Moving to South Wayne, Wisconsin

Population: 484. Estimated population in July 2024: 473 (-2.3% change)
Males: 237 (49.0%), Females: 247 (51.0%)

Lafayette County

Zip code: 53587

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $30,909
Median house value: $67,800

Population by Race

Races in South Wayne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (30.2%), German (27.9%), Swiss (14.5%), Irish (8.3%), English (4.5%), Danish (1.7%).

Elevation: 803 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Wayne

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Wayne village

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near South Wayne:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Wayne:

  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 55 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
  • ROCK CO (about 59 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Wayne:

  • MONROE MUNI (about 21 miles; MONROE, WI; Abbreviation: EFT)
  • FOSTER FIELD (about 22 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; Abbreviation: 7A4)
  • FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 27 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: C86)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Wayne:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 44 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 48 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 82 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)

Schools

Public high school in South Wayne:

  • BLACK HAWK HI (Students: 200; Location: 202 E CENTER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in South Wayne:

  • BLACK HAWK EL (Students: 188; Location: 202 E CENTER ST; Grades: PK – 04)