Ithaca, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.5%
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| Males: 314 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 305 |  (49.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53581.
| Ithaca: | $75,426 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,050 (it was $17,358 in 2000)
Ithaca town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,815 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
| Ithaca: | $196,815 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $250,850; detached houses: $261,473; townhouses or other attached units: $613,931; in 2-unit structures: $276,599; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,379; mobile homes: $59,249; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,774
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ithaca, WI
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- 61098.5%White alone
- 30.5%Hispanic
- 20.3%American Indian alone
- 20.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.2%Black alone
- 10.2%Two or more races
Races in Ithaca detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (58.6%), Irish (18.8%), Norwegian (13.3%), English (9.4%), United States (4.0%), French (2.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 734 feet
Land area: 36.0 square miles.
Population density: 17 people per square mile (very low).
6 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Ithaca town: | 1.5% ($1,380) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(46.8 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (166.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Sextonville, WI (2.0 miles ),
), Buena Vista, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Richland, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Gotham, WI (2.7 miles),
Orion, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Willow, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Rockbridge, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 43.33 N, Longitude: 90.26 W
Area code: 608
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $400,000
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $285,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $278,400
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $88,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $88,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $88,000
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $155,500
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $349,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $290,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $175,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,800
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $154,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $177,300
- 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,300
- 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,100
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,000
- 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $136,400
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $125,600
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (21.4%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Construction (6.7%)
- Educational services (6.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (3.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.7%)
- Construction (11.7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6.6%)
- Metal & metal products (4.2%)
- Transportation equipment (3.8%)
- Truck transportation (3.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.3%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.0%)
- Educational services (11.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (9.9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (8.1%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.0%)
Average climate in Ithaca, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Ithaca-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Ithaca town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ithaca-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 46% 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 359.3 miles away from Ithaca 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 146.6 miles away from Ithaca 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 335.3 miles away from Ithaca center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 359.3 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 129.8 miles away from Ithaca center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 118.8 miles away from Ithaca 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 Richland County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 15, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ithaca:
- PINE VALLEY HLTH CARE REHAB (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- SCHMITT WOODLAND HILLS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-RIVERDALE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MUSCODA, WI)
- GREENWAY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SPRING GREEN, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ithaca:
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 43 miles; Platteville, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,679)
- Edgewood College (about 47 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 47 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 47 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 49 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 51 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 60 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 9,837)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Ithaca: Castle Rock Farm (A), Lambersons Dairy Farm (B), Little Valley Dairy Farm (C), Little Valley Stock Farm (D), Maple Cottage Farm (E), Oakwood Stock Farm (F), Pleasant Hill Farm (G), Valleyview Stock Farm (H), Springdale Dairy Farm (I), Willow Valley Dairy Farm (J), Big Spring Farm (K), Cold Spring Farm (L), Shady Bluff Stock Farm (M), Fairview Dairy Farm (N), Louis's Fruit Farm (O), Sunrise Stock Farm (P), Orchard Grove Farm (Q), Rich Valley Stock Farm (R), Oakwood Fruit Farm (S), The Glen (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Neptune Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Willow Valley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Misslich Creek (A), Little Willow Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Ithaca:
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 70.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 3.1%
- Divorced: 7.1%
For population 25 years and over in Ithaca:
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ithaca, WI (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,706 | 14 |
| Catholic | 2,330 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,435 | 16 |
| Other | 65 | 2 |
| None | 11,485 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| This county: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Here: | 5.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| Richland County: | 9.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.7% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 29.2% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 17.4% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ithaca:
- WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ithaca:
- WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ithaca:
- 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.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 17Number of bridges
- 95ft / 29.0mTotal length
- $178,000Total costs
- 10,668Total average daily traffic
- 629Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,397Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 71990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 22010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
5- Ray Bildings, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: 92.9, Structure height: 55103 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Cloud 1, Ray.Bildings@bugtusselwireless.Com, Suite 306, Green- Bay, Phone: (920) 940-0147
- Ray Bildings, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: 92.9, Structure height: 55103 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Licensee ID: L, Registrant: Cloud 1, Ray.Bildings@bugtusselwireless.Com, Suite 306, Green- Bay, Phone: (920) 940-0147
- Scott Reiter, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: 92.9, Structure height: 55103 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Cloud 1, Scott.Reiter@bugtusselwireless.Com, Suite 306, Green- Bay, Phone: (920) 940-0147
- Scott Reiter, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: 92.9, Structure height: 55103 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Cloud 1, Scott.Reiter@bugtusselwireless.Com, Suite 306, Green- Bay, Phone: (920) 940-0147
- Christopher Glass, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: 92.9, Structure height: 55103 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: M3 Hilbert Towers, LLC, Legal@mobilitie.Com, Suite 200, Newpo-rt Beach, Phone: (877) 999-7070
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- ITHACA, Wiedenfeld Lane And Sr 58 (Lat: 43.358306 Lon: -90.275722), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.9 m, Call Sign: WRAX446,
Assigned Frequencies: 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz... (+8 more), Grant Date: 04/03/2018, Expiration Date: 04/03/2028, Certifier: Dwayne Latzke, Registrant: Bug Tussel Wireless, LLC, Green Bay, WI 54305, Phone: (920) 202-2390, Fax: (920) 884-0836, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 53.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.8%Wood
- 15.9%Utility gas
- 8.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Electricity
- 58.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.7%Utility gas
- 4.3%Wood
- 2.2%Electricity
Ithaca 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 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.