 residents are foreign born
This town: | 2.0% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Emmet town: | 1.6% ($2,545) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukesha, WI (29.2 miles , pop. 64,825).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (36.5 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 88.71 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $493,300
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $472,200
- 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $366,000
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $345,300
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $291,800
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $375,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $253,000
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $247,300
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $210,000
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $264,300
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $234,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $175,000
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $255,800
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $229,000
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $281,300
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $263,000
- 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $216,500
- 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $167,600
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $199,000
- 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $47,700
- 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $47,700
- 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $47,700
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $47,700
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,700
Here: | 2.3% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (9.8%)
- Metal & metal products (9.2%)
- Health care (9.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.3%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Food (4.8%)
- Educational services (3.1%)
- Construction (15.6%)
- Metal & metal products (11.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.2%)
- Machinery (7.8%)
- Food (4.2%)
- Beverage & tobacco products (3.6%)
- Educational services (2.3%)
- Health care (18.6%)
- Metal & metal products (5.9%)
- Food (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.7%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Carpenters (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Customer service representatives (5.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.0%)
Average climate in Emmet, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 66.3. This is about average.
City: | 66.3 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.198. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.198 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.173. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.173 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.1 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.50. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.50 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.0105. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0105 |
U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Emmet-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.4 miles away from the Emmet town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 tornado 40.7 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Emmet-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 334.7 miles away from Emmet center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 124.2 miles away from Emmet center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 309.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 334.7 miles away from the city 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 89.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 181.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Dodge County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Emmet:
- MARQUARDT HOSPICE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- MARQUARDT MEMORIAL MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- WATERTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- UW HLTH PARTNERS - WATERTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- PURITY DIALYSIS - WATERTOWN (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-WATERTOWN (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
- WELBOURNE HALL RCF (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; WATERTOWN, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Emmet:
- Waukesha County Technical College (about 27 miles; Pewaukee, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 29 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
- Carroll University (about 30 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,313)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 31 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 33 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 38 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 38 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Emmet Cemetery (1), Moravian Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Clyman Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 82.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.7% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Emmet:
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 6.4%
For population 25 years and over in Emmet:
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Here: | 8.4 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Emmet, WI (based on Dodge County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 18,757 | 62 |
Catholic | 13,437 | 13 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,363 | 32 |
Other | 265 | 2 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 43,937 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Dodge County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Dodge County: | 3.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Dodge County: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Dodge County: | 7.3% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.8% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Dodge County: | 8.1% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Emmet:
- WTTN (1580 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Emmet:
- W277AC (103.3 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
- WXRO (95.3 FM; BEAVER DAM, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTKM-FM (104.9 FM; HARTFORD, WI; Owner: KETTLE MORAINE B/CTING COMPANY, 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.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Emmet:
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- 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)
- 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)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 21Number of bridges
- 177ft / 53.5mTotal length
- $2,069,000Total costs
- 96,087Total average daily traffic
- 1,521Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21910-1919
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 51960-1969
- 31970-1979
- 92010-2019
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 4 Miles North Of Watertown On Hwy 26 (Lat: 43.250556 Lon: -88.736222), Call Sign: WRE623,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.490 MHz, Grant Date: 04/20/2004, Expiration Date: 07/10/2014, Cancellation Date: 09/13/2014, Registrant: Dodge County, 124 West St, Juneau, WI 53039, Phone: (920) 386-4063, Email:
- 43.5%Utility gas
- 32.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.9%Wood
- 4.6%Electricity
- 47.1%Utility gas
- 26.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.2%Electricity
Emmet 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 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.
Emmet on our top lists:
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Northern America (population 500+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"