Moving to Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Population: 842. Estimated population in July 2024: 950 (+12.8% change)
Males: 424 (50.4%), Females: 418 (49.6%)

Dane County

Zip code: 53517

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $61,429
Median house value: $171,900

Population by Race

Races in Blue Mounds:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (44.3%), Norwegian (24.9%), Irish (12.7%), English (10.8%), Swiss (9.9%), French (4.2%).

Elevation: 1261 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blue Mounds

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Mounds town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 68.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+25.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Mounds:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Mounds:

  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
  • ROCK CO (about 62 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 70 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Mounds:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Mounds:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 29 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 30 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 50 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 78 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)