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)