Herman, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +5.2%
Males: 1,147 | (53.3%) |
Females: 1,004 | (46.7%) |
Median resident age: | 29.3 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Herman: | $70,657 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,682 (it was $24,007 in 2000)
Herman town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $242,002 (it was $119,700 in 2000)
Herman: | $242,002 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $292,018; detached houses: $260,266; townhouses or other attached units: $266,379; in 2-unit structures: $150,163; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,868; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $53,227
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Herman, WI
- 1,95190.7%White alone
- 723.3%Hispanic
- 653.0%Black alone
- 321.5%Asian alone
- 251.2%Two or more races
- 40.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.09%American Indian alone
Races in Herman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (60.4%), Polish (5.8%), Irish (4.3%), United States (3.7%), Dutch (3.6%), Norwegian (3.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.1 square miles.
Population density: 63 people per square mile (very low).
80 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.8% Africa, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% North America).
This town: | 3.9% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Herman town: | 1.6% ($1,914) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sheboygan, WI (9.9 miles , pop. 50,792).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (55.6 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (139.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.85 N, Longitude: 87.86 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $273,300
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $244,800
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $237,700
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $141,700
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $270,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $455,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $261,500
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $241,700
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $184,400
- 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $301,100
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $492,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $196,300
- 2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $195,600
- 2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $237,000
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $235,300
- 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $231,900
- 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $168,700
- 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $162,700
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,400
Here: | 2.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (17.5%)
- Metal & metal products (7.7%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.1%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Educational services (15.0%)
- Metal & metal products (11.7%)
- Construction (8.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.9%)
- Machinery (7.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.8%)
- Educational services (20.3%)
- Health care (13.8%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.0%)
- Social assistance (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.6%)
Average climate in Herman, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 81.4. This is about average.
City: | 81.4 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 33.9 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.81. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.81 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2002 was 0.00649. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00649 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Herman-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/18/1996, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the Herman town center injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.
On 7/5/1994, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Herman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 12% 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 373.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 166.2 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 173.8 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 348.1 miles away from Herman center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 373.6 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 134.3 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 Sheboygan County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Herman:
- ST NICHOLAS TRANS CARE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- VNA OF WISCONSIN-SHEBOYGAN INC (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL - DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- ST NICHOLAS HSPTL HH AND HSPC (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- MORNINGSIDE HEALTH CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-SHEBOYGAN (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SHEBOYGAN, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Herman:
- Lakeland College (about 2 miles; Plymouth, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,395)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 29 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
- Marian University (about 29 miles; Fond Du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 37 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lawrence University (about 39 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Concordia University-Wisconsin (about 42 miles; Mequon, WI; FT enrollment: 5,253)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 43 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Herman: Badger Land Dairy Farm (A), Grether Natural Laboratory (B), Highland Crossing Dairy (C), Arnhoelter Dairy (D), Cen Mer Dairy Farm (E), Devin Acres (F), Maeuser Farm (G), Spindler Farm (H), Howards Grove Fire Department (I), Ada Fire Department (J), Franklin Volunteer Fire Department (K), Wehr Center (L), W A Krueger Hall (M), Vorhulst Hall (N), Old Main Hall (O), Nash Center (P), Muelhmeier Hall (Q), Laun Center (R), Grosshuesch Hall (S), Hofer Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Herman include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Village Evangelical Free Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Immanuel United Church of Christ (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church (F), Ley Chapel (G), Our Shepherd United Church (H), Grace Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Schwartzwald Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Jetzers Lake (A), Franklin Pond 170 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Fisher Creek (A), Schuett Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Herman: Taylor Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Henry Nehrling - Botanist.
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
21 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Herman in 2000:
- 412 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
For population 15 years and over in Herman:
- Never married: 40.6%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 4.0%
For population 25 years and over in Herman:
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.3 minutes
Here: | 11.3 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Herman, WI (based on Sheboygan County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 25,183 | 72 |
Catholic | 24,036 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 18,339 | 43 |
Other | 686 | 7 |
Orthodox | 145 | 1 |
None | 47,118 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Sheboygan County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Sheboygan County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Sheboygan County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Sheboygan County: | 8.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.1% |
State: | 7.6% |
Sheboygan County: | 26.5% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 13.3% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Herman:
- WHBL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCLB (950 AM; 0 kW; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WJUB (1420 AM; 0 kW; PLYMOUTH, WI)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Herman:
- WSTM (91.3 FM; KIEL, WI; Owner: JUBILATION MINISTRIES INC)
- WLKN (98.1 FM; CLEVELAND, WI; Owner: RADIO K-T, INC.)
- W255AC (98.9 FM; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP)
- WXER (104.5 FM; PLYMOUTH, WI; Owner: RBH ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A YELLOW DOG BROADCASTING)
- W215BF (90.9 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WBFM (93.7 FM; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBZ (106.5 FM; SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLTU (92.1 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQTC-FM (102.3 FM; MANITOWOC, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSHS (91.7 FM; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: SHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)
TV broadcast stations around Herman:
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- W16BS (Channel 16; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 12Number of bridges
- 125ft / 38.2mTotal length
- 34,200Total average daily traffic
- 6,089Total average daily truck traffic
- 69,704Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 41970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 22010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Herman)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- ML93979A, 0.5 Miles Sse Of Willow Creek Road And Valley Road (Lat: 44.778306 Lon: -88.769583), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 150.9 m, Call Sign: WRUU355,
Assigned Frequencies: 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz... (+20 more), Grant Date: 10/04/2022, Expiration Date: 10/04/2032, Certifier: Jenny Knopf, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
- 43.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.0%Utility gas
- 21.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.4%Wood
- 3.2%Electricity
- 43.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.5%Utility gas
- 19.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.5%Electricity
- 4.5%Wood
- 3.6%No fuel used
Herman compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly 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.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
Herman on our top lists:
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #98 (54166) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"