Schley, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.8%
Males: 482 | (51.6%) |
Females: 452 | (48.4%) |
Median resident age: | 44.1 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54452.
Schley: | $65,566 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,657 (it was $17,460 in 2000)
Schley town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $180,078 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
Schley: | $180,078 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,445; detached houses: $238,150; townhouses or other attached units: $227,043; in 2-unit structures: $190,725; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,253; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,259; mobile homes: $110,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Schley, WI
- 91397.8%White alone
- 141.5%Two or more races
- 40.4%Hispanic
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Schley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (51.8%), Irish (11.1%), Polish (7.2%), English (6.2%), Swedish (5.6%), French (5.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 48.3 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Schley town: | 1.6% ($1,362) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Appleton, WI (88.3 miles , pop. 70,087).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 89.52 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 3.1% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.8%)
- Wood products (10.3%)
- Metal & metal products (9.8%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.3%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Wood products (12.6%)
- Metal & metal products (11.0%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.0%)
- Truck transportation (2.7%)
- Finance & insurance (13.4%)
- Health care (10.8%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Wood products (7.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.9%)
Average climate in Schley, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Schley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Schley town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 36.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Schley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 317.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 265.0 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 292.6 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 233.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 329.7 miles away from Schley center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 245.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schley:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 21 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 51 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 62 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 86 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 87 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Lawrence University (about 89 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 92 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Schley Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Schley include: Wildwood Church (A), Bloomville Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Estonian Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Latvian Cemetery (3), Trinity Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Prairie Dell Pond (A), Prairie Dells Pond 179 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Big Hay Meadow Creek (A), Manacke Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Schley include: Hay Meadow County Park (1), Prairie Dell County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 71.7% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 9.8% |
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: 1.3% of all households
This town: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Schley:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.5%
For population 25 years and over in Schley:
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Here: | 10.7 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Schley, WI (based on Lincoln County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 8,297 | 27 |
Catholic | 6,201 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,550 | 14 |
Other | 6 | 2 |
None | 9,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Lincoln County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.4% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Lincoln County: | 28.9% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 15.2% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Schley:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Schley:
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
TV broadcast stations around Schley:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 15Number of bridges
- 82ft / 25.4mTotal length
- $558,000Total costs
- 10,654Total average daily traffic
- 302Total average daily truck traffic
- 19,962Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 11930-1939
- 31960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 48.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 31.9%Wood
- 17.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Electricity
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 63.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.1%Utility gas
Schley compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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.