Belle Plaine, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -0.6%
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| Males: 916 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 939 |  (50.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 49.0 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54929.
| Belle Plaine: | $74,338 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,508 (it was $20,381 in 2000)
Belle Plaine town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,738 (it was $106,000 in 2000)
| Belle Plaine: | $224,738 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $252,779; detached houses: $260,048; townhouses or other attached units: $236,747; in 2-unit structures: $259,922; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,894; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $365,963; mobile homes: $107,650
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Belle Plaine, WI
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- 1,79296.6%White alone
- 291.6%American Indian alone
- 120.6%Two or more races
- 120.6%Hispanic
- 90.5%Asian alone
- 10.05%Black alone
Races in Belle Plaine detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (64.9%), Norwegian (7.8%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.3%), French (5.6%), Dutch (3.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 855 feet
Land area: 38.4 square miles.
Population density: 48 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Belle Plaine town: | 1.5% ($1,566) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(32.9 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (118.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (204.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Matteson, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Shawano, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Waukechon, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Thornton, WI (2.6 miles),
Navarino, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Pella, WI (2.7 miles )
)Latitude: 44.70 N, Longitude: 88.66 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $450,000
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $445,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $501,800
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $283,300
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $265,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $277,300
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.6%)
- Health care (7.8%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Construction (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.8%)
- Paper (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.0%)
- Construction (10.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Transportation equipment (5.4%)
- Machinery (4.7%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Educational services (3.9%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Finance & insurance (8.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.3%)
- Paper (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.0%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.9%)
Average climate in Belle Plaine, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Belle Plaine-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Belle Plaine 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 F4 tornado 24.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Belle Plaine-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 19% 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 224.7 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 434.3 miles away from Belle Plaine center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 235.4 miles away from Belle Plaine 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 408.9 miles away from Belle Plaine 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 189.4 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 434.3 miles away from Belle Plaine 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 Shawano 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).
Hospitals and medical centers near Belle Plaine:
- PINE MANOR HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; CLINTONVILLE, WI)
- FMC - SHAWANO (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; SHAWANO, WI)
- MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-SHAWANO (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SHAWANO, WI)
- EVERGREEN CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; SHAWANO, WI)
- BIRCH HILL CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; SHAWANO, WI)
- CLINTONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 8 miles away; CLINTONVILLE, WI)
- BEHLING MEMORIAL HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CLINTONVILLE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belle Plaine:
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 30 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 6,069)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 31 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 34 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 35 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 39 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 47 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 48 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Shawano Area Fire Department Station 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Belle Plaine include: United Church (A), Saint Martin Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bomke Cemetery (1), Friendship Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Pine Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Schoenick Lake (C), Wagner Lake (D), Grass Lake (E), Long Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Rose Brook (B). 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: | 73.8% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.8% |
| 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: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
90 people in nursing homes in 2000
2 people in other workers' dormitories in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Belle Plaine:
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 67.6%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 5.7%
For population 25 years and over in Belle Plaine:
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Belle Plaine, WI (based on Shawano County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11,357 | 43 |
| Catholic | 6,930 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,995 | 23 |
| Other | 527 | 3 |
| None | 18,140 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Shawano County: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Shawano County: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| Here: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 48
| Shawano County: | 11.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 11.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Plaine:
- WTCH (960 AM; 1 kW; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Plaine:
- WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Belle Plaine:
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 131ft / 39.5mTotal length
- 51,800Total average daily traffic
- 2,808Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 101990-1999
- 12010-2019
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 47.2%Utility gas
- 22.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.4%Wood
- 2.8%Electricity
- 42.6%Utility gas
- 26.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.8%Electricity
- 2.1%Wood
Belle Plaine 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.
- Median age 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.