Turtle Lake

Population: 900
Median household income: $57,854
Median home value: $143,100

Turtle Lake is a community in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to 900 residents. At $57,854, its median household income sits below Barron County's $64,619.

From 2019 to 2023, Turtle Lake's population declined 5.0% from 947 to 900, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $89,300 to $143,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.3% of the population. 69.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 900
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,854
Median home value: $143,100
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 507
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

947900

Median household income

$29,833$57,854

Median home value

$89,300$143,100

Median gross rent

$643$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	947	$29,833	$89,300	$643
2020	891	$32,039	$100,000	$701
2021	947	$37,885	$112,000	$679
2022	942	$44,097	$127,600	$795
2023	900	$57,854	$143,100	$794

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	5.3%
5 to 17	121	13.4%
18 to 24	58	6.4%
25 to 34	162	18.0%
35 to 44	83	9.2%
45 to 54	105	11.7%
55 to 64	91	10.1%
65 to 74	103	11.4%
75 and over	129	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	822	91.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	12	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	7.3%
High school graduate	274	40.7%
Some college or associate's	217	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	108	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	322	69.0%
Carpooled	12	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	11.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	16.5%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	47.9%
15 to 29 min	96	24.6%
30 to 44 min	54	13.8%
45 to 59 min	38	9.7%
60+ min	15	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 8.2% (71 of 870)

	Count	Share
Family households	215	44.9%
Nonfamily households	264	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	479	94.5%
Vacant	28	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	250	52.2%
Renter-occupied	229	47.8%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	328	64.7%
1-unit, attached	23	4.5%
2 to 4 units	33	6.5%
5 to 19 units	45	8.9%
20 or more units	70	13.8%
Mobile home & other	8	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5581075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 45.3906, -92.1498