Shell Lake vs Springbrook

A side-by-side comparison of Shell Lake and Springbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shell Lake has the higher population (1,513 vs 87 in Springbrook). Shell Lake has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $41,518 in Springbrook). Shell Lake has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $108,800 in Springbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
Population	1,513	87
Median age	45.0 yrs	22.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$41,518
Median home value	$207,100	$108,800
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	938	53
Homeownership rate	71.5%	97.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
Population	1,320 → 1,513 (+14.6%)	51 → 87 (+70.6%)
Median household income	$38,152 → $56,875 (+49.1%)	$39,583 → $41,518 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $207,100 (+66.7%)	$65,000 → $108,800 (+67.4%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $713 (+9.4%)	—

Shell Lake

Population

1,3201,513

Median household income

$38,152$56,875

Median home value

$124,200$207,100

Median gross rent

$652$713

Springbrook

Population

5187

Median household income

$39,583$41,518

Median home value

$65,000$108,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
Under 5	3.6%	18.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	6.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	31.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	3.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	8.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.2%
65 to 74	15.0%	6.9%
75 and over	13.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	27.6%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
Drove alone	71.3%	40.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	7.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	51.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
1-unit, detached	74.6%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Shell Lake	Springbrook
Poverty rate	9.0%	33.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1977	1954