Perry, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +8.8%
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| Males: 375 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 354 |  (48.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53572.
| Perry: | $98,449 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $46,426 (it was $22,596 in 2000)
Perry town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $492,989 (it was $193,500 in 2000)
| Perry: | $492,989 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $411,151; detached houses: $438,642; townhouses or other attached units: $279,342; in 2-unit structures: $335,997; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,203; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,289; mobile homes: $129,987
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Perry, WI
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- 70496.6%White alone
- 101.4%Asian alone
- 91.2%Hispanic
- 40.5%Black alone
- 20.3%Two or more races
Races in Perry detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (40.7%), Norwegian (30.3%), Irish (15.7%), Swiss (11.2%), English (9.4%), United States (4.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 36.1 square miles.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Perry town: | 0.7% ($1,417) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(23.9 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (130.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Moscow, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Blanchardville, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Primrose, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Blanchard, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Blue Mounds, WI (3.0 miles ),
), Springdale, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 42.89 N, Longitude: 89.79 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (15.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.5%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Health care (6.3%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Construction (25.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.4%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.0%)
- Health care (13.1%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Public administration (8.0%)
- Finance & insurance (7.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Engineers (3.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
Average climate in Perry, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Perry-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Perry town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/3/1983, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Perry-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 52% 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 322.9 miles away from Perry 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 109.0 miles away from Perry 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 298.7 miles away from Perry center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 322.9 miles away from Perry 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 91.9 miles away from Perry center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 355.3 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 Dane County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Perry:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perry:
- Edgewood College (about 23 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 24 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 24 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 29 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 31 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 38 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 7,679)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 54 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Cat Nip Hollow Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Perry include: Holy Redeemer Church (A), Hauge Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Syftestad Creek (A), Pleasant Valley Branch (B), German Valley Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Perry:
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 70.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 8.1%
For population 25 years and over in Perry:
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Perry, WI (based on Dane County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 106,036 | 34 |
| Mainline Protestant | 73,128 | 113 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 30,727 | 146 |
| Other | 12,968 | 49 |
| Black Protestant | 779 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 445 | 4 |
| None | 263,990 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 73
| Dane County: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Dane County: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 154
| This county: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 382
| This county: | 8.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Dane County: | 6.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Dane County: | 23.9% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Dane County: | 11.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
5.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,560 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.62% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Milwaukee County, WI |  0.28% ($56,222 average AGI) |
| from Cook County, IL | 0.27% ($90,113) |
| from Rock County, WI | 0.24% ($48,003) |
6.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,791 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.55% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($41 average AGI)
Dane County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Rock County, WI | 0.35% ($59,688 average AGI) |
| to Columbia County, WI | 0.31% ($68,298) |
| to Milwaukee County, WI | 0.29% ($53,216) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Perry:
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- 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.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Perry:
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Perry:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, 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.)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 12Number of bridges
- 52ft / 15.8mTotal length
- $531,000Total costs
- 5,624Total average daily traffic
- 108Total average daily truck traffic
- 7,455Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21920-1929
- 21930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 11980-1989
- 31990-1999
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.5%Wood
- 1.3%Electricity
- 0.8%Utility gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 63.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.1%Utility gas
- 9.1%Wood
Perry compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above 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.