Moving to Baraboo, Wisconsin
Population: 10,711. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,927 (+2.0% change)
Males: 5,160 (48.2%), Females: 5,551 (51.8%)
Sauk County
Zip code: 53913
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $38,375
Median house value: $92,800
Population by Race
Races in Baraboo:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (46.1%), Irish (13.5%), English (9.6%), Norwegian (7.7%), Polish (6.0%), United States (4.9%).
Elevation: 894 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Baraboo
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Baraboo city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,437 (+15.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Baraboo:
- ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (707 14TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Baraboo:
- SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)
- REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 18 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
- DIVINE SAVIOR HEALTHCARE 80 (about 20 miles; PORTAGE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baraboo:
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 37 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
- VOLK FIELD (about 48 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
- ROCK CO (about 77 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baraboo:
- BARABOO WISCONSIN DELLS (about 4 miles; BARABOO, WI; Abbreviation: DLL)
- SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 13 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; Abbreviation: 91C)
- REEDSBURG MUNI (about 16 miles; REEDSBURG, WI; Abbreviation: C35)
Amtrak stations near Baraboo:
- 11 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: PORTAGE (400 W. ONEIDA ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baraboo:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 72 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 74 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 83 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
Schools
Public high school in Baraboo:
- BARABOO HI (Students: 1,041; Location: 1201 DRAPER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Baraboo:
- LIVING HOPE ACADEMY (Students: 25; Location: S3963 HWY 12; Grades: 2 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Baraboo:
- BARABOO MID (Students: 700; Location: 1531 DRAPER ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WILLSON EL (Students: 327; Location: 146 BERKLEY BLVD; Grades: PK – 05)
- EAST EL (Students: 320; Location: 815 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- SOUTH EL (Students: 236; Location: 400 MULBERRY ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- WEST EL (Students: 114; Location: 707 CENTER ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- FAIRFIELD CENTER EL (Students: 97; Location: E12654 COUNTY ROAD T; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Baraboo:
- ST JOHNS LUTHERAN (Students: 165; Location: 515 5TH ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 310 SECOND STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
Libraries
Library in Baraboo:
- BARABOO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $623,328; Location: 230 FOURTH AVE.; 82,012 books; 3,108 audio materials; 2,461 video materials; 228 serial subscriptions)