Population: 910. Estimated population in July 2020: 902 (-0.9% change)
Males: 476 (52.3%), Females: 434 (47.7%)
Barron County
Zip code: 54805
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $42,833
Median house value: $126,000
Races in Almena:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
Ancestries: German (50.7%), Norwegian (17.5%), Swedish (7.4%), Irish (6.6%), English (5.6%), United States (4.8%).
Elevation: 1187 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Almena
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Almena town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 70.7%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 4.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Almena:
- CUMBERLAND MEM HSPTL EXTENDED CARE (about 10 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI)
- BARRON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYO (about 13 miles; BARRON, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Almena:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 55 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 90 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- DULUTH INTL (about 98 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Almena:
- CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 8 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; Abbreviation: UBE)
- BARRON MUNI (about 15 miles; BARRON, WI; Abbreviation: 9Y7)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL – CARL’S FIELD (about 19 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: RPD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Almena:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 39 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 56 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 59 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
Private primary/middle school in Almena:
- GOSPEL MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 1677 6 1/2 ST; Grades: 1 – 8)