Empire, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.8%
Males: 1,428 | (51.1%) |
Females: 1,369 | (48.9%) |
Median resident age: | 46.7 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54935.
Empire: | $103,331 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,333 (it was $27,174 in 2000)
Empire town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $351,183 (it was $160,800 in 2000)
Empire: | $351,183 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $253,446; detached houses: $264,898; townhouses or other attached units: $220,861; in 2-unit structures: $156,740; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,668; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,941; mobile homes: $48,221
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Empire, WI
- 2,69696.4%White alone
- 431.5%Hispanic
- 180.6%Black alone
- 160.6%Asian alone
- 160.6%Two or more races
- 40.1%American Indian alone
- 20.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.07%Other race alone
Races in Empire detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (62.7%), Irish (14.5%), English (7.0%), Polish (5.6%), French (5.3%), United States (5.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 29.0 square miles.
Population density: 96 people per square mile (very low).
23 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.9% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Empire town: | 1.5% ($2,376) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI (21.1 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (52.5 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (136.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.75 N, Longitude: 88.36 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $927,500
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $366,300
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $267,200
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $377,600
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $285,000
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $378,300
- 2016: 10 buildings, average cost: $291,000
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $205,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $443,800
- 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $289,200
- 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $353,500
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $302,500
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $279,500
- 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $247,200
- 2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $288,500
- 2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $271,400
- 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $276,400
- 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $365,900
- 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $219,500
- 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $206,700
- 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $193,200
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $198,100
- 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $221,400
- 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $155,700
- 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $171,500
Here: | 2.2% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (12.5%)
- Educational services (11.9%)
- Machinery (8.3%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Construction (14.3%)
- Machinery (8.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.0%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Truck transportation (3.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.7%)
- Health care (23.1%)
- Educational services (18.5%)
- Machinery (8.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.1%)
- Cashiers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.9%)
- Registered nurses (4.1%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
Average climate in Empire, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 66.1. This is about average.
City: | 66.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.198. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.198 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.173. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.173 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.9 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.1 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.50. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.50 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.0105. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0105 |
U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Empire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Empire town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 4/21/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the town center injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Empire-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 1% smaller 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 367.4 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 160.8 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 341.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 181.8 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 367.4 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 123.5 miles away from Empire 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 Fond du Lac County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, 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 Empire:
- MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- FOND DU LAC CNTY HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- GRANCARE NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- ST FRANCIS HOME (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- GENERATIONS HOME HEALTHCARE INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
- HEARTLAND HHC AND HSPC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; FOND DU LAC, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Empire:
- Marian University (about 4 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 4 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 22 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lakeland College (about 25 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
- Lawrence University (about 36 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 38 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Concordia University-Wisconsin (about 42 miles; Mequon, WI; FT enrollment: 5,253)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Rienz Cemetery (1), Empire Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: DeNeveu Lake (A), Devils Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 82.7% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.0% |
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: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Empire:
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 73.0%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 3.1%
- Divorced: 5.5%
For population 25 years and over in Empire:
- High school or higher: 92.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
Here: | 9.9 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Empire, WI (based on Fond du Lac County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 29,714 | 15 |
Evangelical Protestant | 15,457 | 44 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,339 | 32 |
Other | 500 | 6 |
Orthodox | 220 | 1 |
None | 43,403 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Fond du Lac County: | 4.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Fond du Lac County: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Fond du Lac County: | 7.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.4% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Fond du Lac County: | 8.9% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Empire:
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFIZ (1450 AM; 1 kW; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRPN (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIPON, WI)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Empire:
- W236AG (95.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUCATION BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KFIZ-FM (107.1 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
- WFDL-FM (97.7 FM; LOMIRA, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS OF FOND DU LAC, INC.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBWI-FM (92.5 FM; WEST BEND, WI; Owner: WEST BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- WTCX (96.1 FM; RIPON, WI; Owner: RADIO B/C LTD PARTNERSHIP)
- WPKR (99.5 FM; OMRO, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WVBO (103.9 FM; WINNECONNE, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WROE (94.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMDC (98.7 FM; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO PLUS, INC.)
- WWWX (96.9 FM; OSHKOSH, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W269AZ (101.7 FM; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Empire:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- W23BL (Channel 23; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.2mTotal length
- $1,135,000Total costs
- 15,700Total average daily traffic
- 276Total average daily truck traffic
- 17,269Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Empire Bar Cty H (Lat: 43.732500 Lon: -88.349278), Call Sign: KNEN231, Licensee ID: L00113405,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.940 MHz, Grant Date: 12/18/2012, Expiration Date: 01/12/2023, Cancellation Date: 03/18/2023, Registrant: Empire, Town Of, W3675 4th St Rd, Fond Du Lac, WI 54937, Phone: (920) 923-5551, Email:
- 43.2%Utility gas
- 24.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.8%Electricity
- 3.3%Wood
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 72.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Empire compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age 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.