Little Black is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, home to about 981 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54425, 54451 and 54480.
Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population98128 per sq mi
Median home value$180,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$129Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Little Black. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Little Black
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)142 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN136 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL262 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Little Black; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Little Black had 1,156 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 916th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Taylor County grew from 11,262 residents in 1900 to 19,913 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Medford, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Taylor County
6,986 jobs at 482 businesses in Taylor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
137 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Little Black’s ZIP codes.
Aspirus Stanley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Stanley30.6 miles
Marshfield Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Marshfield31.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
9
Dentists
14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
39
Mental health providers
27
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
14
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Little Black
Parks (8 nearby)
Medford City Park · 89 acres2.3 mi
Taylor County Educational Campus · 61 acres0.9 mi
Taylor County Fairgrounds · 36 acres2.2 mi
Grahl Park · 6 acres2.3 mi
Centennial Community Center Grounds · 5 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Medford County Market1.9 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library2.2 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Perkins Place Art Gallery1.5 mi
Huey's Hideaway Children's Museum1.6 mi
Taylor County Historical Society2.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Medford Area Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Medford ElementaryMedford
Pre-K–4
587
Public
2.7 mi
Rural Virtual AcademyMedford
Pre-K–12
2,259
Charter
1.1 mi
Stetsonville ElementaryStetsonville
Pre-K–4
203
Public
2.5 mi
Medford MiddleMedford
5–8
566
Public
1.9 mi
Medford HighMedford
9–12
667
Public
2.5 mi
Private schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolMedford
Pre-K–6
92
Roman Catholic
1.7 mi
Holy Rosary SchoolMedford
Pre-K–6
89
Roman Catholic
1.7 mi
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolMedford
Pre-K–8
37
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
2.0 mi
Country View Mennonite SchoolDorchester
1–8
38
Mennonite
10.5 mi
Hillside SchoolMedford
1–8
21
Amish
6.4 mi
Silver Ten Amish SchoolMedford
1–8
21
Amish
7.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Medford City, Medford Town, Dorchester Village (Clark County), Browning, Mayville Town, Stetsonville, Hammel, Chelsea, Deer Creek Town (Taylor County), Goodrich, Holway, Holton, Molitor, Greenwood Town (Taylor County), Grover Town and Westboro.
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