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Population (year 2000): 2,590. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,585 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,217 (47.0%), Females: 1,373 (53.0%)
Wood County
Zip code:
54457
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $39,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,000 (year 2000)
Races in Nekoosa:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.8%), Polish (16.0%),
Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (7.8%), English (7.2%), French (6.8%).
Elevation: 955 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Nekoosa
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Nekoosa city
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 7.7%
2.4% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.7% North
America, 0.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+1.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Nekoosa:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 4 miles;
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
FRIENDSHIP, WI)
- ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; STEVENS POINT,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Nekoosa:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 35 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 36 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 91 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nekoosa:
- ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 6 miles;
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; ID: ISW)
- NECEDAH (about 24 miles; NECEDAH, WI; ID: DAF)
- ADAMS COUNTY LEGION FIELD (about 27 miles;
FRIENDSHIP (ADAMS), WI; ID: 63C)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Nekoosa:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 28
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 92 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 93 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 97 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
Public high school in Nekoosa:
- NEKOOSA HI (Students: 512; Location: 500
CEDAR ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Nekoosa:
- ALEXANDER MID (Students: 576; Location: 540
BIRCH ST; Grades: 04 - 08)
- HUMKE EL (Students: 378; Location: 500 S
SECTION ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Nekoosa:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location:
710 VILAS AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Nekoosa:
- CHARLES & JOANN LESTER LIBRARY (Operating
income: $136,343; Location: 100 PARK ST.; 28,444 books;
563 audio materials; 1,808 video materials; 130 serial
subscriptions)
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