Salem Lakes vs Twin Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Salem Lakes and Twin Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salem Lakes has the higher population (14,521 vs 6,351 in Twin Lakes). Salem Lakes has the higher median household income ($94,554 vs $85,800 in Twin Lakes). Salem Lakes has the higher median home value ($281,500 vs $257,000 in Twin Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
Population	14,521	6,351
Median age	44.4 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$94,554	$85,800
Median home value	$281,500	$257,000
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,034
Housing units	6,199	3,883
Homeownership rate	85.6%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
Population	14,728 → 14,521 (-1.4%)	6,107 → 6,351 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$74,201 → $94,554 (+27.4%)	$67,942 → $85,800 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$202,100 → $281,500 (+39.3%)	$203,700 → $257,000 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,005 → $1,132 (+12.6%)	$877 → $1,034 (+17.9%)

Salem Lakes

Population

14,72814,521

Median household income

$74,201$94,554

Median home value

$202,100$281,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,132

Twin Lakes

Population

6,1076,351

Median household income

$67,942$85,800

Median home value

$203,700$257,000

Median gross rent

$877$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
Under 5	5.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.9%	22.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	14.2%
75 and over	4.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.6%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	76.2%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.7%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	9.2%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	83.3%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	7.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Salem Lakes	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1987	1975