Mole Lake

Population: 507
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $133,700

Mole Lake is a community in Forest County, Wisconsin, home to 507 residents. At $40,000, its median household income sits below Forest County's $59,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Mole Lake's population declined 1.4% from 514 to 507, while its median home value rose 52.1% from $87,900 to $133,700.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.5% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 68.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 507
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $133,700
Median gross rent: $493
Housing units: 276
Homeownership rate: 39.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

514507

Median household income

$21,111$40,000

Median home value

$87,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$370$493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	514	$21,111	$87,900	$370
2020	527	$22,083	$98,300	$450
2021	505	$28,942	$91,300	$419
2022	525	$35,625	$129,200	$473
2023	507	$40,000	$133,700	$493

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	6.5%
5 to 17	94	18.5%
18 to 24	16	3.2%
25 to 34	96	18.9%
35 to 44	50	9.9%
45 to 54	50	9.9%
55 to 64	99	19.5%
65 to 74	60	11.8%
75 and over	9	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98	19.3%
Black or African American	9	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	347	68.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	15.1%
High school graduate	158	43.4%
Some college or associate's	142	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	7	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	149	74.5%
Carpooled	35	17.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	6	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137	68.5%
15 to 29 min	29	14.5%
30 to 44 min	21	10.5%
45 to 59 min	4	2.0%
60+ min	9	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 28.7% (144 of 502)

	Count	Share
Family households	137	69.9%
Nonfamily households	59	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	196	71.0%
Vacant	80	29.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	77	39.3%
Renter-occupied	119	60.7%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	72.8%
1-unit, attached	5	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6	2.2%
5 to 19 units	32	11.6%
20 or more units	11	4.0%
Mobile home & other	21	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5553500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 45.4861, -88.9756