Moving to Port Washington, Wisconsin
Population: 10,467. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,892 (+4.1% change)
Males: 5,185 (49.5%), Females: 5,282 (50.5%)
Ozaukee County
Zip code: 53074
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $53,827
Median house value: $136,200
Population by Race
Races in Port Washington:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.6%), Irish (10.4%), Polish (10.0%), English (6.9%), French (4.6%), Italian (4.0%).
Elevation: 612 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Washington
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port Washington city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +985 (+10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Washington:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL OZAUKEE INC 246 (about 15 miles; MEQUON, WI)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF MILWAUKEE (about 20 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
- ST MICHAEL HOSPITAL 54 (about 20 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Washington:
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 62 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Washington:
- WEST BEND MUNI (about 17 miles; WEST BEND, WI; Abbreviation: ETB)
- LAWRENCE J TIMMERMAN (about 23 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MWC)
- SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Abbreviation: SBM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Washington:
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 15 miles; MEQUON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,654)
- CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,913)
- MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 24 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,093)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 27 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,103)
Schools
Public high school in Port Washington:
- PORT WASHINGTON HI (Students: 935; Location: 427 W JACKSON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Washington:
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MID (Students: 775; Location: 1403 N HOLDEN ST; Grades: 05 – 08)
- LINCOLN EL (Students: 394; Location: 1325 N THEIS LN; Grades: PK – 04)
- DUNWIDDIE EL (Students: 240; Location: 1243 W LINCOLN AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Port Washington:
- W.J. NIEDERKORN LIBRARY (Operating income: $410,771; Location: 316 W. GRAND AVE.; 55,094 books; 1,938 audio materials; 2,817 video materials; 142 serial subscriptions)