Little Wolf, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -1.5%
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| Males: 743 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 681 |  (47.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54949.
| Little Wolf: | $79,042 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,162 (it was $17,692 in 2000)
Little Wolf town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $225,418 (it was $106,000 in 2000)
| Little Wolf: | $225,418 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $242,326; detached houses: $243,599; townhouses or other attached units: $213,855; in 2-unit structures: $165,520; in 3-to-4-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,705; mobile homes: $177,749
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Little Wolf, WI
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- 1,38497.2%White alone
- 332.3%Hispanic
- 30.2%Two or more races
- 20.1%Black alone
- 10.07%American Indian alone
- 10.07%Asian alone
Races in Little Wolf detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (64.1%), Norwegian (9.3%), Irish (9.0%), Polish (6.6%), Danish (4.0%), English (4.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.5 square miles.
Population density: 42 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Little Wolf town: | 1.4% ($1,528) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI 
(28.2 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (98.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Manawa, WI (1.0 miles ),
), Royalton, WI (2.1 miles ),
), Ogdensburg, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Northport, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Mukwa, WI (2.6 miles ),
), St. Lawrence, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Weyauwega, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Helvetia, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 44.45 N, Longitude: 88.91 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,500
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $122,700
- 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $153,800
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $124,300
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (11.0%)
- Food (10.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.9%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.0%)
- Construction (12.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.5%)
- Food (12.5%)
- Metal & metal products (8.8%)
- Educational services (4.2%)
- Truck transportation (4.2%)
- Wood products (3.9%)
- Health care (20.3%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Food (7.7%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Social assistance (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
Average climate in Little Wolf, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Little Wolf-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Little Wolf town center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 26.7 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Little Wolf-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 206.7 miles away from the city center
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 418.1 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 232.6 miles away from Little Wolf 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 392.8 miles away from Little Wolf 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 172.7 miles away from Little Wolf center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 418.1 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 Waupaca County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Little Wolf:
- MANAWA COM NUR CTR (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; MANAWA, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MANOR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WEYAUWEGA, WI)
- WEYAUWEGA HEALTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WEYAUWEGA, WI)
- ST JOSEPH RESIDENCE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; NEW LONDON, WI)
- RECOVER HEALTH OF WISCONSIN INC (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- HOSPICE PGM WAUPACA CTY (Hospital, about 11 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little Wolf:
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 26 miles; Appleton, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 29 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 33 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 35 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 41 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 42 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 44 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Little Wolf: Manawa Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Manawa Rural Ambulance (B), Manawa Fire Department (C), Waupaca County Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Little Wolf include: Sacred Hearth Catholic Church (A), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (B), Zion Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Little Creek Cemetery (1), Little Wolf Cemetery (2), Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Storm Lake (A), Mountain Lake (B), Manawa Pond 275 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Little Wolf: Waupace County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.6% |
| 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: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Little Wolf:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 68.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 6.7%
For population 25 years and over in Little Wolf:
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.2 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Little Wolf, WI (based on Waupaca County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 19,152 | 62 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,941 | 18 |
| Catholic | 6,932 | 7 |
| Other | 9 | 3 |
| None | 18,376 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Waupaca County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Here: | 6.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
| Waupaca County: | 9.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Waupaca County: | 11.4% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Little Wolf:
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Little Wolf:
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJMQ (92.3 FM; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Little Wolf:
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 33ft / 9.8mTotal length
- $606,000Total costs
- 3,854Total average daily traffic
- 117Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,128Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 53.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.7%Utility gas
- 10.0%Wood
- 5.1%Electricity
- 48.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.7%Utility gas
- 8.6%Wood
- 5.7%Electricity
Little Wolf 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 significantly below state average.