Burke, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +9.8%
Males: 1,650 | (50.2%) |
Females: 1,634 | (49.8%) |
Median resident age: | 42.5 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53718.
Burke: | $115,938 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $58,470 (it was $28,458 in 2000)
Burke town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $400,761 (it was $157,300 in 2000)
Burke: | $400,761 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $411,151; detached houses: $438,642; townhouses or other attached units: $279,342; in 2-unit structures: $335,997; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,203; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,289; mobile homes: $129,987
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burke, WI
- 2,98991.0%White alone
- 842.6%Hispanic
- 802.4%Asian alone
- 712.2%Black alone
- 471.4%Two or more races
- 100.3%American Indian alone
- 20.06%Other race alone
- 10.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Burke detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (59.3%), Irish (14.4%), Norwegian (14.4%), English (11.9%), French (6.0%), Swedish (5.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 895 feet
Land area: 19.5 square miles.
Population density: 169 people per square mile (very low).
150 residents are foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.6% Asia).
This town: | 5.0% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Burke town: | 1.7% ($2,640) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (8.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (123.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.16 N, Longitude: 89.30 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Here: | 2.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Population change in the 1990s: +345 (+13.0%).
- Construction (9.5%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Public administration (7.0%)
- Finance & insurance (6.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Construction (17.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.2%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.0%)
- Food (4.9%)
- Educational services (14.2%)
- Health care (12.5%)
- Finance & insurance (8.6%)
- Public administration (8.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (2.9%)
- Computer specialists (2.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Engineers (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.0%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.8%)
- Customer service representatives (7.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.4%)
Average climate in Burke, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 67.3. This is about average.
City: | 67.3 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.176. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.176 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.63. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.63 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00428. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00428 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Burke-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Burke town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Burke-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 32% 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 334.2 miles away from the city 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 119.6 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 309.3 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 334.2 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 92.1 miles away from Burke center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 206.8 miles away from Burke 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 Dane County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Burke:
- OAKWOOD VILLAGE EAST HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; MADISON, WI)
- WI DIALYSIS INC - EAST (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; MADISON, WI)
- CITY VIEW NUR HOME (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MADISON, WI)
- THE WILLOWS NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SUN PRAIRIE, WI)
- SUN PRAIRIE HEALTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SUN PRAIRIE, WI)
- KARMENTA CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; MADISON, WI)
- BELMONT NUR REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; MADISON, WI)
Amtrak stations near Burke:
- 9 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: COLUMBUS (359 LUDINGTON ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burke:
- Herzing University-Madison (about 2 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,160)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 4 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 9 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 9 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Edgewood College (about 10 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 37 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
- Waukesha County Technical College (about 53 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 4,415)
Points of interest:
Notable location: McCoy Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Shopping Center: Lakewood Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Burke: Burke Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Token Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Burke include: Cherokee Marsh State Natural Area (1), Cherokee Marsh State Fishery Area (2), Token Creek County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 75.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Burke:
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 2.1%
- Divorced: 4.9%
For population 25 years and over in Burke:
- High school or higher: 92.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Here: | 9.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Burke, WI (based on Dane County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 106,036 | 34 |
Mainline Protestant | 73,128 | 113 |
Evangelical Protestant | 30,727 | 146 |
Other | 12,968 | 49 |
Black Protestant | 779 | 5 |
Orthodox | 445 | 4 |
None | 263,990 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Dane County: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Dane County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Dane County: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Dane County: | 8.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.0% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Here: | 23.9% |
State: | 27.5% |
Dane County: | 11.1% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
5.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,560 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.62% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Milwaukee County, WI | 0.28% ($56,222 average AGI) |
from Cook County, IL | 0.27% ($90,113) |
from Rock County, WI | 0.24% ($48,003) |
6.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,791 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.55% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($41 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Rock County, WI | 0.35% ($59,688 average AGI) |
to Columbia County, WI | 0.31% ($68,298) |
to Milwaukee County, WI | 0.29% ($53,216) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Burke:
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Burke:
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WJWD (90.3 FM; MARSHALL, WI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTLX (100.5 FM; COLUMBUS, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W216BL (91.1 FM; MCFARLAND, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Burke:
- 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.)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 36Number of bridges
- 364ft / 111mTotal length
- $3,200,000Total costs
- 1,161,759Total average daily traffic
- 122,973Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 51950-1959
- 141960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 91990-1999
- 52000-2009
- 22010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- KELLYE ABERNATHY, 5009 Reiner Rd (Lat: 43.121111 Lon: -89.268889), Type: 31.7, Overall height: 31.7 m, Registrant: Ameritech Mobile Communications Of Wisconsin, Inc. (General Partner) Dba , Jwhetter@ameritechcell.Com, , Hoffm-an Estates, Phone: (847) 765-5843
- Maggie Staton, 6097 Pepsi Way (Lat: 43.187833 Lon: -89.334139), Type: 33.5, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Nextel West Corp, Maggie.Staton@sprint.Com, , Weste-ville, Phone: (866) 400-6040
- Maggie Staton, 6097 Pepsi Way (Lat: 43.187833 Lon: -89.334139), Type: 33.5, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Nextel West Corp, Maggie.Staton@sprint.Com, , Weste-ville, Phone: (866) 400-6040
- Kyle B Entz, 6097 Pepsi Way (Lat: 43.187833 Lon: -89.334139), Type: 33.5, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Nextel West Corp., Resto-n, Phone: (866) 400-6040
- Richard J Byrne, 6097 Pepsi Way (Lat: 43.187833 Lon: -89.334139), Type: 33.5, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, Afry@towerco.Com, , Cary, Phone: (919) 653-5710
- Edward G Roach, 6097 Pepsi Way (Lat: 43.187833 Lon: -89.334139), Type: 33.5, Structure height: 55025 m, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- 5009 Reiner Rd (Lat: 43.121111 Lon: -89.268889), Type: 31.7, Overall height: 31.7 m, Registrant: Ameritech Mobile Communications Of Wisconsin, Inc. (General Partner) Dba , Jwhetter@ameritechcell.Com, , Hoffm-an Estates, Phone: (847) 765-5843
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 6199 Metro Drive (Lat: 43.103056 Lon: -89.272778), Call Sign: WQIJ623,
Assigned Frequencies: 462.187 MHz, 462.262 MHz, 462.362 MHz, 462.412 MHz, 467.762 MHz, Grant Date: 02/28/2008, Expiration Date: 02/28/2018, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2018, Certifier: Brian Sword, Registrant: Advanced Wireless Communications, 20809 Kensington Blvd, Lakeville, MN 55044-8353, Phone: (952) 469-0150, Email:
- 82.9%Utility gas
- 8.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.5%Electricity
- 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 76.4%Utility gas
- 8.7%Electricity
- 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%No fuel used
- 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Burke compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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.