Moving to Hayward, Wisconsin
Population: 3,279. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,303 (+0.7% change)
Males: 1,622 (49.5%), Females: 1,657 (50.5%)
Sawyer County
Zip code: 54843
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $36,895
Median house value: $109,400
Population by Race
Races in Hayward:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
- American Indian (24.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.7%), Norwegian (11.7%), Irish (10.6%), English (6.9%), Swedish (5.7%), Polish (5.1%).
Elevation: 1198 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hayward
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hayward town
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +255 (+8.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hayward:
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (11040 NORTH STATE RD 77)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hayward:
- SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 34 miles; SPOONER, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
- INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 40 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hayward:
- DULUTH INTL (about 75 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 80 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 101 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hayward:
- SAWYER COUNTY (about 4 miles; HAYWARD, WI; Abbreviation: HYR)
- CABLE UNION (about 21 miles; CABLE, WI; Abbreviation: 3CU)
- EAU CLAIRE LAKES (about 23 miles; DRUMMOND, WI; Abbreviation: 5G4)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Hayward:
- LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 344; Location: 13466 W TREPANIA RD; Public; Website: WWW.lco-college.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hayward:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 63 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 69 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 74 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 85 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 85 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
Schools
Public high school in Hayward:
- HAYWARD HI (Students: 628; Location: 10320 GREENWOOD LN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Hayward:
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 39; Location: PO BOX 757; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hayward:
- HAYWARD MID (Students: 489; Location: 10408 GREENWOOD LA; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAYWARD INTERMEDIATE (Students: 397; Location: 15930 W 5TH ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
- HAYWARD PRIMARY (Students: 360; Location: 10665 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 02)
- LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: ROUTE 2, BOX 2800; Grades: KG – 12)
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 10256 GREENWOOD LN; Grades: 06 – 12)
- WAADOOKODAADING (Students: 20; Location: 15930 W 5TH ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- HACIL (Students: 14; Location: 15930 W 5TH ST; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Libraries in Hayward:
- HAYWARD CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $143,622; Location: 10538 MAIN ST.; 28,492 books; 962 audio materials; 1,948 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)
- LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA COLLEGE COMMUNITY (Operating income: $131,356; Location: 13466 W. TREPANIA RD.; 18,594 books; 993 audio materials; 1,445 video materials; 107 serial subscriptions)