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About Birch, WI
Birch, WI is located in Ashland County in the state of Wisconsin.
The total City Population for Birch is about 1,177 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $166,200, which is roughly 13% lower than the Average Home Value of $191,067 for the state of Wisconsin, and roughly 23% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $60,547, which is roughly 10% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $67,350 for the state of Wisconsin, and roughly 7% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.36Male Population Estimate: 58.5%
Female Population Estimate: 41.5%
Median Age: 44
Male Median Age: 38.5
Female Median Age: 48.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:7.1%
Hispanic:2.5%
Indian:1.4%
Other:1.4%
Asian:0.8%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 43.86%
Libertarian: 0.8%
Other: 0.45%
Green: 0.07%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Birch specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ashland County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ashland County: About 180.751 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ashland County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 37% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Wisconsin is ranked #36 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 26.98 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 19.53The average living wage for the state of Wisconsin is $30.98/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Wisconsin a minimum wage score of 8.06 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.33/hr, which gives Wisconsin a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 12.53 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Wisconsin is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 9.77 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Wisconsin does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Wisconsin does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Wisconsin does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Wisconsin does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Wisconsin does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Wisconsin does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Wisconsin does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Wisconsin does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Wisconsin does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Wisconsin does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Wisconsin does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Wisconsin does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Wisconsin does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Wisconsin does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Wisconsin does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Wisconsin does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Wisconsin does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Wisconsin does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 54559Latitude: 46.538300
Longitude: -90.575500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1550.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 715