Moving to Fairchild, Wisconsin

Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 516 (-8.5% change)
Males: 282 (50.0%), Females: 282 (50.0%)

Eau Claire County

Zip code: 54741

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $23,625
Median house value: $43,900

Population by Race

Races in Fairchild:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• American Indian (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (22.2%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.2%), English (5.9%), Italian (3.9%).

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairchild

• High school or higher: 60.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 14.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairchild village

• Never married: 18.8%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 10.7%
• Divorced: 11.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairchild:

• OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; OSSEO, WI)
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 25 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI)
• LUTHER HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairchild:

• CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
• LA CROSSE MUNI (about 55 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
• VOLK FIELD (about 68 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairchild:

• BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 26 miles; BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: BCK)
• BLAIR (about 29 miles; BLAIR, WI; Abbreviation: 5E6)
• NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: VIQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairchild:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 39 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
• WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
• SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 62 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 70 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)

Public primary/middle school in Fairchild:

• FAIRCHILD EL (Students: 103; Location: 220 W MAIN; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Fairchild:

• FAIRCHILD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,309; Location: 200 HURON ST.; 10,917 books; 200 audio materials; 199 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)