Neva, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -9.3%
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| Males: 466 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 436 |  (48.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54424.
| Neva: | $65,697 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,146 (it was $16,503 in 2000)
Neva town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $174,054 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
| Neva: | $174,054 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Neva, WI
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- 87897.3%White alone
- 141.6%Hispanic
- 50.6%Two or more races
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Neva detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (46.7%), Czech (13.6%), Polish (9.3%), United States (8.5%), Irish (7.2%), Norwegian (6.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1575 feet
Land area: 37.4 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Neva town: | 1.6% ($1,300) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(74.4 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (246.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Peck, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Price, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Upham, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Polar, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Ackley, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Summit Lake, WI (3.1 miles),
Ainsworth, WI (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 45.25 N, Longitude: 89.12 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.0%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Health care (5.3%)
- Metal & metal products (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.0%)
- Construction (14.2%)
- Metal & metal products (9.1%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.7%)
- Machinery (4.3%)
- Wood products (3.4%)
- Paper (3.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.1%)
- Finance & insurance (9.7%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.8%)
- Personal & laundry services (6.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.6%)
- Customer service representatives (4.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
Average climate in Neva, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Neva-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Neva town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/7/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $15 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Neva-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 262.3 miles away from Neva center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 336.7 miles away from Neva center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 278.4 miles away from Neva 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 229.0 miles away from Neva center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 472.6 miles away from Neva center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 405.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Langlade County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Neva:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 32 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 55 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 68 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 71 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 75 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Saint Norbert College (about 77 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Lawrence University (about 78 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
Points of interest:
Churches in Neva include: Saint Matthew Lutheran Church (A), Saint Wencel Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Neva Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: North Neva Lake (A), South Neva Lake (B), Anderson Lake (C), Borth Lake (D), Kimball Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.0% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Neva:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 68.9%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 4.5%
For population 25 years and over in Neva:
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Neva, WI (based on Langlade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,164 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,976 | 19 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,699 | 10 |
| Other | 174 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 59 | 1 |
| None | 6,905 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Here: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Langlade County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| This county: | 10.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Here: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Langlade County: | 8.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 13.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Neva:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WATK (900 AM; 0 kW; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- 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)
Strongest FM radio stations in Neva:
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Neva:
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 20ft / 5.6mTotal length
- 2,286Total average daily traffic
- 2,512Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.3%Utility gas
- 14.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.0%Wood
- 0.6%Electricity
- 60.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.8%Utility gas
- 13.2%Wood
- 10.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Neva 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 significantly below state average.