Buena Vista, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +18.7%
| Males: 978 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 891 |  (47.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54467.
| Buena Vista: | $71,456 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,154 (it was $17,411 in 2000)
Buena Vista town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $181,776 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| Buena Vista: | $181,776 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $250,850; detached houses: $261,473; townhouses or other attached units: $613,931; in 2-unit structures: $276,599; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,379; mobile homes: $59,249; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,774
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buena Vista, WI
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- 1,78495.5%White alone
- 482.6%Hispanic
- 160.9%Two or more races
- 100.5%American Indian alone
- 70.4%Asian alone
- 40.2%Black alone
Races in Buena Vista detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (38.7%), Norwegian (12.1%), Irish (11.6%), English (9.8%), United States (7.6%), French (4.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 41.1 square miles.
Population density: 46 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Buena Vista town: | 1.5% ($1,265) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(45.7 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (164.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Sextonville, WI (1.4 miles ),
), Gotham, WI (1.6 miles),
Ithaca, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Orion, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Clyde, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 43.25 N, Longitude: 90.27 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.7%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8.1%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (7.4%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.9%)
- Construction (10.8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9.9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (6.2%)
- Metal & metal products (5.3%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.1%)
- Health care (13.7%)
- Educational services (12.2%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (8.6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
Average climate in Buena Vista, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Buena Vista-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Buena Vista town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Buena Vista-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 49% 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 354.7 miles away from Buena Vista 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 142.4 miles away from Buena Vista 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 330.8 miles away from Buena Vista center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 354.7 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 126.5 miles away from Buena Vista center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 114.2 miles away from Buena Vista 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 Richland County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 15, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Buena Vista:
- PINE VALLEY HLTH CARE REHAB (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- SCHMITT WOODLAND HILLS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-RIVERDALE (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; MUSCODA, WI)
- GREENWAY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; SPRING GREEN, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buena Vista:
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 38 miles; Platteville, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,679)
- Edgewood College (about 45 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 46 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 46 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 49 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 50 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- Viterbo University (about 62 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,848)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Buena Vista: Bear Valley Dairy Farm (A), Burr Oak Stock and Dairy Farm (B), Durst Stock Farm (C), Edgewood Farm (D), Evergreen Stock and Dairy Farm (E), Greenhecks Homestead (F), Hickory Grove Farm (G), Lindencroft Stock and Dairy Farm (H), Sunnyside Farm (I), Willow Springs Farm (J), Atwood Stock, Dairy and Grain Farm (K), Butternut Lane Farm (L), Evergreen Farm (M), Lake Labelle Farm (N), Lees Dairy Farm (O), Locust Corners Farm (P), Lone Rock Stock and Grain Farm (Q), Maplewood Farm (R), Mayflower Dairy Farm (S), Moss Creek Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buena Vista include: Gotham United Methodist Church (A), Brown Church (B), Saint Killian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bear Valley Cemetery (1), Saint Killian Cemetery (2), Sextonville Cemetery (3), Button Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Willow Creek (B), Pine River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buena Vista include: Bear Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (1), Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area (2), Smith Slough and Sand Prairie State Natural Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.9% |
| 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: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Buena Vista:
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 10.6%
For population 25 years and over in Buena Vista:
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.3 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Buena Vista, WI (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,706 | 14 |
| Catholic | 2,330 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,435 | 16 |
| Other | 65 | 2 |
| None | 11,485 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Here: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Richland County: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Here: | 5.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| This county: | 9.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Richland County: | 7.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 29.2% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 17.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Buena Vista:
- WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buena Vista:
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- 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)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Buena Vista:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, 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.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 184ft / 56.1mTotal length
- $3,780,000Total costs
- 29,404Total average daily traffic
- 1,791Total average daily truck traffic
- 31,984Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 11970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 101990-1999
- 12020-2022
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 56.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.4%Utility gas
- 7.3%Wood
- 7.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Electricity
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 60.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.0%Utility gas
- 6.0%Electricity
- 5.0%Wood
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Buena Vista compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 below state average.