Moving to Mason, Wisconsin

Population: 326. Estimated population in July 2024: 335 (+2.8% change)
Males: 175 (53.7%), Females: 151 (46.3%)

Bayfield County

Zip code: 54856

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $34,231
Median house value: $80,000

Population by Race

Races in Mason:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (34.0%), Swedish (28.8%), Norwegian (25.2%), Irish (13.8%), Polish (10.7%), Slovak (7.4%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mason

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mason town

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+9.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mason:

  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 66 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 83 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 113 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mason:

  • JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; ASHLAND, WI; Abbreviation: ASX)
  • CABLE UNION (about 21 miles; CABLE, WI; Abbreviation: 3CU)
  • BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 29 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: Y77)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mason:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 74 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 75 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 82 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 118 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 124 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)