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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 19.53
The average living wage for the state of Wisconsin is $30.98/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is partially 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 $150.8, resulting in a UI benefit score of 9.77 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 26.19

X Wisconsin does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X Wisconsin does not offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Wisconsin does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Wisconsin does not prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Wisconsin does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Wisconsin does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Wisconsin does not 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 partially 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: 40

X Wisconsin does have a "right-to-work" law.
X Wisconsin does not 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 require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Wisconsin does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Wisconsin does provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

Pierce County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a significant difference of 23.56% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 54.96%
Democratic: 42.01%
Libertarian: 1.64%
Other: 1.36%
Green: 0.02%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 54022
Latitude : 44.844481
Longitude : -92.597603
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : Midwest
Average Elevation : 922 ft.
Area Code(s) : 715, 534

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.53
Male Population Estimate : 48.14%
Female Population Estimate : 51.86%
Median Age : 28.4
Male Median Age : 29.4
Female Median Age : 27.4

White Population Estimate : 96.85%
Black Population Estimate : 1.47%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 1.65%
Asian Population Estimate : 1.81%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.07%
Indian Population Estimate : 0.77%
Other Population Estimate : 0.59%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of River Falls specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Pierce County: Data Not Available
Average # of Violent Crimes for Pierce County: About 144 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Pierce County is about 50% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.