Cameron vs Chetek

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

Cameron 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 1,763 in Cameron). Chetek has the higher median household income ($59,554 vs $59,444 in Cameron). Cameron has the higher median home value ($177,100 vs $156,500 in Chetek).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	Chetek
Population	1,763	2,017
Median age	33.4 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,444	$59,554
Median home value	$177,100	$156,500
Median gross rent	$998	$921
Housing units	800	1,083
Homeownership rate	57.6%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	Chetek
Population	1,965 → 1,763 (-10.3%)	2,169 → 2,017 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$50,167 → $59,444 (+18.5%)	$55,625 → $59,554 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $177,100 (+49.1%)	$116,100 → $156,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $998 (+23.5%)	$713 → $921 (+29.2%)

Cameron

Population

1,9651,763

Median household income

$50,167$59,444

Median home value

$118,800$177,100

Median gross rent

$808$998

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)

	Cameron	Chetek
Under 5	8.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	14.9%
75 and over	6.0%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	Chetek
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	96.3%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	Chetek
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	Chetek
Drove alone	76.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	4.7%
Other means	3.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	Chetek
1-unit, detached	64.4%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	9.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	Chetek
Poverty rate	11.1%	14.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1978	1970