Potosi, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 831. Estimated population in July 2024: 826 (-0.6% change)
Males: 443 (53.3%), Females: 388 (46.7%)

Grant County

Zip code: 53820

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $42,697
Median house value: $80,400

Population by Race

Races in Potosi:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (60.0%), English (11.0%), Irish (9.7%), United States (7.1%), Norwegian (4.3%), Dutch (4.2%).

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Potosi

• High school or higher: 88.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Potosi town

• Never married: 22.9%
• Now married: 65.1%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 4.3%
• Divorced: 7.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -106 (-11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Potosi:

• GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; LANCASTER, WI)
• FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 12 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Potosi:

• DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 20 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
• CLINTON MUNI (about 66 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
• QUAD CITY INTL (about 88 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Potosi:

• LANCASTER MUNI (about 7 miles; LANCASTER, WI; Abbreviation: 73C)
• CASSVILLE MUNI (about 16 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: C74)
• PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: PVB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Potosi:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 17 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
• UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
• KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
• SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
• EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 81 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
• BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 84 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)

Schools

Public high school in Potosi:

• POTOSI HI (Students: 166; Location: 128 HIGHWAY 61 N; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Potosi:

• POTOSI EL (Students: 140; Location: 128 HIGHWAY 61 N; Grades: PK – 05)
• POTOSI MID (Students: 95; Location: 128 HIGHWAY 61 N; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Potosi:

• SS ANDREW THOMAS SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 100 HWY 61 N BOX 160; Grades: KG – 8)