Almena vs Chetek

A side-by-side comparison of Almena and Chetek: population, income, housing, and more.

Almena and Chetek are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chetek has the higher population (2,017 vs 749 in Almena). Chetek has the higher median household income ($59,554 vs $49,250 in Almena). Chetek has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $106,100 in Almena).

Population, income & housing

	Almena	Chetek
Population	749	2,017
Median age	40.6 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,250	$59,554
Median home value	$106,100	$156,500
Median gross rent	$738	$921
Housing units	345	1,083
Homeownership rate	67.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Almena	Chetek
Population	767 → 749 (-2.3%)	2,169 → 2,017 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$40,139 → $49,250 (+22.7%)	$55,625 → $59,554 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $106,100 (+22.4%)	$116,100 → $156,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $738 (+7.3%)	$713 → $921 (+29.2%)

Almena

Population

767749

Median household income

$40,139$49,250

Median home value

$86,700$106,100

Median gross rent

$688$738

Chetek

Population

2,1692,017

Median household income

$55,625$59,554

Median home value

$116,100$156,500

Median gross rent

$713$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Almena	Chetek
Under 5	3.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	10.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.9%
75 and over	4.3%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Almena	Chetek
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	96.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Almena	Chetek
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Almena	Chetek
Drove alone	92.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Almena	Chetek
1-unit, detached	67.5%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Almena	Chetek
Poverty rate	14.2%	14.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1976	1970