Moving to Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Population: 1,160. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,172 (+1.0% change)
Males: 641 (55.3%), Females: 519 (44.7%)
Oneida County
Zip code: 54539
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $38,065
Median house value: $112,100
Population by Race
Races in Lake Tomahawk:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Black (4.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (44.1%), Polish (10.3%), Irish (9.8%), English (8.7%), Norwegian (7.9%), Italian (4.2%).
Elevation: 1632 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake Tomahawk
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Tomahawk town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +295 (+34.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Tomahawk:
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Tomahawk:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 17 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 61 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 73 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Tomahawk:
- LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 12 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)
- BOULDER JUNCTION (about 23 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION, WI; Abbreviation: BDJ)
- EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 24 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: EGV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Tomahawk:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 89 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 132 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 142 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 142 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 144 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)