Moving to Elroy, Wisconsin
Population: 1,578. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,527 (-3.2% change)
Males: 770 (48.8%), Females: 808 (51.2%)
Juneau County
Zip code: 53929
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $31,859
Median house value: $58,300
Population by Race
Races in Elroy:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (42.8%), Norwegian (13.9%), Irish (13.0%), English (9.4%), United States (5.6%), Czech (4.1%).
Elevation: 959 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elroy
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elroy city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 9.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elroy:
- ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERV INC (about 14 miles; HILLSBORO, WI)
- HESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; MAUSTON, WI)
- TOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TOMAH, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elroy:
- VOLK FIELD (about 14 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 78 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elroy:
- ELROY MUNI (about 4 miles; ELROY, WI; Abbreviation: 60C)
- THREE CASTLES AIRPARK (about 7 miles; WONEWOC, WI; Abbreviation: 4D1)
- JOSHUA SANFORD FIELD (about 8 miles; HILLSBORO, WI; Abbreviation: HBW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elroy:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 66 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 71 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 73 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 75 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 76 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
Public primary/middle schools in Elroy:
- ROYALL MID/HI (Students: 374; Location: 1501 ACADEMY ST; Grades: 06 – 12)
- ELROY EL (Students: 189; Location: 1501 ACADEMY ST; Grades: PK – 03)
Libraries
Library in Elroy:
- ELROY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,406; Location: 501 SECOND MAIN ST.; 18,790 books; 569 audio materials; 809 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)