Moving to Wakefield, Michigan

Population: 2,085. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,956 (-6.2% change)
Males: 989 (47.4%), Females: 1,096 (52.6%)

Gogebic County

Zip code: 49968

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.3 years
Median household income: $25,368
Median house value: $35,000

Population by Race

Races in Wakefield:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• American Indian (1.3%)
• Two or more races (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (12.0%), Italian (11.5%), Irish (10.0%), Swedish (9.4%), Polish (8.8%), English (6.8%).

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 8.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wakefield

• High school or higher: 80.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 11.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakefield city

• Never married: 21.2%
• Now married: 57.6%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 14.5%
• Divorced: 5.6%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -224 (-9.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield:

• GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
• HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
• FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 47 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakefield:

• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 13 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 68 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 112 miles; HANCOCK, MI; Abbreviation: CMX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield:

• MANITOWISH WATERS (about 26 miles; MANITOWISH WATERS, WI; Abbreviation: D25)
• BOULDER JUNCTION (about 32 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION, WI; Abbreviation: BDJ)
• LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 42 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield:

• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 137 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 150 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 150 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 151 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 157 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)

Public primary/middle school in Wakefield:

• WAKEFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 715 PUTNAM STREET; Grades: PK – 12)

Libraries

Library in Wakefield:

• WAKEFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $53,767; Location: 401 HANCOCK STREET; 20,457 books; 15 audio materials; 271 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)