Moving to Nisswa, Minnesota
Population: 1,953. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,068 (+5.9% change)
Males: 990 (50.7%), Females: 963 (49.3%)
Crow Wing County
Zip code: 56468
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $48,306
Median house value: $149,100
Population by Race
Races in Nisswa:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.2%), Norwegian (20.3%), Swedish (15.8%), English (9.9%), Irish (9.8%), French (5.6%).
Elevation: 1231 feet
Land area: 10.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nisswa
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nisswa city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.3%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +551 (+39.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nisswa:
- BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
- MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
- ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nisswa:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 70 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 73 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nisswa:
- EAST GULL LAKE (about 11 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)
- PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 16 miles; PINE RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: PWC)
- BACKUS MUNI (about 26 miles; BACKUS, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nisswa:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 109 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
Public primary/middle school in Nisswa:
- NISSWA EL. (Students: 278; Location: 5533 CO. HWY 18; Grades: PK – 05)