Rutland, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +4.2%
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| Males: 1,014 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 952 |  (48.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53589.
| Rutland: | $111,573 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $56,902 (it was $27,695 in 2000)
Rutland town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $439,741 (it was $172,600 in 2000)
| Rutland: | $439,741 |
| 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 Rutland, WI
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- 1,88295.7%White alone
- 472.4%Hispanic
- 201.0%Asian alone
- 90.5%Black alone
- 70.4%Two or more races
- 10.05%American Indian alone
Races in Rutland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (40.3%), Norwegian (21.9%), English (13.2%), Irish (10.5%), United States (5.9%), French (3.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 35.3 square miles.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (very low).
48 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Rutland town: | 1.5% ($2,569) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI 
(13.8 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Dunkirk, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Dunn, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Porter, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 42.88 N, Longitude: 89.32 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (11.7%)
- Health care (11.6%)
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Public administration (8.7%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Construction (18.2%)
- Public administration (8.0%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (3.7%)
- Utilities (3.4%)
- Health care (21.4%)
- Educational services (15.9%)
- Public administration (9.4%)
- Finance & insurance (7.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
- Construction (4.3%)
- Transportation equipment (3.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Computer specialists (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Computer specialists (5.6%)
- Construction laborers (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Top executives (3.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.9%)
- Registered nurses (5.0%)
- Computer specialists (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
Average climate in Rutland, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 67.3. This is about average.
| City: | 67.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.176. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.176 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.63. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.63 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00428. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00428 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Rutland-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the Rutland town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 8/18/2005, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 23 people and caused $34 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rutland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 42% 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 315.6 miles away from Rutland 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 100.8 miles away from Rutland 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 290.8 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 315.6 miles away from Rutland 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 75.8 miles away from Rutland center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 203.0 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 Rutland:
- OREGON MANOR (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; OREGON, WI)
- NAZARETH HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- MCCARTHY NURS HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- NYGAARD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- STOUGHTON HSPTL HH UNITED (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- STOUGHTON HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
- SKAALEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; STOUGHTON, WI)
Amtrak stations near Rutland:
- 14 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rutland:
- Edgewood College (about 14 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 14 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 14 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 17 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 18 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 30 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
- Rock Valley College (about 43 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 6,269)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Rutland: Century Trout Farm (A), Oregon Farm Center (B), The Flower Factory (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Rutland Center Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Bass Lake (A), Island Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rutland Branch (A), Oregon Branch (B). 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: | 79.9% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Rutland:
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 68.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 7.8%
For population 25 years and over in Rutland:
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.1 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rutland, 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
| Here: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 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
| Here: | 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:
| Here: | 23.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 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 Rutland:
- 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.)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rutland:
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- 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.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WHIT-FM (93.1 FM; DE FOREST, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBZU (105.1 FM; WAUNAKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rutland:
- 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.)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W08CK (Channel 8; MADISON-MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: HEALTHY'S, INC.)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 33ft / 10.0mTotal length
- $529,000Total costs
- 23,096Total average daily traffic
- 604Total average daily truck traffic
Rutland compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income above 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 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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