Moving to Conover, Wisconsin

Population: 1,137. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,221 (+7.4% change)
Males: 582 (51.2%), Females: 555 (48.8%)

Vilas County

Zip code: 54519

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $31,683
Median house value: $103,500

Population by Race

Races in Conover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (49.1%), Swedish (10.0%), Polish (9.9%), Irish (9.1%), French (7.2%), English (6.1%).

Elevation: 1659 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Conover

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conover town

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 63.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+22.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Conover:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conover:

  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 34 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 68 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
  • FORD (about 82 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Conover:

  • KINGS LAND O’ LAKES (about 8 miles; LAND O’ LAKES, WI; Abbreviation: LNL)
  • EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 10 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: EGV)
  • THREE LAKES MUNI (about 22 miles; THREE LAKES, WI; Abbreviation: 40D)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conover:

  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 108 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 133 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 139 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 140 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)