Gillett vs Lena

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

Gillett and Lena 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 536 in Lena). Lena has the higher median household income ($57,917 vs $55,323 in Gillett). Lena has the higher median home value ($132,900 vs $110,800 in Gillett).

Population, income & housing

	Gillett	Lena
Population	1,333	536
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,323	$57,917
Median home value	$110,800	$132,900
Median gross rent	$758	$637
Housing units	607	282
Homeownership rate	80.4%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillett	Lena
Population	1,166 → 1,333 (+14.3%)	607 → 536 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$44,881 → $55,323 (+23.3%)	$54,423 → $57,917 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $110,800 (+35.8%)	$91,200 → $132,900 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $758 (+20.1%)	$606 → $637 (+5.1%)

Gillett

Population

1,1661,333

Median household income

$44,881$55,323

Median home value

$81,600$110,800

Median gross rent

$631$758

Lena

Population

607536

Median household income

$54,423$57,917

Median home value

$91,200$132,900

Median gross rent

$606$637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillett	Lena
Under 5	7.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.5%
75 and over	8.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillett	Lena
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.9%
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%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillett	Lena
No high school diploma	11.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	51.4%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillett	Lena
Drove alone	73.5%	52.0%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	15.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	23.8%
Other means	9.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillett	Lena
1-unit, detached	78.3%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gillett	Lena
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1961	1948