Moving to Pepin, Wisconsin

Population: 878. Estimated population in July 2024: 925 (+5.4% change)
Males: 427 (48.6%), Females: 451 (51.4%)

Pepin County

Zip code: 54759

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $36,319
Median house value: $78,200

Population by Race

Races in Pepin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (42.4%), Norwegian (15.9%), Swedish (15.9%), United States (8.0%), English (7.9%), Irish (6.7%).

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pepin

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pepin village

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pepin:

  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WABASHA, MN)
  • LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 11 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DURAND, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pepin:

  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 74 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pepin:

  • RED WING RGNL (about 26 miles; RED WING, MN; Abbreviation: RGK)
  • MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 36 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Abbreviation: W11)
  • WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 41 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pepin:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 33 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 44 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 45 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 52 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)

Schools

Public high school in Pepin:

  • PEPIN HI (Students: 162; Location: 510 PINE ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Pepin:

  • PEPIN EL (Students: 159; Location: 510 PINE ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Pepin:

  • PEPIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,701; Location: 510 2ND ST.; 13,692 books; 290 audio materials; 1,090 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)