Blue River, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	444
Male Share of the Population	51.1%
Female Share of the Population	48.9%
Senior Citizens	17.3%
Employed Population 16+	221
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	42.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.9%
Median Earnings25+	$34,375
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$65,625
% Above Poverty Level	87.2%
% Below Poverty Level	12.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	1.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	46.1%
Median Gross Rent	$581
Median House Value	$80,800

Ancestry

German	33.8%
Irish	17.3%
Norwegian	11.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.8%
English	9.7%
Polish	3.2%
French Except Basque	3.2%
Dutch	2.7%
Czech	2.5%
Swiss	1.1%
Russian	0.9%
Danishn	0.7%
Scottish	0.7%
Canadian	0.5%
Swedish	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
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Blue River Almanac

Category	Value
County	Richland County
Standard Zip Codes	53518
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.18
Approximate Longitude	-90.57

Blue River 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	RICHLAND CENTER
Distance	12.8 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 26 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 84 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	35.6 inches

Station	GAYS MILLS
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 25 F
Apr Temp	32 to 57 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	34 to 60 F
Annual Precip	32.8 inches

Station	DODGEVILLE
Distance	26.8 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
Avoca	725	$41,563
Boaz	132	$70,625
Boscobel	3,150	$56,895
Highland	986	$59,107
Muscoda	1,443	$49,375
Richland Center	5,050	$58,792

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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