Moving to Ojibwa, Wisconsin

Population: 267. Estimated population in July 2024: 294 (+10.1% change)
Males: 142 (53.2%), Females: 125 (46.8%)

Sawyer County

Zip code: 54862

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $41,667
Median house value: $74,400

Population by Race

Races in Ojibwa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (39.3%), Irish (22.8%), English (16.5%), Polish (15.0%), Swedish (11.2%), Czech (6.4%).

Elevation: 1254 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ojibwa

  • High school or higher: 93.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 15.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ojibwa town

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ojibwa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ojibwa:

  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 85 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 103 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ojibwa:

  • RUSK COUNTY (about 24 miles; LADYSMITH, WI; Abbreviation: RCX)
  • SAWYER COUNTY (about 27 miles; HAYWARD, WI; Abbreviation: HYR)
  • CABLE UNION (about 28 miles; CABLE, WI; Abbreviation: 3CU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ojibwa:

  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 75 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 86 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 92 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 96 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 102 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)