Moving to Edgewater, Wisconsin

Population: 586. Estimated population in July 2024: 607 (+3.6% change)
Males: 307 (52.4%), Females: 279 (47.6%)

Sawyer County

Zip code: 54834

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $38,542
Median house value: $111,500

Population by Race

Races in Edgewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (53.6%), Irish (13.7%), Czech (10.1%), English (8.0%), Polish (7.5%), Norwegian (6.7%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Edgewater

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Edgewater town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+14.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Edgewater:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edgewater:

  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 90 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 108 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Edgewater:

  • SAWYER COUNTY (about 20 miles; HAYWARD, WI; Abbreviation: HYR)
  • RICE LAKE REGIONAL – CARL’S FIELD (about 31 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: RPD)
  • SHELL LAKE MUNI (about 31 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: SSQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgewater:

  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 67 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 68 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 78 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 85 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 89 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)