Town guide

Pine Grove, Wisconsin

Pine Grove is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,086 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54921, and parts of 54966 are in Pine Grove too.

Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,08629 per sq mi
Median home value$113,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking100%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pine Grove

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pine Grove

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)123 miles away
Closer regional airportCentral Wisconsin Airport (CWA)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL193 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pine Grove; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Pine Grove

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

Pine Grove had 873 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 827th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Portage County grew from 29,483 residents in 1900 to 70,377 in 2020.

Pine Grove population by census2000: 904, 2010: 937, 2020: 873904200093720108732020

Portage County, 1900–2020

Portage County population, 1900 to 20201900: 29,483, 1910: 30,945, 1920: 33,649, 1930: 33,827, 1940: 35,800, 1950: 34,858, 1960: 36,964, 1970: 47,541, 1980: 57,420, 1990: 61,405, 2000: 67,182, 2010: 70,019, 2020: 70,37729K’00’1034K’20’3036K’40’5037K’60’7057K’80’9067K’00’1070K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pine GroveJan: high 25°F, low 7°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 10°F, 1 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 21°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 5 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 37°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 26°F, 2 in; Dec: high 30°F, low 14°F, 1.4 in25°7°Jan1.130°10°Feb1.041°21°Mar1.955°33°Apr3.668°45°May4.277°55°Jun5.082°59°Jul4.279°57°Aug4.072°49°Sep3.358°37°Oct2.743°26°Nov2.030°14°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hancock Exp Farm, WI weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Portage County

29,656 jobs at 1,715 businesses in Portage County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Portage CountyManufacturing: 5,002 jobs; Finance and insurance: 4,761 jobs; Retail trade: 3,884 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,314 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,686 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,426 jobs; Professional services: 1,302 jobs; Construction: 1,256 jobsManufacturing 17% Finance and insurance 16% Retail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Transportation and warehousing 8% Professional services 4% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wild Rose15.0 miles
  • Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Stevens Point16.9 miles
  • Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids17.0 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Pine Grove

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Carrie Frost Park · 9 acres2.9 mi

Libraries

  • Plainfield Public Library5.0 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Plainfield Village, Grant Town (Portage County), Plainfield Town, Buena Vista Town (Portage County), Oasis, Leola and Almond Town.

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