Alban, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.3%
Males: 462 | (52.2%) |
Females: 423 | (47.8%) |
Median resident age: | 45.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54473.
Alban: | $58,402 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,080 (it was $15,664 in 2000)
Alban town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $205,239 (it was $87,400 in 2000)
Alban: | $205,239 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $261,389; detached houses: $273,410; townhouses or other attached units: $220,785; in 2-unit structures: $167,787; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $469,515; mobile homes: $39,954
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alban, WI
- 85596.6%White alone
- 141.6%Hispanic
- 111.2%Two or more races
- 30.3%Other race alone
- 10.1%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Alban detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Alban, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Polish (51.3%), German (32.8%), Norwegian (10.4%), English (4.3%), Irish (4.2%), French (1.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1141 feet
Land area: 35.5 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
8 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.9% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Alban town: | 1.6% ($1,378) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (50.2 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (108.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (209.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.63 N, Longitude: 89.28 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 2.7% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.0%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Metal & metal products (4.4%)
- Construction (15.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.1%)
- Paper (7.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.9%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.9%)
- Transportation equipment (3.5%)
- Finance & insurance (11.0%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Educational services (10.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.2%)
- Social assistance (6.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.5%)
- Construction laborers (6.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
Average climate in Alban, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 44.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Alban-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Alban town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Alban-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 8% 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 220.4 miles away from the city center
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 433.6 miles away from Alban center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 254.7 miles away from the city 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 408.4 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 188.5 miles away from Alban center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 433.6 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 Portage County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, 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 Alban:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 17 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 31 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 31 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 48 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 51 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 56 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 59 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Rosholt Fire District (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Penny Lake (B), Tree Lake (C), Collins Lake (D), Lake Helen (E), Lions Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Klondike Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Alban include: Collins Park (1), Peterson Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 72.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.5% |
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: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 10.3% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Alban:
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 5.3%
For population 25 years and over in Alban:
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes
Here: | 11.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Alban, WI (based on Portage County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 28,520 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,390 | 35 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,687 | 17 |
Other | 392 | 6 |
None | 29,030 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Portage County: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Portage County: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.9% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Portage County: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 11.6% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Alban:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alban:
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alban:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 10ft / 2.6mTotal length
- $149,000Total costs
- 1,860Total average daily traffic
- 153Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,326Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
- 46.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.9%Wood
- 9.1%Utility gas
- 5.1%Electricity
- 43.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.0%Wood
- 10.0%Utility gas
Alban 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 significantly below state average.