Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rapids population, 2020 to 2024

Wisconsin Rapids lost 179 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by -44. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 130th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Wisconsin Rapids is 1.5 times that size.

Wisconsin Rapids covers 13.90 square miles of land and 0.89 of water, for 1,344 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Wisconsin Rapids is less dense than the typical town.

What county Wisconsin Rapids is in

All of Wisconsin Rapids's residents live in Wood County, which had 73,943 residents in 2024. Wisconsin Rapids holds 25.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Wisconsin Rapids

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Wisconsin Rapids by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54494, 54495. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Wisconsin Rapids is

The Census internal point of Wisconsin Rapids is at 44.392900, -89.826700. Madison, the capital, is 93.7 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Stevens Point, WI (26,465 people), 16.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Green Bay, WI, 91.2 miles away.

Daylight in Wisconsin Rapids

At 44.39° N, Wisconsin Rapids gets about 15 h 32 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 50 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 42 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wisconsin Rapids

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Port Edwards, 2.7 miles away, with 1,759 people.