Brule, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 591. Estimated population in July 2024: 657 (+11.2% change)
Males: 303 (51.3%), Females: 288 (48.7%)

Douglas County

Zip code: 54820

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $35,972
Median house value: $70,300

Population by Race

Races in Brule:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (11.8%), Swedish (11.3%), Norwegian (10.7%), Polish (7.1%), French (5.2%).

Elevation: 985 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brule

• High school or higher: 85.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brule town

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 62.3%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 11.7%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+13.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brule:

• LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN)
• ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (about 37 miles; SUPERIOR, WI)
• MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; DULUTH, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brule:

• DULUTH INTL (about 47 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 101 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 104 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brule:

• BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 9 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: Y77)
• EAU CLAIRE LAKES (about 17 miles; DRUMMOND, WI; Abbreviation: 5G4)
• SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 24 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; Abbreviation: OLG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brule:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 37 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 39 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 119 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 122 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 122 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)