Moving to Boyd, Wisconsin

Population: 680. Estimated population in July 2024: 641 (-5.7% change)
Males: 345 (50.7%), Females: 335 (49.3%)

Chippewa County

Zip code: 54726

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $37,250
Median house value: $64,800

Population by Race

Races in Boyd:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (51.5%), Norwegian (15.0%), Polish (14.6%), Irish (8.4%), French (5.6%), Dutch (4.4%).

Elevation: 1105 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boyd

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boyd village

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Boyd:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boyd:

Other public-use airports nearest to Boyd:

  • RUSK COUNTY (about 37 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; Abbreviation: RCX)
  • NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 47 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: VIQ)
  • CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 48 miles; CHETEK, WI; Abbreviation: Y23)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boyd:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 33 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 62 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 76 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 81 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)

Public primary/middle school in Boyd:

  • BOYD EL (Students: 126; Location: 303 E PARK ST; Grades: KG – 04)

Private primary/middle school in Boyd:

  • BOYD-STANLEY ST JOSEPH CATHOL (Students: 17; Location: 813 PATTEN STREET; Grades: 5 – 8)