Brigham, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +13.9%
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| Males: 547 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 487 |  (47.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53507.
| Brigham: | $104,981 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,411 (it was $23,469 in 2000)
Brigham town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $528,952 (it was $208,700 in 2000)
| Brigham: | $528,952 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brigham, WI
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- 99596.2%White alone
- 222.1%Hispanic
- 80.8%Two or more races
- 60.6%Asian alone
- 20.2%Black alone
- 10.10%American Indian alone
Races in Brigham detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (33.8%), Norwegian (28.5%), Irish (17.4%), English (10.6%), United States (9.1%), Swiss (6.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 64.1 square miles.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Brigham town: | 1.2% ($2,544) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(26.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (139.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Blue Mounds, WI (1.9 miles ),
), Vermont, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Moscow, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Perry, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 43.01 N, Longitude: 89.90 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.3%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Construction (7.9%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (7.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (26.3%)
- Construction (13.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.4%)
- Educational services (3.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (2.7%)
- Educational services (15.0%)
- Health care (14.2%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (12.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (2.8%)
- Engineers (2.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Engineers (4.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Registered nurses (5.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
Average climate in Brigham, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Brigham-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Brigham town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/3/1983, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Brigham-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 50% 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 332.4 miles away from Brigham 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 118.8 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 308.2 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 332.4 miles away from Brigham 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 101.5 miles away from Brigham center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 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 Iowa County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brigham:
- Edgewood College (about 25 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 30 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 33 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 36 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 7,679)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 60 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Brigham: Barneveld Area Rescue Squad (A), Barneveld - Brigham Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Brigham: Middlebury Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Jennieton Baptist Cemetery (2), Jennieton Cemetery (3), White Church Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Birch Lake 1.5 (A), 0.5 Reservoir (B), 2.25 Reservoir (C), 9 Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arneson Creek (A), Smith Conley Creek (B), Knudson Branch (C), Klusendorf Branch (D), Williams-Barneveld Creek (E), Duesler Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Brigham: Blue Mound State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This town: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Brigham:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 66.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 6.8%
For population 25 years and over in Brigham:
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 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 Brigham, WI (based on Iowa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,632 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,247 | 23 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 694 | 13 |
| Other | 28 | 1 |
| None | 12,086 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Iowa County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| Here: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Iowa County: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Iowa County: | 13.8% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Brigham:
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brigham:
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
TV broadcast stations around Brigham:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- 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)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 16Number of bridges
- 69ft / 21.0mTotal length
- 2,898Total average daily traffic
- 127Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 42000-2009
- 22010-2019
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 65.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.8%Wood
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 0.7%Electricity
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 38.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.4%Wood
- 7.7%Utility gas
- 7.7%Electricity
Brigham compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above 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.