Moving to Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Population: 2,617. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,495 (-4.7% change)
Males: 1,243 (47.5%), Females: 1,374 (52.5%)
Zip code: 53565
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $43,182
Median house value: $90,300
Population by Race
Races in Mineral Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.2%), English (22.5%), Irish (22.2%), Norwegian (10.0%), United States (6.7%), Swiss (4.5%).
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mineral Point
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mineral Point city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +126 (+5.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mineral Point:
- UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 9 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 13 miles; DARLINGTON, WI)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 23 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mineral Point:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 62 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 73 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mineral Point:
- IOWA COUNTY (about 4 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; Abbreviation: MRJ)
- PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: PVB)
- TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LONE ROCK, WI; Abbreviation: LNR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mineral Point:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 23 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 55 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 56 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 96 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
Schools
Public high school in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT HI (Students: 257; Location: 705 ROSS ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT EL (Students: 376; Location: 607 COTHERN ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- MINERAL POINT MID (Students: 179; Location: 705 ROSS ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LAFAYETTE COUNTY ACADEMY (Location: 706 RIDGE STREET; Grades: 09 – 10)
Libraries
Library in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $139,345; Location: 137 HIGH ST.; 18,173 books; 584 audio materials; 1,371 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)