Moving to Wausau, Wisconsin
Population: 38,426. Estimated population in July 2024: 37,292 (-3.0% change)
Males: 18,461 (48.0%), Females: 19,965 (52.0%)
Marathon County
Zip codes: 54401, 54403.
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $36,831
Median house value: $85,500
Population by Race
Races in Wausau:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
- Other Asian (10.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (46.7%), Polish (12.1%), Irish (8.1%), Norwegian (6.4%), English (5.0%), French (4.6%).
Elevation: 1210 feet
Land area: 16.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wausau
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wausau city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.2%
8.4% Foreign born (7.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +954 (+2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Wausau:
- NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (1100 LAKEVIEW DRIVE)
- WAUSAU HOSPITAL (333 PINE RIDGE BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wausau:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (about 16 miles; MERRILL, WI)
- ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- LANGLADE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 117 (about 37 miles; ANTIGO, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wausau:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 14 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 47 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- VOLK FIELD (about 83 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wausau:
- WAUSAU DOWNTOWN (about 4 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Abbreviation: AUW)
- MERRILL MUNI (about 16 miles; MERRILL, WI; Abbreviation: RRL)
- STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 31 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Abbreviation: STE)
Amtrak station:
WAUSAU (109 S. 17TH AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Wausau:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,039; Location: 1000 CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.northcentral.tec.wi.us)
- STATE COLLEGE OF BEAUTY CULTURE INC (Full-time enrollment: 31; Location: 120 Clark ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.beautyschool.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Wausau:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 31 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 96 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 99 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 114 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 115 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 124 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
Schools
Public high schools in Wausau:
- WEST HI (Students: 1,659; Location: 1200 W WAUSAU AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- EAST HI (Students: 1,321; Location: 2607 N 18TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Wausau:
- NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 1130 WEST BRIDGE ST; Grades: 9 – 12)
- STOREFRONT LEARNING CENTER (Students: 30; Location: 605 1/2 THIRD STREET; Grades: 10 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wausau:
- JOHN MUIR MID (Students: 1,133; Location: 1400 WEST STEWART AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HORACE MANN MID (Students: 947; Location: 3101 N 13TH ST; Grades: 06 – 10)
- RIVERVIEW EL (Students: 376; Location: 4303 TROY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- FRANKLIN EL (Students: 304; Location: 1509 NORTH 5TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- STAR BRIGHT CHARTER (Students: 290; Location: 700 W STROWBRIDGE ST; Grades: PK – PK)
- RIB MOUNTAIN EL (Students: 290; Location: 2701 ROBIN LN; Grades: KG – 05)
- JOHN MARSHALL EL (Students: 289; Location: 1918 LAMONT ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- G D JONES EL (Students: 279; Location: 1018 S 12TH AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON EL (Students: 273; Location: 500 W RANDOLPH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN EL (Students: 258; Location: 5400 BITTERSWEET RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Wausau:
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 501 STEWART AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST. ANNE SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location: 604 N. 6TH AVE; Grades: PK – 5)
- ST MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 225 S 28TH AVE; Grades: 6 – 8)
- HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC SC (Students: 135; Location: 1122 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 5)
- ST MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 614 STEUBEN STREET; Grades: KG – 5)
- OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 703 FLIETH ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 616 GRANT STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- RIB MOUNTAIN MONTESSORI (Students: 62; Location: 5201 LILAC; Grades: PK – KG)
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: E10723 HWY Z; Grades: PK – 8)
- MONTESSORI SCH OF WAUSAU (Students: 58; Location: 1921 WEGNER STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Wausau:
- MARATHON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,438,585; Location: 300 N. FIRST ST.; 348,339 books; 14,538 audio materials; 8,543 video materials; 993 serial subscriptions)