Moving to Hixton, Wisconsin
Population: 611. Estimated population in July 2024: 694 (+13.6% change)
Males: 327 (53.5%), Females: 284 (46.5%)
Jackson County
Zip code: 54635
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $38,056
Median house value: $91,500
Population by Race
Races in Hixton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (34.9%), German (32.2%), Irish (11.5%), English (5.4%), Polish (5.4%), French (4.4%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hixton
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hixton town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 2.7%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hixton:
- BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI)
- OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; OSSEO, WI)
- TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WHITEHALL, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hixton:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 39 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- VOLK FIELD (about 62 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hixton:
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 15 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: BCK)
- BLAIR (about 16 miles; BLAIR, WI; Abbreviation: 5E6)
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 36 miles; SPARTA, WI; Abbreviation: CMY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hixton:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 43 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 51 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 72 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)