Moving to Fairwater, Wisconsin

Population: 350. Estimated population in July 2024: 356 (+1.7% change)
Males: 175 (50.0%), Females: 175 (50.0%)

Fond du Lac County

Zip code: 53931

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $42,292
Median house value: $73,300

Population by Race

Races in Fairwater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (56.6%), Dutch (10.6%), Polish (5.7%), English (5.1%), French (3.4%), United States (3.1%).

Elevation: 970 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairwater

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairwater village

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 71.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 2.2%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+16.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairwater:

  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 8 miles; RIPON, WI)
  • WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WAUPUN, WI)
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BERLIN, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairwater:

  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 53 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairwater:

  • DODGE COUNTY (about 26 miles; JUNEAU, WI; Abbreviation: UNU)
  • FOND DU LAC COUNTY (about 27 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Abbreviation: FLD)
  • GILBERT FIELD (about 34 miles; RIO, WI; Abbreviation: 94C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairwater:

  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 32 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 52 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 60 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 61 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)