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Population (year 2000): 24,551. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,298 (-1.0% change)
Males: 11,812 (48.1%), Females: 12,739 (51.9%)
Portage County
Zip codes:
54481.
Median resident age: 25.6 years
Median household income: $33,178 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,800 (year 2000)
Races in Stevens Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
- Other Asian (3.5%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (39.6%), Polish (26.6%),
Irish (9.6%), English (6.5%), Norwegian (6.4%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 1093 feet
Land area: 15.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stevens Point
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stevens Point city
- Never married: 43.9%
- Now married: 41.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 7.6%
3.8% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +514 (+2.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Stevens Point:
- ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (900 ILLINOIS AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Stevens Point:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 27 miles;
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
- WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
- NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (about 32 miles;
WAUSAU, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stevens Point:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 19 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 63 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 75 miles; APPLETON,
WI; ID: ATW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stevens Point:
- STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 4 miles; STEVENS POINT,
WI; ID: STE)
- ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 23 miles;
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; ID: ISW)
- WAUSAU DOWNTOWN (about 28 miles; WAUSAU, WI; ID:
AUW)
College/University in Stevens Point:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT
(Full-time enrollment: 8,083; Location: MAIN ST; Public;
Website: www.uwsp.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Stevens Point:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 79 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 82
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FOND
DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 101 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 101 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
Public high schools in Stevens Point:
- STEVENS POINT AREA HI (Students: 1,835;
Location: 1201 N POINT DR; Grades: 10 - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE HI (Students: 154; Location: 1025
CLARK ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
- WIS RIVERS COMMUNITY CHARTER (Students: 57;
Location: 1201 N POINT DR; Grades: 10 - 12)
- ESD (Students: 37; Location: 1201 N POINT DR;
Grades: 10 - 12)
- JUVENILE DETENTION (Students: 6; Location:
1500 STRONGS AVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Stevens Point:
- PACELLI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location:
1301 MARIA DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- STEVEN'S POINT CHRISTIAN ACADA (Students: 82;
Location: 801 HWY 10 WEST; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Stevens Point:
- P J JACOBS JR (Students: 927; Location: 2400
MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JR (Students: 855;
Location: 2000 POLK ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BANNACH EL (Students: 467; Location: 5400
WALTER ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 405; Location: 3500
PRAIS ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- MADISON EL (Students: 400; Location: 600
MARIA DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- MCDILL ACADEMIES CHARTER SCH (Students: 386;
Location: 2516 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- JACKSON ENVIRONMENTAL CTR (Students: 375;
Location: 1900 W ZINDA DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- MCKINLEY CENTER (Students: 375; Location:
2926 BLAINE ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- JEFFERSON EL (Students: 283; Location: 1800
EAST AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- CARE (Students: 33; Location: 2000 POLK ST;
Grades: 07 - 09)
Private primary/middle schools in Stevens Point:
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: 1919 WYATT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PETER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 708 FIRST ST; Grades: 6 - 8)
- ST STANISLAUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 176;
Location: 2150 HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
- ST STEPHEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 174;
Location: 1335 CLARK ST; Grades: PK - 5)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location:
1901 LINCOLN AVE; Grades: KG - 2)
- BRANCH SDA SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location:
1510 SHERMAN AVE; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Stevens Point:
- PORTAGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,383,711; Location: 1001 MAIN ST.; 166,439
books; 6,954 audio materials; 5,376 video materials; 368
serial subscriptions)
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