Moving to Presque Isle, Wisconsin

Population: 513. Estimated population in July 2024: 552 (+7.6% change)
Males: 258 (50.3%), Females: 255 (49.7%)

Vilas County

Zip code: 54557

Demographics

Median resident age: 56.4 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $196,200

Population by Race

Races in Presque Isle:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (39.4%), Irish (16.2%), English (11.3%), United States (10.1%), French (7.0%), Polish (5.1%).

Elevation: 1675 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Presque Isle

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Presque Isle town

• Never married: 9.0%
• Now married: 72.6%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 10.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Presque Isle:

• HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
• GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
• EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Presque Isle:

• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 33 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 47 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 102 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Presque Isle:

• BOULDER JUNCTION (about 11 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION, WI; Abbreviation: BDJ)
• MANITOWISH WATERS (about 14 miles; MANITOWISH WATERS, WI; Abbreviation: D25)
• LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 23 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Presque Isle:

• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 119 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 158 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 158 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 161 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 161 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)

Libraries

Library in Presque Isle:

• IRMA STEIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,619; Location: SCHOOL LOOP RD.; 9,881 books; 330 audio materials; 2,052 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)