Swiss, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -3.1%
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| Males: 399 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 391 |  (49.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54830.
| Swiss: | $52,741 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,645 (it was $16,870 in 2000)
Swiss town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $234,115 (it was $90,500 in 2000)
| Swiss: | $234,115 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Swiss, WI
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- 58974.6%White alone
- 16020.3%American Indian alone
- 253.2%Two or more races
- 91.1%Hispanic
- 60.8%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Swiss detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (13.0%), English (10.1%), Swedish (7.7%), Norwegian (5.9%), French (4.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 57.4 square miles.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (very low).
14 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Swiss town: | 1.2% ($1,081) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN 
(53.5 miles , pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (83.6 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (368.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Danbury, WI (2.0 miles),
Webb Lake, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Blaine, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Webster, WI (3.2 miles ),
), Meenon, WI (3.5 miles ),
), Dairyland, WI (4.0 miles),
Chicog, WI (4.0 miles ),
), La Follette, WI (4.0 miles )
)Latitude: 46.02 N, Longitude: 92.29 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (11.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (10.8%)
- Construction (9.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.6%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.5%)
- Construction (18.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.6%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (18.2%)
- Health care (16.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (11.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.0%)
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Social assistance (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.8%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.9%)
- Carpenters (5.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.1%)
- Cashiers (8.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (7.1%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
Average climate in Swiss, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Swiss-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.6 miles away from the Swiss town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/18/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $10 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Swiss-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% 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 182.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 194.2 miles away from Swiss center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 103.2 miles away from Swiss center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 107.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 108.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/21/2020 at 17:12:46, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 106.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Burnett County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swiss:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 26 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 50 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 54 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 56 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 57 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- Century College (about 76 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; FT enrollment: 7,393)
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College (about 78 miles; Coon Rapids, MN; FT enrollment: 5,918)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Swiss: Burnett County Camp (A), Luther Park Camp (B), Danbury Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Danbury Cemetery (1), Swiss Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Myrick Lake (B), Robie Lake (C), Round Lake (D), Schaaf Lake (E), Staples Lake (F), Bass Lake (G), Stone Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Yellow River (A), Loon Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Swiss: Danbury Public Hunting Grounds (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This town: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Swiss:
- Never married: 30.6%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 11.1%
For population 25 years and over in Swiss:
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Swiss, WI (based on Burnett County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,829 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,361 | 14 |
| Catholic | 1,181 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 10,085 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Burnett County: | 3.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Burnett County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Here: | 4.91 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Burnett County: | 16.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 28.3% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Swiss:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Swiss:
- WXCX (105.7 FM; SIREN, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Swiss:
- W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 69ft / 21.1mTotal length
- 8,895Total average daily traffic
- 713Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,558Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Swiss)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 74.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.1%Wood
- 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Electricity
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 54.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.2%Wood
- 14.9%Electricity
- 9.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.4%Utility gas
Swiss 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 significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population 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.