Sigel, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -7.0%
| Males: 530 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 521 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54727.
| Sigel: | $75,319 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,789 (it was $19,676 in 2000)
Sigel town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,180 (it was $87,700 in 2000)
| Sigel: | $189,180 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $219,377; detached houses: $224,329; townhouses or other attached units: $269,376; in 2-unit structures: $142,836; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $222,868; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $787,882; mobile homes: $61,727
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sigel, WI
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- 1,02797.7%White alone
- 151.4%Hispanic
- 30.3%Other race alone
- 30.3%Two or more races
- 20.2%American Indian alone
- 10.10%Asian alone
Races in Sigel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (52.8%), Polish (14.3%), Irish (7.0%), Dutch (6.8%), English (6.5%), Norwegian (6.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.5 square miles.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (very low).
20 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sigel town: | 1.3% ($1,146) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI 
(73.6 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (99.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (213.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Vesper, WI (1.8 miles ),
), Rudolph, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Seneca, WI (2.3 miles ),
), Hansen, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Biron, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Sherry, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Arpin, WI (2.8 miles )
)Latitude: 44.47 N, Longitude: 89.90 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $248,800
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $350,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $280,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $240,000
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $257,500
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $195,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $265,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $253,000
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $201,300
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $183,800
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $230,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $243,500
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $195,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $141,600
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $135,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $140,000
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $164,700
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $105,600
- 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,600
- 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,300
- 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,800
- 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $53,200
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Paper (22.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.3%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Construction (4.9%)
- Food (4.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.3%)
- Educational services (3.4%)
- Paper (27.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.1%)
- Construction (7.2%)
- Truck transportation (6.5%)
- Food (4.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.1%)
- Metal & metal products (2.5%)
- Paper (15.5%)
- Health care (12.5%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Food (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.7%)
- Cashiers (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.3%)
Average climate in Sigel, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 44.1. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 44.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 3.05. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.05 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Sigel-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Sigel town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 tornado 31.0 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:
Sigel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.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 214.1 miles away from the city center
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 429.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 311.1 miles away from Sigel 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 404.2 miles away from Sigel 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 186.8 miles away from Sigel center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 429.0 miles away from Sigel 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 Wood County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sigel:
- STRAWBERRY LANE MEDICAL AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- WISCONSIN RAPIDS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- EDGEWATER HAVEN NUR HOME (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PORT EDWARDS, WI)
- BETHEL CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; ARPIN, WI)
- STEVENS POINT CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sigel:
- Mid-State Technical College (about 8 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 17 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 38 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 73 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 74 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lawrence University (about 76 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 80 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 9,837)
Points of interest:
Churches in Sigel include: Bethany Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Holy Rosary Catholic Church (C), Saint Paul Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Reformed Cemetery (1), Holy Rosary Cemetery (2), Sigel Cemetery (3), Bethany Lutheran Cemetery (4), Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.8% |
| 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: 0.2% of all households
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sigel:
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 69.9%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Sigel:
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.2 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sigel, WI (based on Wood County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 27,050 | 18 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,327 | 51 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,785 | 25 |
| Other | 973 | 6 |
| None | 22,614 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Wood County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Wood County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
| This county: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 65
| This county: | 8.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.6% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.4% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 11.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sigel:
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCCN (1370 AM; 5 kW; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Owner: CENTRAL WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sigel:
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGNV (88.5 FM; MILLADORE, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WWSP (89.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF WISCONSIN)
- 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)
- WMMA (93.9 FM; NEKOOSA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Sigel:
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06BU (Channel 6; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- 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)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 12Number of bridges
- 52ft / 15.8mTotal length
- $250,000Total costs
- 12,575Total average daily traffic
- 573Total average daily truck traffic
- 16,530Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21950-1959
- 21970-1979
- 51980-1989
- 12000-2009
- 22010-2019
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- VESPER TOWER, Ruess Rd (Lat: 44.481222 Lon: -89.946722), Type: Mast, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WROD390,
Assigned Frequencies: 10875.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz, Grant Date: 09/28/2021, Expiration Date: 09/28/2031, Certifier: Jim Teach, Registrant: Alliant Energy, 1035 43rd St Sw, Mason City, IA 50401, Phone: (641) 422-1775, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 43.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.6%Wood
- 9.4%Utility gas
- 1.6%Electricity
- 48.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 44.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.9%Wood
Sigel 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.
- Median age above 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 significantly below state average.