Moving to Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Population: 590. Estimated population in July 2024: 597 (+1.2% change)
Males: 318 (53.9%), Females: 272 (46.1%)
St. Croix County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $50,833
Median house value: $81,700
Population by Race
Races in Forest:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (44.4%), Norwegian (20.0%), Irish (11.4%), United States (11.2%), Swedish (7.5%), Polish (5.8%).
Elevation: 1130 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Forest
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Forest town
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 3.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+20.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Forest:
- BALDWIN AREA MEDICAL CTR 141 (about 14 miles; BALDWIN, WI)
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles; AMERY, WI)
- HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 58 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 69 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 87 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest:
- AMERY MUNI (about 12 miles; AMERY, WI; Abbreviation: AHH)
- BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: 3T3)
- NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 19 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Abbreviation: RNH)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 30 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 32 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,475)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 60 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)