Moving to Blanchardville, Wisconsin

by btobers · Published July 2, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 806. Estimated population in July 2024: 774 (-4.0% change)
Males: 400 (49.6%), Females: 406 (50.4%)

Lafayette County

Zip code: 53516

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $40,313
Median house value: $78,800

Population by Race

Races in Blanchardville:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (39.6%), German (26.3%), Irish (18.9%), Swiss (14.5%), English (7.2%), United States (5.0%).

Elevation: 833 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blanchardville

High school or higher: 84.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blanchardville village

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 53.7%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 10.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-0.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blanchardville:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 20 miles; DARLINGTON, WI)
MONROE CLINIC INC THE (about 21 miles; MONROE, WI)
UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 23 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blanchardville:

DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 43 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
ROCK CO (about 59 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 65 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blanchardville:

MONROE MUNI (about 25 miles; MONROE, WI; Abbreviation: EFT)
VERONA (about 27 miles; VERONA, WI; Abbreviation: W19)
IOWA COUNTY (about 27 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; Abbreviation: MRJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blanchardville:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 36 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 37 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 44 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 79 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)

Schools

Public high school in Blanchardville:

PECATONICA HI (Students: 262; Location: 704 CROSS ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Blanchardville:

PECATONICA EL (Students: 220; Location: 701 SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Blanchardville:

BLANCHARDVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $38,942; Location: 208 MASON ST.; 6,386 books; 99 audio materials; 221 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)