Sugar Camp, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -4.9%
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| Males: 868 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 826 |  (48.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 47.9 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54501.
| Sugar Camp: | $63,914 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,869 (it was $18,135 in 2000)
Sugar Camp town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $247,486 (it was $109,100 in 2000)
| Sugar Camp: | $247,486 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $309,003; detached houses: $324,814; townhouses or other attached units: $295,405; in 2-unit structures: $283,438; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $191,102; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,640; mobile homes: $91,749; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $158,067
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sugar Camp, WI
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- 1,65897.9%White alone
- 150.9%Hispanic
- 110.6%Two or more races
- 50.3%American Indian alone
- 30.2%Black alone
- 20.1%Asian alone
Races in Sugar Camp detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (43.5%), Polish (23.0%), Irish (15.3%), English (7.8%), Swedish (6.7%), French (5.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1680 feet
Land area: 88.9 square miles.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (very low).
23 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sugar Camp town: | 1.5% ($1,609) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(111.5 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (190.4 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (287.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lincoln, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Cloverland, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Newbold, WI (3.0 miles ),
), St. Germain, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Pine Lake, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Stella, WI (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 45.83 N, Longitude: 89.34 W
Area code: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $273,300
- 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $244,800
- 2020: 13 buildings, average cost: $278,400
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $226,000
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $214,500
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (11.4%)
- Health care (8.8%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.0%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Paper (3.5%)
- Construction (19.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Paper (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.6%)
- Public administration (4.6%)
- Machinery (4.1%)
- Health care (17.5%)
- Educational services (16.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Finance & insurance (3.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.6%)
- Carpenters (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Carpenters (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.7%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
Average climate in Sugar Camp, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 53.8. This is better than average.
| City: | 53.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.767. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.767 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 4.92. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.92 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2002 was 0.00227. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00227 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Sugar Camp-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Sugar Camp town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sugar Camp-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 79% 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 323.5 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 302.9 miles away from Sugar Camp center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 315.5 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 270.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 175.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 197.1 miles away from Sugar Camp center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Oneida County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sugar Camp:
- EAGLE RIVER HLTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
- EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 9 miles away; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
- MINISTRY ST MARYS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- DAVITA - PINE CREST DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- SACRED HEART, ST MARY'S INC HOSPICE (Hospital, about 15 miles away; RHINELANDER, WI)
- DR KATE'S WOODLAND MANOR (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; WOODRUFF, WI)
Local government website: www.sugarcamp.org
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sugar Camp:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 61 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 91 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Michigan Technological University (about 97 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 102 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Northern Michigan University (about 106 miles; Marquette, MI; FT enrollment: 8,258)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 109 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 114 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sugar Camp: Oneida County Ambulance Sugar Camp (A), Sugar Camp Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Oatmeal Lake (A), Pickerel Lake (B), Sand Lake (C), Silver Lake (D), Lake Aidenn (E), Aldridge Lake (F), Arbutus Lake (G), Baggs Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rice Creek (A), Sugar Camp Creek (B), Indian Creek (C), Indian Chain Creek (D), Kathan Creek (E), Jones Creek (F), Burnham Creek (G), Brown Creek (H), Lost Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Sugar Camp: Stone Lake Pines State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sugar Camp:
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 8.9%
For population 25 years and over in Sugar Camp:
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sugar Camp, WI (based on Oneida County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 10,327 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,151 | 32 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,654 | 11 |
| Other | 465 | 6 |
| Orthodox | 16 | 1 |
| None | 15,385 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Oneida County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Oneida County: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| This county: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
| Here: | 20.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Oneida County: | 8.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Oneida County: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sugar Camp:
- WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WERL (950 AM; 1 kW; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WOBT (1240 AM; 1 kW; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sugar Camp:
- WXPR (91.7 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY B/CASTING, INC.)
- WLSL (93.7 FM; THREE LAKES, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF RHINELANDER, INC.)
- WRHN (100.1 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRJO (94.5 FM; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: BERNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCWL-LP (103.5 FM; CLEARWATER LAKE, WI; Owner: NORTHERN LAKES RADIO, INC.)
- W296AD (107.1 FM; EAGLE RIVER, ETC., WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sugar Camp:
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- W04CS (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W57AR (Channel 57; SAYNER/VILAS COUNTY, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WBIJ (Channel 4; CRANDON, WI; Owner: SELENKA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 7ft / 1.6mTotal length
- $324,000Total costs
- 849Total average daily traffic
- 933Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Mick Fiocchi, 6425 Thunder Lake Rd (Lat: 45.775083 Lon: -89.248778), Type: 123.1, Overall height: 122 m, Registrant: Doug Vernier Telecommunications Consultants, Dvernier@v-Soft.Com, , Cedar- Falls, Phone: (319) 266-8402
- Walter Gander, 6425 Thunder Lake Rd (Lat: 45.775083 Lon: -89.248778), Type: 123.1, Overall height: 122 m, Registrant: Doug Vernier Telecommunications Consultants, Dvernier@v-Soft.Com, , Cedar- Falls, Phone: (319) 266-8402
- 6425 Thunder Lake Rd (Lat: 45.774444 Lon: -89.248333), Type: 123.0, Overall height: 122 m, Registrant: White Pine Community Broadcasting Inc, Wxpr@wxpn.Org, , Rhine-lander, Phone: (715) 362-6000
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- .95 Mi N Of Jct Cty D & Us17 (Lat: 45.824389 Lon: -89.317083), Call Sign: KMF505, Licensee ID: L00120382,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.550 MHz, Grant Date: 07/14/1997, Expiration Date: 09/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/12/2003, Registrant: Jerrys Trenching & Excavating Inc, 7411 Hwy 17 N, Rhinelander, WI 54501, Phone: (715) 272-1200
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
2- 6.4 Km Ese Of (Lat: 45.774389 Lon: -89.248444), Call Sign: KNLW627,
Assigned Frequencies: 454.750 MHz, 454.675 MHz, Grant Date: 08/04/1998, Expiration Date: 08/04/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/04/1999, Registrant: Dettra Communications Inc, Washington, DC 20036-8864, Phone: (202) 965-4664
- 6.4 Km Ese Of (Lat: 45.774444 Lon: -89.248333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 122 m, Overall height: 123 m, Call Sign: WPUI707,
Assigned Frequencies: 454.675 MHz, 454.750 MHz, Grant Date: 03/13/2002, Expiration Date: 03/13/2012, Cancellation Date: 01/03/2005, Certifier: Dennis W Guard Jr., Registrant: Skytel Communications, Inc., 515 E. Amite Street, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: (601) 944-7390, Fax: (601) 944-3448, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: KE9FR, Licensee ID: L01270107, Grant Date: 03/29/2017, Expiration Date: 06/13/2027, Certifier: Jeffrey F Baker, Registrant: Jeffrey F Baker, 4069 Mill Lake Rd., Sugar Camp, WI 54501
- Call Sign: N9HHX, Licensee ID: L01337661, Grant Date: 08/31/2017, Expiration Date: 11/28/2027, Certifier: Rebecca L Baker, Registrant: Rebecca L Baker, 4069 Mill Lake Rd., Sugar Camp, WI 54501
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 41.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 31.8%Utility gas
- 15.4%Wood
- 6.8%Electricity
- 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 60.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.2%Utility gas
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.2%Wood
- 2.1%Electricity
Sugar Camp 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.
- 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 below state average.