Hammel, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -3.0%
Males: 357 | (50.1%) |
Females: 356 | (49.9%) |
Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54451.
Hammel: | $80,028 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,650 (it was $17,425 in 2000)
Hammel town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $204,303 (it was $87,300 in 2000)
Hammel: | $204,303 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $225,755; detached houses: $237,087; townhouses or other attached units: $201,679; in 2-unit structures: $217,833; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $267,787; mobile homes: $86,490
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hammel, WI
- 70198.3%White alone
- 40.6%Two or more races
- 30.4%Asian alone
- 30.4%Hispanic
- 20.3%American Indian alone
Races in Hammel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (64.2%), Polish (12.4%), Norwegian (9.1%), Irish (7.5%), Swedish (7.3%), English (5.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.5 square miles.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (very low).
Hammel town: | 1.7% ($1,509) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (54.6 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (129.1 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (269.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.16 N, Longitude: 90.49 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $325,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $197,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,700
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $154,500
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $83,500
Here: | 4.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Wood products (19.4%)
- Food (9.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.4%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.4%)
- Wood products (21.1%)
- Construction (11.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.8%)
- Truck transportation (9.1%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.6%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Wood products (17.5%)
- Food (15.2%)
- Health care (13.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.9%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (6.6%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.1%)
- Registered nurses (6.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.7%)
Average climate in Hammel, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 82.8. This is about average.
City: | 82.8 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 39.2 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.03. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.03 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Hammel-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Hammel town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 27.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hammel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% 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 271.9 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) earthquake occurred 268.0 miles away from Hammel center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 284.0 miles away from Hammel 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 242.1 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 323.7 miles away from Hammel center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 192.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Taylor County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hammel:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 43 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 56 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 56 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 63 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 64 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 73 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 81 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Hammel Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Schoolhouse Lake (A), Clear Lake (B), Esadore Lake (C), Horten Lake (D), Leuthey Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Washington Flowage 1-16-5 (G), Washington Flowage (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Washington Creek (A), Maurer Creek (B), Joe Creek (C), Leuthey Creek (D), Paugel Creek (E), Paradise Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.4 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 72.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Hammel:
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 69.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 1.4%
- Divorced: 6.3%
For population 25 years and over in Hammel:
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes
Here: | 9.2 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Hammel, WI (based on Taylor County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 8,417 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,231 | 19 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,644 | 9 |
Orthodox | 70 | 1 |
Other | 1 | - |
None | 5,326 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Taylor County: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Taylor County: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Taylor County: | 7.7% |
State: | 7.6% |
Taylor County: | 27.1% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 10.1% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Hammel:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WIGM (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: W I G M, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Hammel:
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Hammel:
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 49ft / 15.4mTotal length
- 352Total average daily traffic
- 22Total average daily truck traffic
- 400Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
- 46.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Wood
- 21.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Electricity
- 2.1%Other fuel
- 34.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.7%Electricity
- 17.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.0%Wood
- 13.0%Other fuel
Hammel 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.
- 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 below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.