Sugar Creek, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +18.4%
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| Males: 2,022 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 1,921 |  (48.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53121.
| Sugar Creek: | $80,392 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,446 (it was $21,737 in 2000)
Sugar Creek town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $308,411 (it was $136,600 in 2000)
| Sugar Creek: | $308,411 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $370,020; detached houses: $392,613; townhouses or other attached units: $227,011; in 2-unit structures: $217,528; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,298; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,200; mobile homes: $55,686
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sugar Creek, WI
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- 3,71094.1%White alone
- 1754.4%Hispanic
- 260.7%Two or more races
- 150.4%Asian alone
- 130.3%Black alone
- 40.1%American Indian alone
Races in Sugar Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (48.1%), Irish (14.4%), English (10.2%), Polish (8.9%), Norwegian (6.2%), United States (6.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 33.0 square miles.
Population density: 120 people per square mile (very low).
83 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
| This town: | 2.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sugar Creek town: | 1.5% ($2,074) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI 
(22.1 miles , pop. 59,498).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (38.9 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (77.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lauderdale Lakes, WI (1.6 miles ),
), La Grange, WI (2.0 miles ),
), Richmond, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Lake Lorraine, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Geneva, WI (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 42.73 N, Longitude: 88.59 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 262
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Population change in the 1990s: +733 (+28.2%).
- Construction (10.4%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.2%)
- Machinery (4.5%)
- Construction (18.0%)
- Metal & metal products (9.2%)
- Machinery (7.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.7%)
- Educational services (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.2%)
- Educational services (16.8%)
- Health care (16.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Social assistance (4.3%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Carpenters (3.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Carpenters (5.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.3%)
- Engineers (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.5%)
- Cashiers (3.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.8%)
Average climate in Sugar Creek, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sugar Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the Sugar Creek town center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the town center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sugar Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 31% 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 298.4 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from the city 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 273.0 miles away from Sugar Creek center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 298.4 miles away from Sugar Creek 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 53.0 miles away from Sugar Creek center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 164.7 miles away from Sugar Creek 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 Walworth County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sugar Creek:
- HOLTON MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; ELKHORN, WI)
- EAST TROY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; EAST TROY, WI)
- KIWANIS MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; EAST TROY, WI)
- WILLOWFIELD NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; DELAVAN, WI)
- WILLOWFIELD OF DELAVAN (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; DELAVAN, WI)
- LUTH SOC SVC HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; WHITEWATER, WI)
- FAIRHAVEN CORP (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WHITEWATER, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sugar Creek:
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 11 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 11,124)
- Carroll University (about 27 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,313)
- Waukesha County Technical College (about 29 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- McHenry County College (about 35 miles; Crystal Lake, IL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- Rock Valley College (about 36 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 6,269)
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 38 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,843)
- Gateway Technical College (about 39 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 5,089)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Apple Barn Orchard And Winery (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Sugar Creek include: Bethel United Methodist Church (A), Sugar Creek Lutheran Church (B), Millard Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Millard Cemetery (1), Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: North Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Lake Wandawega (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
People in group quarters in Sugar Creek in 2000:
- 10 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
For population 15 years and over in Sugar Creek:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 8.8%
For population 25 years and over in Sugar Creek:
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.4 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sugar Creek, WI (based on Walworth County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 19,868 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,451 | 51 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,563 | 40 |
| Other | 584 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | 122 | 1 |
| None | 57,640 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 21
| Walworth County: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Walworth County: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| Walworth County: | 0.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
| Here: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 110
| Here: | 10.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Walworth County: | 6.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Walworth County: | 25.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Walworth County: | 15.0% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sugar Creek:
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sugar Creek:
- WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)
- WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Sugar Creek:
- W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
- W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
- WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 69ft / 20.8mTotal length
- 12,513Total average daily traffic
- 770Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- DSR, Lat: 42.687083 Lon: -88.617333, Type: Nnltann, Structure height: 35.4 m, Call Sign: WQSY813,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 12/11/2013, Expiration Date: 05/25/2023, Cancellation Date: 06/05/2023, Certifier: Brian Madl, Registrant: Lerman Senter Pllc, 2001 L Street, Nw Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 416-6744, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 71.5%Utility gas
- 17.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Electricity
- 1.6%Wood
- 78.4%Utility gas
- 10.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.9%Electricity
Sugar Creek compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black 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.