Chetek vs Cumberland

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

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

Cumberland has the higher population (2,389 vs 2,017 in Chetek). Chetek has the higher median household income ($59,554 vs $47,773 in Cumberland). Cumberland has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $156,500 in Chetek).

Population, income & housing

	Chetek	Cumberland
Population	2,017	2,389
Median age	48.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,554	$47,773
Median home value	$156,500	$173,900
Median gross rent	$921	$901
Housing units	1,083	1,164
Homeownership rate	72.7%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chetek	Cumberland
Population	2,169 → 2,017 (-7.0%)	2,291 → 2,389 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $59,554 (+7.1%)	$41,467 → $47,773 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $156,500 (+34.8%)	$123,500 → $173,900 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $921 (+29.2%)	$628 → $901 (+43.5%)

Chetek

Population

2,1692,017

Median household income

$55,625$59,554

Median home value

$116,100$156,500

Median gross rent

$713$921

Cumberland

Population

2,2912,389

Median household income

$41,467$47,773

Median home value

$123,500$173,900

Median gross rent

$628$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chetek	Cumberland
Under 5	5.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	5.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	12.6%
75 and over	12.1%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chetek	Cumberland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.7%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chetek	Cumberland
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chetek	Cumberland
Drove alone	81.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chetek	Cumberland
1-unit, detached	68.0%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Chetek	Cumberland
Poverty rate	14.2%	30.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1970	1976