Moving to Prentice, Wisconsin
Population: 626. Estimated population in July 2024: 563 (-10.1% change)
Males: 311 (49.7%), Females: 315 (50.3%)
Price County
Zip code: 54556
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $26,563
Median house value: $56,200
Population by Race
Races in Prentice:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (44.6%), Swedish (16.0%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.2%), Norwegian (6.5%), Polish (6.4%).
Elevation: 1540 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prentice
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prentice village
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prentice:
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 27 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 27 miles; MEDFORD, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prentice:
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 58 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 68 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 69 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prentice:
- PRENTICE (about 2 miles; PRENTICE, WI; Abbreviation: 5N2)
- PRICE COUNTY (about 14 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; Abbreviation: PBH)
- PARK FALLS MUNI (about 30 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: PKF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prentice:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 87 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 98 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 119 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 123 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 128 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Schools
Public high school in Prentice:
- PRENTICE HI (Students: 165; Location: 1025 TOWN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Prentice:
- PRENTICE EL (Students: 165; Location: 1025 TOWN ST; Grades: 05 – 08)