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:
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
- RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 203 (about 32 miles; LADYSMITH, WI)
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)