Sylvester, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +24.1%
Males: 522 | (52.0%) |
Females: 482 | (48.0%) |
Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53566.
Sylvester: | $91,253 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,080 (it was $23,871 in 2000)
Sylvester town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $358,950 (it was $155,500 in 2000)
Sylvester: | $358,950 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $276,735; detached houses: $288,797; townhouses or other attached units: $225,998; in 2-unit structures: $159,956; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $270,967; mobile homes: $33,629
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylvester, WI
- 98498.0%White alone
- 70.7%Two or more races
- 60.6%Black alone
- 40.4%Hispanic
- 30.3%Asian alone
Races in Sylvester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (39.9%), Swiss (22.2%), Norwegian (15.0%), Irish (8.5%), English (4.7%), Dutch (4.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.9 square miles.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (very low).
13 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.6% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Sylvester town: | 1.3% ($2,056) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (26.9 miles , pop. 59,498).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (31.2 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.64 N, Longitude: 89.54 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Here: | 2.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.2%)
- Health care (11.8%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (4.9%)
- Construction (4.4%)
- Food (4.4%)
- Transportation equipment (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (21.6%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Machinery (5.9%)
- Food (5.5%)
- Transportation equipment (4.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.2%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (4.2%)
- Health care (22.6%)
- Educational services (12.8%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (5.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.1%)
- Transportation equipment (3.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.1%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.1%)
Average climate in Sylvester, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sylvester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.0 miles away from the Sylvester town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/16/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sylvester-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 55% 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 302.3 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 87.8 miles away from Sylvester 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 277.9 miles away from Sylvester center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 302.3 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 70.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 334.8 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 Green County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, 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 Sylvester:
- MONROE MNR NUR REHAB (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; MONROE, WI)
- MONROE CLINIC DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; MONROE, WI)
- THE MONROE CLINIC HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; MONROE, WI)
- THE MONROE CLINIC Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; MONROE, WI)
- NEW GLARUS HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; NEW GLARUS, WI)
- EVANSVILLE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; EVANSVILLE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvester:
- Edgewood College (about 30 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 31 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 31 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 36 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Rock Valley College (about 36 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 6,269)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 38 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 43 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sylvester: Albright Farms (A), Brugger Dairy (B), Brugger Farms (C), Swanson Farms (D), Prien Farms (E), Grassroots Farm (F), Baumann Farms (G), Reed Farm (H), Stuckey Dairy (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Dutch Hollow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.8 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 81.9% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 4.1% |
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: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sylvester:
- Never married: 13.6%
- Now married: 77.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 2.7%
- Divorced: 4.5%
For population 25 years and over in Sylvester:
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sylvester, WI (based on Green County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 6,822 | 20 |
Catholic | 6,560 | 4 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,922 | 17 |
Other | 112 | 6 |
None | 21,426 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Green County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Green County: | 8.96 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Green County: | 7.3% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 26.9% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 24.3% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvester:
- WEKZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M. SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvester:
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WNIE (89.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WXXQ (98.5 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
- WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFPS (92.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sylvester:
- 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.)
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
- WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 56ft / 17.2mTotal length
- $209,000Total costs
- 8,468Total average daily traffic
- 576Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,299Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 31930-1939
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 22010-2019
- 57.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 31.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.3%Utility gas
- 2.9%Electricity
- 2.5%Wood
- 51.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 37.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.7%Utility gas
- 5.7%Wood
Sylvester 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.
- 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.