Moving to Port Edwards, Wisconsin
Population: 1,944. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,797 (-7.6% change)
Males: 948 (48.8%), Females: 996 (51.2%)
Wood County
Zip code: 54469
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $48,850
Median house value: $83,500
Population by Race
Races in Port Edwards:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Other Asian (3.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (47.4%), Polish (13.0%), Irish (9.6%), English (9.0%), Norwegian (8.2%), Swedish (3.7%).
Elevation: 975 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Edwards
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port Edwards village
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 8.3%
3.5% Foreign born (2.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+5.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Edwards:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 4 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Edwards:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 32 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 40 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 92 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Edwards:
- ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 2 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Abbreviation: ISW)
- STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 27 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Abbreviation: STE)
- NECEDAH (about 27 miles; NECEDAH, WI; Abbreviation: DAF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Edwards:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 93 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 93 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 94 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Schools
Public high school in Port Edwards:
- JOHN EDWARDS HI (Students: 151; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Edwards:
- PORT EDWARDS EL (Students: 208; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- JOHN EDWARDS MID (Students: 163; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: 05 – 08)