Union, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.9%
Males: 1,374 | (51.6%) |
Females: 1,289 | (48.4%) |
Median resident age: | 40.5 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Union: | $93,955 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,458 (it was $20,518 in 2000)
Union town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $288,442 (it was $112,700 in 2000)
Union: | $288,442 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $246,438; detached houses: $257,198; townhouses or other attached units: $222,396; in 2-unit structures: $147,219; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,735; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,820; mobile homes: $51,719
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Union, WI
- 2,47993.1%White alone
- 1053.9%Asian alone
- 451.7%Hispanic
- 220.8%Two or more races
- 60.2%Black alone
- 60.2%American Indian alone
Races in Union detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (40.9%), Norwegian (31.7%), Irish (8.2%), Polish (6.2%), English (6.1%), French (2.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 27.9 square miles.
Population density: 95 people per square mile (very low).
40 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.7% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Union town: | 1.4% ($1,608) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (4.3 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (75.8 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (284.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.82 N, Longitude: 91.58 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $311,700
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2019: 10 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $258,500
- 2017: 9 buildings, average cost: $324,700
- 2016: 10 buildings, average cost: $230,100
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $230,100
- 2014: 9 buildings, average cost: $230,100
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $207,000
- 2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $186,400
- 2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $175,400
- 2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $144,800
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $10,000
- 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $10,000
- 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 1997: 31 buildings, average cost: $87,100
Here: | 2.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.8%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (7.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.4%)
- Construction (13.7%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (10.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (8.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Public administration (3.2%)
- Health care (13.8%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.3%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4.0%)
- Registered nurses (4.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.0%)
Average climate in Union, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 62.1. This is about average.
City: | 62.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 15.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 15.2 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.29. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.29 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Union-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Union town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Union-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 69% 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 225.0 miles away from Union center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 236.9 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 269.0 miles away from Union 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 250.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 388.3 miles away from Union center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 191.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Eau Claire County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Union:
- DOVE HEALTHCARE-WEST (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM EAU CLAIRE HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- LUTHER HOSPITAL - MAYO CLINIC DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- CLAIREMONT NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- SYVERSON LUTHERAN HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
- SACRED HEART HSPTL Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union:
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 5 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 5 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 18 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 52 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Winona State University (about 54 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 55 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 67 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Union: Silver Mine Hill Ski Jump (A), Silvermine Farms (B), Gemini Drive-In (C), Township Fire Department Station 3 Union (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Elk Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Union: Sherman Creek Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 76.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 7.5% |
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: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 5.4% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
8 people in residential treatment centers for adults in 2010
8 people in homes for the mentally ill in 2000
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Union:
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 65.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Union:
- High school or higher: 89.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes
Here: | 10.1 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Union, WI (based on Eau Claire County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 19,220 | 29 |
Evangelical Protestant | 18,442 | 58 |
Catholic | 16,240 | 10 |
Other | 1,744 | 12 |
None | 43,090 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 4.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 7.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Eau Claire County: | 6.5% |
State: | 7.6% |
Eau Claire County: | 25.6% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Eau Claire County: | 10.9% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Union:
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Union:
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
- WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W211AY (90.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- W204BP (88.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W206AH (89.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Union:
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 22Number of bridges
- 315ft / 96.2mTotal length
- $5,264,000Total costs
- 232,773Total average daily traffic
- 30,507Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 41950-1959
- 101960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 42010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Kaitlin Rinabarger, 698 Pleasant Ridge Road (#7187) (Lat: 44.704583 Lon: -87.680583), Type: 60.7, Structure height: 55029 m, Overall height: 54.9 m, Registrant: Edge Consulting Engineers, Inc., Krinabarger@edgeconsult.Com, , Prair-ie Du Sac, Phone: (608) 644-1449
- Kaitlin Rinabarger, 698 Pleasant Ridge Road (Lat: 44.704583 Lon: -87.680583), Type: 60.7, Structure height: 55029 m, Overall height: 54.9 m, Registrant: Door County, Tvogel@co.Door.Wi.Us, , Sturg-eon Bay, Phone: (920) 746-2400
- Kaitlin Rinabarger, 698 Pleasant Ridge Road (Lat: 44.704583 Lon: -87.680583), Type: 60.7, Structure height: 55029 m, Overall height: 54.9 m, Registrant: Door County, Tvogel@co.Door.Wi.Us, , Sturg-eon Bay, Phone: (920) 746-2400
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- 698 Pleasant Ridge Road (Lat: 44.704583 Lon: -87.680583), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNIE410,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.190 MHz, 154.340 MHz, 155.775 MHz, Grant Date: 03/28/2023, Expiration Date: 03/30/2033, Certifier: Richard Burress, Registrant: Door County, 1201 S Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, Phone: (920) 746-7195, Email:
- 698 Pleasant Ridge Road (Lat: 44.704583 Lon: -87.680583), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQTT869,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.565 MHz, 154.725 MHz, 151.385 MHz, 155.932 MHz, Grant Date: 02/14/2024, Expiration Date: 04/11/2034, Certifier: Chris Hecht, Registrant: 7475 Flying Cloud Drive #410, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Phone: (952) 946-1839, Email:
- 41.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.5%Utility gas
- 6.0%Electricity
- 3.6%Wood
- 33.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 27.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.0%Utility gas
- 14.9%Electricity
Union 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 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.
Union on our top lists:
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"