Prairie Farm, Wisconsin Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 603. Estimated population in July 2024: 637 (+5.6% change)
Males: 316 (52.4%), Females: 287 (47.6%)
Barron County
Zip code: 54762
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $45,417
Median house value: $72,500
Population by Race
Races in Prairie Farm:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Ancestries: German (43.3%), Norwegian (35.7%), Polish (6.3%), Swedish (5.0%), English (4.0%), United States (4.0%).
Elevation: 1050 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prairie Farm
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prairie Farm town
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 6.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+10.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie Farm:
- BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (about 14 miles; BARRON, WI)
- CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 23 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI)
- MYRTLE WERTH HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYST (about 26 miles; MENOMONIE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prairie Farm:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 90 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 99 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie Farm:
- BOYCEVILLE MUNI (about 15 miles; BOYCEVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: 3T3)
- BARRON MUNI (about 16 miles; BARRON, WI; Abbreviation: 9Y7)
- CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 18 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; Abbreviation: UBE)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie Farm:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 26 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 52 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
Schools
Public high school in Prairie Farm:
- PRAIRIE FARM HI (Students: 109; Location: 630 RIVER AVE S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prairie Farm:
- PRAIRIE FARM EL (Students: 135; Location: 630 RIVER AVE S; Grades: PK – 05)
- PRAIRIE FARM MID (Students: 80; Location: 630 RIVER AVE S; Grades: 06 – 08)