Bell, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +14.3%
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| Males: 134 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 129 |  (49.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 58.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54827.
| Bell: | $58,601 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $44,986 (it was $18,683 in 2000)
Bell town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,040 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
| Bell: | $238,040 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $283,251; detached houses: $295,093; townhouses or other attached units: $452,863; in 2-unit structures: $274,116; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,082; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,992; mobile homes: $87,640; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $120,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bell, WI
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- 24793.9%White alone
- 103.8%Two or more races
- 31.1%Asian alone
- 10.4%American Indian alone
- 10.4%Other race alone
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in Bell detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (38.7%), English (11.3%), French (10.0%), Norwegian (9.6%), Irish (6.5%), Polish (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 59.6 square miles.
Population density: 4.4 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bell town: | 1.1% ($983) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(47.7 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (160.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (382.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Cornucopia, WI (1.9 miles),
Clover, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Herbster, WI (2.7 miles),
Port Wing, WI (3.6 miles ),
), Russell, WI (3.8 miles )
)Latitude: 46.80 N, Longitude: 91.11 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (27.8%)
- Construction (15.5%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (8.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.2%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Health care (6.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Construction (31.2%)
- Educational services (16.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (6.2%)
- Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers (4.2%)
- Educational services (38.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.3%)
- Health care (12.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (10.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.2%)
- Public administration (8.2%)
- U. S. Postal service (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Registered nurses (6.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.1%)
- Therapists (3.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (3.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Construction laborers (6.2%)
- Electricians (6.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (12.2%)
- Registered nurses (12.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (12.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.2%)
- Therapists (6.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.1%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4.1%)
Average climate in Bell, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Bell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 72% 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 248.6 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 89.2 miles away from Bell center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bayfield County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bell:
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 47 miles; Duluth, MN; Full-time enrollment: 10,612)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 47 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 48 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- Lake Superior College (about 50 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 83 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- Michigan Technological University (about 123 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 139 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Bell: East Pier Light (A), Cornucopia Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Bell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Perch Lake (A), Siskiwit Lake (B), Crystal Lake (C), Little Siskiwit Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Squaw Creek (A), Lost Creek Number Three (B), Lost Creek Number Two (C), Lost Creek Number One (D), Bark River (E), Saxine Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Bell: Lost Creek Bog State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 1.9 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 55.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
| This town: | 17.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Bell:
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 15.1%
For population 25 years and over in Bell:
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bell, WI (based on Bayfield County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,109 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,247 | 14 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 847 | 10 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 8,810 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| This county: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Bayfield County: | 8.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
| This county: | 26.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Bayfield County: | 8.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bell:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST 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)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WATW (1400 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bell:
- WEGZ (105.9 FM; WASHBURN, WI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJH (96.7 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNXR (107.3 FM; IRON RIVER, WI; Owner: GERALD J. HACKMAN)
- WHSA (89.9 FM; BRULE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WBSZ (93.3 FM; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: GERALD JAMES HACKMAN)
TV broadcast stations around Bell:
- WAST-LP (Channel 25; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: RESOURCE RECOVERY OF WISCONSIN, INC.)
- W45CI (Channel 45; ASHLAND, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.0mTotal length
- 1,078Total average daily traffic
- 8Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,284Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.5%Wood
- 18.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Electricity
- 2.0%Solar energy
- 60.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 40.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Bell compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.