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Population (year 2000): 13,437. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,311 (+6.5% change)
Males: 6,569 (48.9%), Females: 6,868 (51.1%)
Walworth County
Zip code:
53190
Median resident age: 21.9 years
Median household income: $31,793 (year 2000)
Median house value: $115,500 (year 2000)
Races in Whitewater:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
- Hispanic (6.5%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (41.8%), Irish (12.9%),
Norwegian (9.0%), English (7.8%), Polish (7.7%), Swedish (3.7%).
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitewater
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
- Unemployed: 13.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitewater city
- Never married: 57.7%
- Now married: 30.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 5.0%
4.4% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +614 (+4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitewater:
- FORT ATKINSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 10
miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI)
- AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles;
ELKHORN, WI)
- MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
EDGERTON, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitewater:
- ROCK CO (about 26 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 47 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 51 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitewater:
- GUTZMER'S TWIN OAKS (about 2 miles; WHITEWATER, WI;
ID: 5Y3)
- FORT ATKINSON MUNI (about 10 miles; FORT ATKINSON,
WI; ID: 61C)
- PALMYRA MUNI (about 12 miles; PALMYRA, WI; ID: 88C)
Amtrak station near Whitewater:
- 20 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
College/University in Whitewater:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (Full-time
enrollment: 9,493; Location: 800 W MAIN ST; Public;
Website: www.uww.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Whitewater:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT
enrollment: 2,332)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 50 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 51 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
Public high school in Whitewater:
- WHITEWATER HI (Students: 726; Location: 534 S
ELIZABETH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Whitewater:
- KETTLE MORAINE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 50;
Location: 505 S WISCONSIN ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitewater:
- WHITEWATER MID (Students: 446; Location: 401
S ELIZABETH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN EL (Students: 389; Location: 242 S
PRINCE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 274; Location: 506 E
MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAKEVIEW EL (Students: 216; Location: W8363
R&W TOWNLINE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Whitewater:
- IRVIN L. YOUNG MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $707,474; Location: 431 W. CENTER ST.; 67,627
books; 3,327 audio materials; 3,657 video materials; 261
serial subscriptions)
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