Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,160. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,172 (+1.0% change)
Males: 641 (55.3%), Females: 519 (44.7%)

Oneida County

Zip code: 54539

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $38,065
Median house value: $112,100

Population by Race

Races in Lake Tomahawk:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
• Black (4.4%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (44.1%), Polish (10.3%), Irish (9.8%), English (8.7%), Norwegian (7.9%), Italian (4.2%).

Elevation: 1632 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lake Tomahawk

• High school or higher: 85.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Tomahawk town

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 11.4%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +295 (+34.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Tomahawk:

• HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)
• SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Tomahawk:

• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 17 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 61 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 73 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Tomahawk:

• LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 12 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)
• BOULDER JUNCTION (about 23 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION, WI; Abbreviation: BDJ)
• EAGLE RIVER UNION (about 24 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Abbreviation: EGV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Tomahawk:

• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 89 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 132 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
• SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 142 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 142 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
• NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 144 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)