Black Earth, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,395
Male Share of the Population	51.7%
Female Share of the Population	48.3%
Senior Citizens	13.5%
Employed Population 16+	828
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	54.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	37.4%
Median Earnings25+	$43,152
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,875

Wealth

Median Family Income	$83,750
% Above Poverty Level	95.3%
% Below Poverty Level	4.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.7%
Median Gross Rent	$718
Median House Value	$189,200

Ancestry

German	44.2%
Irish	20.9%
Norwegian	15.3%
English	11.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.7%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Italian	3.9%
Swedish	3.4%
Polish	2.6%
Welsh	1.7%
Scottish	1.4%
Swiss	1.3%
Dutch	1.1%
Czech	1.1%
Danishn	1.1%
Russian	0.6%
Hungarian	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
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Black Earth Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dane County
Standard Zip Codes	53515
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.13
Approximate Longitude	-89.74

Black Earth Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PRAIRIE DU SAC 2 N
Distance	12.4 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 25 F
Apr Temp	36 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 60 F
Annual Precip	31 inches

Station	CHARMANY FARM
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 54 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Station	DODGEVILLE
Distance	21.5 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 25 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 60 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arena	874	$63,958
Barneveld	1,276	$99,688
Blue Mounds	1,002	$84,821
Cross Plains	4,106	$97,109
Mazomanie	1,820	$76,833
Mount Horeb	7,421	$92,209

Black Earth Public Libraries

Black Earth Public Library
1210 MILLS ST.
Black Earth, Wisconsin
(608) 767-2563

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Black Earth Public Schools

Black Earth Elementary
1133 Center St
ZIP: 53515
(608) 767-2251
Primary
Total Enrollment 218

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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