Pensaukee, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +13.8%
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| Males: 702 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 679 |  (49.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54153.
| Pensaukee: | $84,200 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $44,185 (it was $22,600 in 2000)
Pensaukee town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $262,537 (it was $110,800 in 2000)
| Pensaukee: | $262,537 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pensaukee, WI
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- 1,32996.2%White alone
- 292.1%Hispanic
- 141.0%Two or more races
- 80.6%American Indian alone
- 10.07%Black alone
Races in Pensaukee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (41.8%), Polish (15.4%), Irish (10.7%), French (9.4%), Norwegian (5.8%), Dutch (4.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 591 feet
Land area: 35.5 square miles.
Population density: 39 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Pensaukee town: | 1.2% ($1,352) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(19.7 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (120.5 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (204.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Abrams, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Little Suamico, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Sobieski, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Morgan, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Little River, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 44.79 N, Longitude: 87.95 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Paper (11.6%)
- Construction (8.4%)
- Health care (7.3%)
- Transportation equipment (5.2%)
- Educational services (4.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Machinery (4.7%)
- Paper (16.3%)
- Construction (12.9%)
- Machinery (7.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.6%)
- Health care (14.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.3%)
- Transportation equipment (5.9%)
- Paper (5.6%)
- Social assistance (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (17.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Registered nurses (5.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
Average climate in Pensaukee, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 37.4. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 37.4 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.556. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.556 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.8 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 6.90. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.90 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Pensaukee-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/19/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the Pensaukee town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 29.4 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:
Pensaukee-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 217.4 miles away from Pensaukee center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 235.5 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 197.3 miles away from Pensaukee center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 407.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 444.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 346.0 miles away from Pensaukee 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 Oconto County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pensaukee:
- RIVERSIDE NSG HM (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; OCONTO, WI)
- BELLIN HEALTH OCONTO HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 9 miles away; OCONTO, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEM HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- FALLS NH EAST (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- SHARPE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pensaukee:
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 19 miles; Green Bay, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,415)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 21 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Saint Norbert College (about 25 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Lawrence University (about 43 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 44 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 61 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lakeland College (about 66 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Pensaukee Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Brookside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Brookside Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Pensaukee include: Charles Pond State Natural Area (1), Charles Pond State Public Hunting Grounds (2), Pensaukee State Public Hunting Grounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Pensaukee:
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Pensaukee:
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pensaukee, WI (based on Oconto County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,931 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,833 | 29 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,271 | 11 |
| Other | 1 | 2 |
| None | 19,624 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Oconto County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| This county: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 41
| Oconto County: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.2% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 19.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pensaukee:
- WOCO (1260 AM; 1 kW; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pensaukee:
- WOCO-FM (107.1 FM; OCONTO, WI; Owner: LAMARDO INC.)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBDK (96.7 FM; ALGOMA, WI; Owner: NICOLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W270AJ (101.9 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WSFQ (96.3 FM; PESHTIGO, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOWN (99.3 FM; SHAWANO, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF SHAWANO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pensaukee:
- 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.)
- 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)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Pensaukee fatal accident list:
Aug 3, 2001 09:28 PM, Us-41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 69ft / 20.8mTotal length
- 14,442Total average daily traffic
- 1,048Total average daily truck traffic
- 16,939Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Jon Spice, Mocco Lane South Of Kruegers Quarry Road (Lat: 44.833528 Lon: -87.977083), Type: 107.0, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 101 m, Registrant: Psc Alliance Inc., Jeff.Nelson@pscalliance.Com, Suite 300, Bloom-ington, Phone: (612) 216-1502
- Jon Spice, Mocco Lane South Of Kruegers Quarry Road (Lat: 44.833528 Lon: -87.977083), Type: 107.0, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 101 m, Registrant: Psc Alliance Inc., Jeff.Nelson@pscalliance.Com, Suite 300, Bloom-ington, Phone: (612) 216-1502
- Derek Barber, Along Geano Beach Rd (Lat: 44.750778 Lon: -87.986194), Type: 93.6, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
- Derek Barber, Along Geano Beach Rd (Lat: 44.750778 Lon: -87.986194), Type: 93.6, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
- Derek Barber, Along Geano Beach Rd (Lat: 44.750778 Lon: -87.986194), Type: 93.6, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
- Derek Barber, Along Geano Beach Rd (Lat: 44.750694 Lon: -87.987083), Type: 93.6, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255
- Derek Barber, Along Geano Beach Rd (Lat: 44.750694 Lon: -87.987083), Type: 93.6, Structure height: 55083 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 71.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.7%Wood
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 1.4%Electricity
- 78.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Pensaukee 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 below state average.