Moving to Boulder Junction, Wisconsin

Population: 958. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,028 (+7.3% change)
Males: 487 (50.8%), Females: 471 (49.2%)

Vilas County

Zip code: 54512

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.6 years
Median household income: $34,722
Median house value: $118,900

Population by Race

Races in Boulder Junction:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• American Indian (1.3%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)
• Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (50.4%), Irish (14.7%), English (12.3%), Polish (11.6%), Swedish (8.7%), French (7.1%).

Elevation: 1652 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boulder Junction

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boulder Junction town

• Never married: 16.7%
• Now married: 65.1%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 7.4%

3.3% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Boulder Junction:

• HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
• EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boulder Junction:

• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 37 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 43 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 93 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boulder Junction:

• BOULDER JUNCTION (about 2 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION, WI; Abbreviation: BDJ)
• LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 15 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)
• MANITOWISH WATERS (about 16 miles; MANITOWISH WATERS, WI; Abbreviation: D25)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boulder Junction:

• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 110 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 150 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 157 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 157 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
• NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)

Libraries

Library in Boulder Junction:

• BOULDER JUNCTION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $44,505; Location: 5386 PARK ST.; 15,127 books; 777 audio materials; 817 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)