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40% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town. 1,138 residents make their home in this town in Wisconsin.
Trash day: ThursdayWausaukee’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D− for schools. 10% of residents are under 18 in Wausaukee, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 8 have a higher median age than Wausaukee. On civic life, just 56 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do better. IRIS (Shipwreck) is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wausaukee has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wausaukee beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wausaukee Elementary | PK–5 | 168 |
| Wausaukee Middle | 6–8 | 94 |
| Wausaukee High | 9–12 | 123 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Wausaukee is from typical.
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Census counts: 663 in 1930, 596 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1992 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Wausaukee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Wausaukee.
The Wausaukee School District runs its public schools. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 3 public schools serve Wausaukee, with 385 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wausaukee ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 168 | D |
| Wausaukee HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 123 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Wausaukee: 4.3% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 35, to 101. Its mean commuting time comes in at 31 minutes. Half commute less than 27 miles.
| Wausaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Wausaukee who report frequent physical distress: 16%. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Wausaukee. This Wisconsin town beats the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Wausaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wausaukee | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.5% | 69.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 77.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The range runs from 7° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 58 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 31 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Marinette County Forest, at 863 acres.
| Wausaukee | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marinette County Forest | 0.8 mi | 863 |
| 2. Pike Wild River | — | 396 |
| 3. Wausaukee Timber Demo Forest | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected losses in Wausaukee break down as 52% from cold waves and 42% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2002, has brought federal aid to Wausaukee households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Wausaukee; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wausaukee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Wausaukee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Wausaukee is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 596 at the 2020 census. The village is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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40% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.