Gillett vs Lakewood

A side-by-side comparison of Gillett and Lakewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gillett has the higher population (1,333 vs 297 in Lakewood). Lakewood has the higher median household income ($65,156 vs $55,323 in Gillett). Lakewood has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $110,800 in Gillett).

Population, income & housing

	Gillett	Lakewood
Population	1,333	297
Median age	36.4 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,323	$65,156
Median home value	$110,800	$187,500
Median gross rent	$758	—
Housing units	607	247
Homeownership rate	80.4%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillett	Lakewood
Population	1,166 → 1,333 (+14.3%)	385 → 297 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$44,881 → $55,323 (+23.3%)	$42,279 → $65,156 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $110,800 (+35.8%)	$134,600 → $187,500 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $758 (+20.1%)	$753 → $983 (+30.5%)

Gillett

Population

1,1661,333

Median household income

$44,881$55,323

Median home value

$81,600$110,800

Median gross rent

$631$758

Lakewood

Population

385297

Median household income

$42,279$65,156

Median home value

$134,600$187,500

Median gross rent

$753$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillett	Lakewood
Under 5	7.5%	1.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	10.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	20.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	21.9%
75 and over	8.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillett	Lakewood
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillett	Lakewood
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	51.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillett	Lakewood
Drove alone	73.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	2.0%	2.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	29.5%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillett	Lakewood
1-unit, detached	78.3%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Gillett	Lakewood
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	13
Median year structure built	1961	1977