Mauston, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,740. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,291 (+14.7% change)
Males: 1,752 (46.8%), Females: 1,988 (53.2%)
Juneau County
Zip code: 53948
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $32,341
Median house value: $61,500
Population by Race
Races in Mauston:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (42.8%), Irish (17.6%), Norwegian (14.1%), English (11.8%), Polish (5.8%), United States (3.9%).
Elevation: 883 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mauston
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mauston city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 50.1%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 13.1%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +227 (+6.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Mauston:
- HESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (1050 DIVISION ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mauston:
- REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 20 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
- ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)
- ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERV INC (about 27 miles; HILLSBORO, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mauston:
- VOLK FIELD (about 16 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 69 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 73 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mauston:
- MAUSTON-NEW LISBON UNION (about 5 miles; NEW LISBON, WI; Abbreviation: 82C)
- THREE CASTLES AIRPARK (about 14 miles; WONEWOC, WI; Abbreviation: 4D1)
- ELROY MUNI (about 14 miles; ELROY, WI; Abbreviation: 60C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mauston:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 62 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 68 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 68 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 78 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 79 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
Schools
Public high school in Mauston:
- MAUSTON HI (Students: 614; Location: 800 GRAYSIDE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mauston:
- OLSON MID (Students: 353; Location: 508 GRAYSIDE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GRAYSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 277; Location: 510 GRAYSIDE AVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- WEST SIDE EL (Students: 276; Location: 708 LOOMIS DR; Grades: PK – 02)
- MAUSTON ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE (Students: 11; Location: 508 GRAYSIDE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Mauston:
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198; Location: 325 MANSION STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Mauston:
- HATCH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $279,728; Location: 111 W. STATE ST.; 32,597 books; 1,038 audio materials; 1,711 video materials; 114 serial subscriptions)