Moving to Bayfield, Wisconsin
Population: 625. Estimated population in July 2024: 637 (+1.9% change)
Males: 323 (51.7%), Females: 302 (48.3%)
Bayfield County
Zip code: 54814
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $39,342
Median house value: $123,400
Population by Race
Races in Bayfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
- American Indian (19.5%)
- Two or more races (5.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), Norwegian (17.6%), Swedish (13.9%), English (12.6%), Irish (12.5%), French (8.8%).
Elevation: 650 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bayfield
- High school or higher: 92.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bayfield town
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 67.6%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+4.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bayfield:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 17 miles; ASHLAND, WI)
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
- LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 62 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bayfield:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 53 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
- DULUTH INTL (about 95 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 125 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bayfield:
- MADELINE ISLAND (about 6 miles; LA POINTE, WI; Abbreviation: 4R5)
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; ASHLAND, WI; Abbreviation: ASX)
- BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 47 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: Y77)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bayfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 87 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 89 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 95 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 109 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 147 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 147 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 151 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
Schools
Public high school in Bayfield:
- BAYFIELD HI (Students: 160; Location: 300 N 4TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bayfield:
- BAYFIELD EL (Students: 201; Location: 300 N 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- BAYFIELD MID (Students: 111; Location: 300 N 4TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LA POINTE EL (Students: 22; Location: 300 N 4TH ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Libraries in Bayfield:
- RED CLIFF PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $95,480; Location: 88850 CHURCH ROAD; 8,559 books; 80 audio materials; 300 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)
- BAYFIELD CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $82,872; Location: 37 N. BROAD ST.; 15,163 books; 950 audio materials; 1,300 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)