Port Edwards, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,944. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,797 (-7.6% change)
Males: 948 (48.8%), Females: 996 (51.2%)

Wood County

Zip code: 54469

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $48,850
Median house value: $83,500

Population by Race

Races in Port Edwards:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
• Other Asian (3.3%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (47.4%), Polish (13.0%), Irish (9.6%), English (9.0%), Norwegian (8.2%), Swedish (3.7%).

Elevation: 975 feet

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Edwards

• High school or higher: 88.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Edwards village

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 61.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 10.4%
• Divorced: 8.3%

3.5% Foreign born (2.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+5.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Port Edwards:

• RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 4 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI)
• ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI)
• ADAMS CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FRIENDSHIP, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Edwards:

• CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 32 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
• VOLK FIELD (about 40 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
• DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 92 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Edwards:

• ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (about 2 miles; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Abbreviation: ISW)
• STEVENS POINT MUNI (about 27 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Abbreviation: STE)
• NECEDAH (about 27 miles; NECEDAH, WI; Abbreviation: DAF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Edwards:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 25 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 93 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 93 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 94 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)

Schools

Public high school in Port Edwards:

• JOHN EDWARDS HI (Students: 151; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Port Edwards:

• PORT EDWARDS EL (Students: 208; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: KG – 04)
• JOHN EDWARDS MID (Students: 163; Location: 801 2ND ST; Grades: 05 – 08)