Moving to Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Population: 7,735. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,889 (+2.0% change)
Males: 3,534 (45.7%), Females: 4,201 (54.3%)
Oneida County
Zip code: 54501
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,622
Median house value: $72,700
Population by Race
Races in Rhinelander:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (49.7%), Irish (13.9%), French (9.3%), Norwegian (8.9%), Polish (7.9%), English (6.6%).
Elevation: 1554 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rhinelander
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rhinelander city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -159 (-2.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Rhinelander:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (1044 KABEL AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rhinelander:
- EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rhinelander:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 5 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 63 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 78 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rhinelander:
- EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 22 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: EGV)
- THREE LAKES MUNI (about 23 miles; THREE LAKES, WI; Abbreviation: 40D)
- LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 29 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Rhinelander:
- NICOLET AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 833; Location: HWY G SOUTH; Public; Website: www.nicolet.tec.wi.us)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rhinelander:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 78 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 115 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 125 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 126 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
Schools
Public high school in Rhinelander:
- RHINELANDER HI (Students: 1,190; Location: 665 COOLIDGE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rhinelander:
- WILLIAMS JR (Students: 744; Location: 915 ACACIA LN; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CENTRAL EL (Students: 209; Location: 418 N PELHAM ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- PINE LAKE EL (Students: 208; Location: 5491 RIVER RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- CRESCENT EL (Students: 192; Location: 3319 BOYCE DR; Grades: 01 – 05)
- WEST EL (Students: 178; Location: 309 MAPLE ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- PELICAN EL (Students: 177; Location: 3350 V HICKEY RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- SUGAR CAMP EL (Students: 147; Location: 4066 CAMP FOUR RD; Grades: KG – 06)
- NEWBOLD EL (Students: 132; Location: 4630 APPERSON DR; Grades: KG – 05)
- SOUTH PARK KINDERGARTEN (Students: 61; Location: 511 S PELHAM ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- NORTHWOODS COMMUNITY SEC SCH (Location: 511 S PELHAM ST; Grades: N – N )
Private primary/middle schools in Rhinelander:
- RHINELANDER CATHOLIC CTRL SCH (Students: 288; Location: 103 EAST KING STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ZION EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: 26 WEST FREDRICK STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- RHINELANDER SDA ELEM (Students: 8; Location: 123 MONICO ST; Grades: 4 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Rhinelander:
- RHINELANDER DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $616,188; Location: 106 N. STEVENS ST.; 84,950 books; 2,827 audio materials; 2,432 video materials; 197 serial subscriptions)