Delton, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +18.1%
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| Males: 1,228 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 1,163 |  (48.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53913.
| Delton: | $75,578 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,651 (it was $18,584 in 2000)
Delton town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $258,714 (it was $106,500 in 2000)
| Delton: | $258,714 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $289,289; detached houses: $310,852; townhouses or other attached units: $241,946; in 2-unit structures: $244,471; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,121; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,772; mobile homes: $71,017
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Delton, WI
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- 2,08487.2%White alone
- 1546.4%American Indian alone
- 863.6%Hispanic
- 441.8%Two or more races
- 110.5%Asian alone
- 80.3%Black alone
- 40.2%Other race alone
Races in Delton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (46.3%), Irish (16.7%), English (12.0%), Norwegian (7.2%), Polish (6.8%), Swedish (3.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 29.6 square miles.
Population density: 81 people per square mile (very low).
50 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe).
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Delton town: | 1.7% ($1,856) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(40.2 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (161.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Newport, WI (2.0 miles ),
), Fairfield, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Excelsior, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Dell Prairie, WI (2.7 miles )
)Latitude: 43.58 N, Longitude: 89.79 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $273,300
- 2021: 12 buildings, average cost: $356,700
- 2020: 11 buildings, average cost: $350,000
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $260,000
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $198,200
- 2017: 14 buildings, average cost: $231,400
- 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $188,000
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $179,300
- 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $176,000
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $235,000
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $262,500
- 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $179,300
- 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $107,700
- 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $107,700
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $141,000
- 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $127,200
- 2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $102,000
- 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $110,400
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Accommodation & food services (16.6%)
- Health care (6.8%)
- Construction (6.7%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.7%)
- Educational services (5.4%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (3.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (15.0%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.1%)
- Metal & metal products (5.4%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (18.5%)
- Health care (12.7%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
Average climate in Delton, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 63.1. This is about average.
| City: | 63.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 4.36. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.36 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 1.66. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.66 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 14.7 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.34 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Delton-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Delton town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Delton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 29% 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 368.3 miles away from Delton 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 153.4 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 343.7 miles away from Delton center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 368.3 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 129.3 miles away from Delton center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 239.7 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 Sauk County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Delton:
- CONTINENTAL MANOR OF WIS DELLS (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-WISCONSIN DELLS (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI)
- ST CLARE HSPTL HLTH SVCS Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
- ST CLARE DIALYSIS CTR (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
- HOME HEALTH UNITED HSPC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
- ST CLARE MEADOWS CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
- RECOVER HEALTH OF WISCONSIN INC (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; BARABOO, WI)
Amtrak stations near Delton:
- 4 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.
- 17 miles: PORTAGE (400 W. ONEIDA ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delton:
- Herzing University-Madison (about 40 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,160)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 40 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 40 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 41 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Edgewood College (about 41 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 57 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 67 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Camp Gray (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Webster Prairie Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Mirror Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Delton include: Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area (1), Hulbert Creek Woods State Natural Area (2), Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area (3), Mirror Lake State Park (4). 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: | 71.6% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This town: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Delton:
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 11.1%
For population 25 years and over in Delton:
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 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 Delton, WI (based on Sauk County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 12,618 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,743 | 30 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,498 | 40 |
| Other | 436 | 3 |
| None | 30,681 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| This county: | 2.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
| Here: | 7.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 76
| Sauk County: | 13.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sauk County: | 8.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sauk County: | 28.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 18.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Delton:
- WIBU (900 AM; 1 kW; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WRDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRPQ (740 AM; 0 kW; BARABOO, WI; Owner: BARABOO BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Delton:
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBKY (95.9 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W290AL (105.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Delton:
- 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.)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 50Number of bridges
- 486ft / 148mTotal length
- $4,418,000Total costs
- 636,697Total average daily traffic
- 54,324Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 271960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21990-1999
- 192010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Delton)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.4%Utility gas
- 6.7%Wood
- 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Electricity
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 67.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.1%Utility gas
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Electricity
- 1.9%Wood
Delton compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.