Casey, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -24.2%
| Males: 176 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 177 |  (50.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 55.6 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54801.
| Casey: | $56,319 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,941 (it was $20,611 in 2000)
Casey town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $284,270 (it was $111,800 in 2000)
| Casey: | $284,270 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $263,471; detached houses: $274,298; townhouses or other attached units: $311,266; in 2-unit structures: $123,768; mobile homes: $86,388; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $30,137
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Casey, WI
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- 33294.1%White alone
- 185.1%Two or more races
- 20.6%Hispanic
- 10.3%Asian alone
Races in Casey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (53.2%), English (15.0%), Norwegian (11.4%), Irish (10.3%), Swedish (7.5%), French (5.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 31.1 square miles.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Casey town: | 1.4% ($1,604) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(58.5 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (88.5 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (354.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Trego, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Chicog, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Webb Lake, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Bashaw, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Gull Lake, WI (3.4 miles),
Beaver Brook, WI (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 45.94 N, Longitude: 91.95 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (12.6%)
- Educational services (12.6%)
- Health care (10.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Public administration (6.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.5%)
- Construction (21.2%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.1%)
- Educational services (5.1%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Educational services (23.8%)
- Health care (17.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.5%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (5.0%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (3.8%)
- Food (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.0%)
- Construction laborers (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Construction laborers (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Carpenters (5.9%)
- Cashiers (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.0%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (8.8%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Top executives (5.0%)
Average climate in Casey, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Casey-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/18/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Casey town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.
On 5/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Casey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 66% 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 197.9 miles away from Casey center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 210.0 miles away from Casey center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 112.4 miles away from Casey center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 116.3 miles away from Casey center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 117.2 miles away from Casey center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 114.2 miles away from Casey center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washburn County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Casey:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 14 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 55 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 60 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 61 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 61 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 73 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Century College (about 80 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Washburn County Youth Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Rosewood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Rigler Lake (B), Spring Lake (C), Sunfish Lake (D), Tomahawk Lake (E), Tower Lake (F), Casey Lake (G), Deer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.7% |
| 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: 1.2% of all households
| This town: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Casey:
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 66.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 6.1%
For population 25 years and over in Casey:
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Casey, WI (based on Washburn County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,098 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,706 | 12 |
| Catholic | 2,317 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| None | 7,788 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Washburn County: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Washburn County: | 7.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
| Washburn County: | 17.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Washburn County: | 9.1% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Washburn County: | 27.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Washburn County: | 9.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Casey:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- 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)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WCSW (940 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Casey:
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WXCX (105.7 FM; SIREN, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Casey:
- W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 69.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.0%Wood
- 9.3%Electricity
- 5.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Utility gas
- 75.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.7%Electricity
- 8.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Casey compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.