Lake Tomahawk vs Rhinelander

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Tomahawk and Rhinelander: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rhinelander has the higher population (8,248 vs 193 in Lake Tomahawk). Rhinelander has the higher median household income ($53,561 vs $49,167 in Lake Tomahawk). Lake Tomahawk has the higher median home value ($195,300 vs $123,300 in Rhinelander).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
Population	193	8,248
Median age	53.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$53,561
Median home value	$195,300	$123,300
Median gross rent	$789	$818
Housing units	181	4,369
Homeownership rate	63.4%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
Population	188 → 193 (+2.7%)	7,570 → 8,248 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $49,167 (-2.6%)	$40,822 → $53,561 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $195,300 (+31.2%)	$90,600 → $123,300 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $789 (+3.7%)	$799 → $818 (+2.4%)

Lake Tomahawk

Population

188193

Median household income

$50,500$49,167

Median home value

$148,900$195,300

Median gross rent

$761$789

Rhinelander

Population

7,5708,248

Median household income

$40,822$53,561

Median home value

$90,600$123,300

Median gross rent

$799$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
Under 5	6.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	17.1%	15.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.5%
75 and over	23.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	46.9%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
Drove alone	52.6%	77.9%
Carpooled	43.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
1-unit, detached	58.6%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	28.2%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake Tomahawk	Rhinelander
Poverty rate	28.5%	12.8%
Average household size	1.72	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1979	1965