Population: 382. Estimated population in July 2020: 404 (+5.8% change)
Males: 204 (53.4%), Females: 178 (46.6%)
Washburn County
Zip code: 54870
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $30,357
Median house value: $69,600
Races in Sarona:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (47.1%), Norwegian (11.3%), Czech (9.4%), French (9.2%), Irish (8.6%), English (6.8%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Population
For population 25 years and over in Sarona
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sarona town
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 11.9%
2.1% Foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sarona:
- INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 14 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
- SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 14 miles; SPOONER, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; RICE LAKE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sarona:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- DULUTH INTL (about 82 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 114 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sarona:
- SHELL LAKE MUNI (about 8 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: SSQ)
- CUMBERLAND MUNI (about 19 miles; CUMBERLAND, WI; Abbreviation: UBE)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL – CARL’S FIELD (about 21 miles; RICE LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: RPD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sarona:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 59 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 68 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 70 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 78 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 81 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)