Tainter Lake

Population: 2,753
Median household income: $96,250
Median home value: $275,600

Located in Dunn County, Wisconsin, Tainter Lake is a community with a population of 2,753. Its median household income of $96,250 runs above the Dunn County figure of $71,785.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tainter Lake's population grew 10.4% from 2,494 to 2,753, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $197,800 to $275,600.

The median gross rent is $883. 39.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,753
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $96,250
Median home value: $275,600
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 1,264
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4942,753

Median household income

$82,786$96,250

Median home value

$197,800$275,600

Median gross rent

$957$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,494	$82,786	$197,800	$957
2020	2,797	$84,846	$193,700	$1,038
2021	2,769	$91,875	$214,400	$1,100
2022	2,789	$101,691	$253,700	$908
2023	2,753	$96,250	$275,600	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	5.8%
5 to 17	577	21.0%
18 to 24	159	5.8%
25 to 34	240	8.7%
35 to 44	387	14.1%
45 to 54	325	11.8%
55 to 64	368	13.4%
65 to 74	347	12.6%
75 and over	189	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,629	95.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	6.3%
High school graduate	410	22.1%
Some college or associate's	595	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	418	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	317	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,191	86.8%
Carpooled	45	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	129	9.4%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	436	35.1%
15 to 29 min	474	38.1%
30 to 44 min	207	16.7%
45 to 59 min	49	3.9%
60+ min	77	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 7.7% (212 of 2,749)

	Count	Share
Family households	659	63.4%
Nonfamily households	380	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,039	82.2%
Vacant	225	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	893	85.9%
Renter-occupied	146	14.1%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,025	81.1%
1-unit, attached	59	4.7%
2 to 4 units	55	4.4%
5 to 19 units	35	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	90	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5578980
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 2.9 sq mi
Center point: 44.9891, -91.8482