Moving to Lakewood, Wisconsin
Population: 875. Estimated population in July 2024: 952 (+8.8% change)
Males: 453 (51.8%), Females: 422 (48.2%)
Oconto County
Zip code: 54138
Demographics
Median resident age: 51.0 years
Median household income: $33,869
Median house value: $101,500
Population by Race
Races in Lakewood:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (12.3%), Polish (8.3%), French (7.7%), English (6.2%), Dutch (5.8%).
Elevation: 1271 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lakewood
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lakewood town
- Never married: 12.2%
- Now married: 70.5%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+40.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood:
- SHAWANO MEDICAL CTR 36 (about 37 miles; SHAWANO, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; OCONTO FALLS, WI)
- LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 44 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakewood:
- FORD (about 46 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
- AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: GRB)
- MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 63 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; Abbreviation: MNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakewood:
- LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, WI; Abbreviation: 6M5)
- PISO (about 19 miles; SURING, WI; Abbreviation: 7P5)
- CRANDON MUNI (about 32 miles; CRANDON, WI; Abbreviation: Y55)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakewood:
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 68 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 68 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 70 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 87 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 90 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
Libraries
Library in Lakewood:
- LAKES COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,545; Location: 15235 HWY. 32; 14,339 books; 304 audio materials; 1,487 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)