Harding, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +11.4%
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| Males: 189 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 183 |  (49.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54452.
| Harding: | $69,669 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,565 (it was $19,933 in 2000)
Harding town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,163 (it was $110,000 in 2000)
| Harding: | $227,163 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,445; detached houses: $238,150; townhouses or other attached units: $227,043; in 2-unit structures: $190,725; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,253; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,259; mobile homes: $110,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harding, WI
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- 36096.8%White alone
- 92.4%Asian alone
- 10.3%American Indian alone
- 10.3%Two or more races
- 10.3%Hispanic
Races in Harding detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (59.3%), Irish (6.0%), Polish (5.1%), English (4.5%), Norwegian (4.5%), French (3.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 72.1 square miles.
Population density: 5.2 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Harding town: | 1.7% ($1,906) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(86.1 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (153.2 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (260.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Corning, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Rock Falls, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Birch, WI (3.5 miles ),
), Hamburg, WI (3.7 miles ),
), Goodrich, WI (3.8 miles ),
), Skanawan, WI (3.9 miles ),
), Halsey, WI (3.9 miles )
)Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.85 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Finance & insurance (17.2%)
- Wood products (13.2%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
- Public administration (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.0%)
- Wood products (14.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.4%)
- Public administration (6.4%)
- Construction (5.3%)
- Health care (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (32.5%)
- Health care (13.8%)
- Wood products (11.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.5%)
- Personal & laundry services (6.2%)
- Paper (5.0%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.3%)
- Financial managers (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (3.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.4%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (6.4%)
- Computer specialists (5.3%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (12.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Financial managers (7.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
Average climate in Harding, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Harding-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Harding town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 27.4 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:
Harding-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 77% 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 301.5 miles away from Harding center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 267.5 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 304.4 miles away from Harding 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 237.8 miles away from Harding center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 313.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 205.6 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 Lincoln County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Harding:
- DAVITA - PRAIRIE RIVER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HLTH CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; MERRILL, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 16 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-RIVERVIEW (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harding:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 22 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 53 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 61 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 87 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 88 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 97 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 100 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Harding: Averill Junction (A), Harding Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: June Lake (A), Morrison Lake (B), Bagga Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Averill Creek (A), New Wood River (B), Kelly Creek (C), Camp Twentysix Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Wright Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 81.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Harding:
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 77.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 1.6%
- Divorced: 4.5%
For population 25 years and over in Harding:
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Harding, WI (based on Lincoln County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,297 | 27 |
| Catholic | 6,201 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,550 | 14 |
| Other | 6 | 2 |
| None | 9,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Here: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| This county: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| Lincoln County: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lincoln County: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Harding:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Harding:
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
TV broadcast stations around Harding:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 43ft / 12.8mTotal length
- $319,000Total costs
- 423Total average daily traffic
- 8Total average daily truck traffic
- 464Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Harding 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.