Moving to Ogema, Wisconsin
Population: 882. Estimated population in July 2024: 894 (+1.4% change)
Males: 440 (49.9%), Females: 442 (50.1%)
Price County
Zip code: 54459
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $29,545
Median house value: $53,700
Population by Race
Races in Ogema:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (39.2%), Swedish (19.6%), Irish (9.3%), Norwegian (8.7%), English (5.1%), Polish (4.9%).
Elevation: 1583 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ogema
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ogema town
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ogema:
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 21 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 34 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ogema:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 59 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 64 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 75 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ogema:
- PRENTICE (about 7 miles; PRENTICE, WI; Abbreviation: 5N2)
- PRICE COUNTY (about 19 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; Abbreviation: PBH)
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 24 miles; MEDFORD, WI; Abbreviation: MDZ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ogema:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 82 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 94 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 119 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 120 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 122 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Public primary/middle school in Ogema:
- OGEMA EL (Students: 100; Location: N1844 SCHOOLHOUSE RD; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Ogema:
- OGEMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,926; Location: W4986 STATE RD. 86; 12,620 books; 157 audio materials; 715 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)