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Population (year 2000): 18,435. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,621 (-4.4% change)
Males: 8,736 (47.4%), Females: 9,699 (52.6%)
Wood County
Zip codes:
54494,
54495.
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $34,956 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wisconsin Rapids:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Other Asian (2.9%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (44.4%), Polish (11.8%),
Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (7.3%), English (6.6%), United States
(4.7%).
Elevation: 1028 feet
Land area: 13.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wisconsin Rapids
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wisconsin Rapids city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 10.3%
2.9% Foreign born (2.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-0.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Wisconsin Rapids:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (410 DEWEY ST
PO BOX 8080)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wisconsin Rapids:
- ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; STEVENS POINT,
WI)
- ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
FRIENDSHIP, WI)
- NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 31 miles; MARSHFIELD,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wisconsin Rapids:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 29 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 43 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 89 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wisconsin Rapids:
- ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 3 miles;
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; ID: ISW)
- STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 24 miles; STEVENS POINT,
WI; ID: STE)
- MARSHFIELD MUNI (about 31 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI; ID:
MFI)
College/University in Wisconsin Rapids:
- MID-STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,364; Location: 500 32ND ST N; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wisconsin Rapids:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 21
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 93 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 95 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 95 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 99
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
Public high schools in Wisconsin Rapids:
- LINCOLN HI (Students: 1,479; Location: 1801
16TH ST S; Grades: 10 - 12)
- RIVER CITIES HIGH SCH (Students: 74;
Location: 680 W GRAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wisconsin
Rapids:
- EAST JR (Students: 786; Location: 311 LINCOLN
ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- WEST JR (Students: 620; Location: 1921 27TH
AVE S; Grades: 07 - 09)
- MEAD EL (Students: 419; Location: 241 17TH
AVE S; Grades: PK - 06)
- HOWE EL (Students: 387; Location: 221 8TH ST
N; Grades: KG - 06)
- WOODSIDE EL (Students: 380; Location: 611 TWO
MILE AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- GROVE EL (Students: 322; Location: 471 GROVE
AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- GRANT EL (Students: 321; Location: 8511
COUNTY ROAD WW; Grades: KG - 06)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 310; Location: 2911
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- PITSCH EL (Students: 162; Location: 501 17TH
ST S; Grades: KG - 06)
- CHILDRENS CHOICE EL (Students: 161; Location:
2390 48TH ST S; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Wisconsin Rapids:
- MCMILLAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,470,025; Location: 490 EAST GRAND AVENUE; 111,561
books; 5,545 audio materials; 5,723 video materials; 340
serial subscriptions)
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