Roxbury, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +5.5%
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| Males: 932 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 862 |  (48.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53583.
| Roxbury: | $104,202 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,765 (it was $24,708 in 2000)
Roxbury town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $432,353 (it was $169,700 in 2000)
| Roxbury: | $432,353 |
| 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 Roxbury, WI
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- 1,74397.2%White alone
- 241.3%Hispanic
- 130.7%Two or more races
- 100.6%American Indian alone
- 30.2%Asian alone
- 10.06%Other race alone
Races in Roxbury detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (73.8%), Irish (10.8%), Norwegian (8.5%), English (6.8%), Polish (4.8%), United States (4.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 868 feet
Land area: 34.6 square miles.
Population density: 52 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Roxbury town: | 1.4% ($2,424) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(18.7 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (141.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Berry, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Sumpter, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Dane, WI (2.9 miles )
)Latitude: 43.26 N, Longitude: 89.67 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.8%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Construction (15.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.2%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Health care (3.4%)
- Health care (19.0%)
- Educational services (15.2%)
- Finance & insurance (9.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
- Social assistance (6.1%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (4.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Registered nurses (3.5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (2.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
- Engineers (3.2%)
- Registered nurses (7.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
- Child care workers (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
Average climate in Roxbury, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 68.0. This is about average.
| City: | 68.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 4.36. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.36 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.176. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.176 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 14.7 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.43. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.43 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00428. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00428 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Roxbury-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Roxbury town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Roxbury-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 37% 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 345.3 miles away from Roxbury 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 130.5 miles away from Roxbury 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 320.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 345.3 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 107.2 miles away from Roxbury center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 226.5 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 Roxbury:
- MAPLEWOOD OF SAUK PRAIRIE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SAUK CITY, WI)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY-LODI (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LODI, WI)
- HEARTLAND COUNTRY VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BLACK EARTH, WI)
- WAUNAKEE MNR HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WAUNAKEE, WI)
- UNIV HSPTL HHA (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; MIDDLETON, WI)
- REST HAVEN HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; VERONA, WI)
- ATTIC ANGEL PLACE HC (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; MIDDLETON, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roxbury:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 19 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 19 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- Edgewood College (about 19 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 20 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 21 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 56 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 56 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 7,679)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Camp Carlson (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Roxbury include: Saint Norberts German Catholic Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Crystal Lake (B), Fish Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Roxbury: Fish Lake County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.5% |
| 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: 0.5% of all households
| This town: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Roxbury:
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 73.2%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 5.5%
For population 25 years and over in Roxbury:
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Roxbury, 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. |
| Wisconsin: | 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
| Dane County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 154
| Dane County: | 3.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 382
| Dane 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:
| This county: | 11.1% |
| State: | 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 Roxbury:
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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 Roxbury:
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- 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.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBDL (102.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- W277AE (103.3 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY DBA WFEN)
TV broadcast stations around Roxbury:
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- 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)
- W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.4mTotal length
- $177,000Total costs
- 25,630Total average daily traffic
- 318Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
1- 6543 Simpson Rd (Lat: 43.211944 Lon: -89.601111), Type: 79.0, Overall height: 73 m, Registrant: County Of Dane, Patty@co.Dane.Wi.Us, , Madis-on, Phone: (608) 267-1911
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- ROXBURY PAGE, 6543 Simpson Rd (Lat: 43.211944 Lon: -89.601111), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 73 m, Overall height: 79 m, Call Sign: WQYA847,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.842 MHz, Grant Date: 08/02/2016, Expiration Date: 08/02/2026, Certifier: Chad Fleck, Registrant: Harris Corporation, 434 W Sand Lake Rd, Wynantskill, NY 12198-8137, Phone: (518) 389-8876, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- ROXBURY, 6543 Simpson Rd (Lat: 43.211917 Lon: -89.601222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73 m, Overall height: 79 m, Call Sign: WNTJ326, Licensee ID: L00001692,
Assigned Frequencies: 5928.75 MHz, 6109.51 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, Grant Date: 02/23/2021, Expiration Date: 05/07/2031, Registrant: County Of Dane
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.3%Utility gas
- 7.0%Wood
- 5.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%Electricity
- 45.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.7%Utility gas
- 10.8%Wood
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Electricity
Roxbury 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.
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