Moving to Vesper, Wisconsin
Population: 541. Estimated population in July 2024: 529 (-2.2% change)
Males: 257 (47.5%), Females: 284 (52.5%)
Wood County
Zip code: 54489
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $74,300
Population by Race
Races in Vesper:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (56.0%), Polish (10.9%), Irish (10.0%), Norwegian (7.2%), Czech (3.7%), Dutch (3.7%).
Elevation: 1110 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Vesper
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Vesper village
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-7.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Vesper:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 9 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 20 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vesper:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 29 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 43 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 86 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vesper:
- ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 13 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Abbreviation: ISW)
- MARSHFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI; Abbreviation: MFI)
- STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 32 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Abbreviation: STE)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vesper:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 29 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 99 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 104 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 105 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
Public primary/middle school in Vesper:
- VESPER EL (Students: 109; Location: 6443 S VIRGINIA ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Vesper:
- VESPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,890; Location: 6553 E. CAMERON AVE.; 21,843 books; 2 audio materials; 307 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)