Chief Lake

Population: 645
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $92,100

Chief Lake is a community in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to 645 residents. The median household income of $67,813 is above the Sawyer County median ($59,055).

From 2019 to 2023, Chief Lake's population grew 14.2% from 565 to 645, while its median home value fell 17.3% from $111,400 to $92,100.

The median gross rent is $758. 24.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 645
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $92,100
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 520
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

565645

Median household income

$51,161$67,813

Median home value

$111,400$92,100

Median gross rent

$569$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	565	$51,161	$111,400	$569
2020	510	$77,830	$59,400	$589
2021	594	$66,875	$103,800	$634
2022	626	$65,962	—	$690
2023	645	$67,813	$92,100	$758

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 440.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	7.9%
5 to 17	159	24.7%
18 to 24	25	3.9%
25 to 34	51	7.9%
35 to 44	6	0.9%
45 to 54	60	9.3%
55 to 64	139	21.6%
65 to 74	111	17.2%
75 and over	43	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	117	18.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	403	62.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	91	22.2%
High school graduate	119	29.0%
Some college or associate's	99	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	59	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled22.7%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	152	63.9%
Carpooled	54	22.7%
Public transit	4	1.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	11.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	59.5%
15 to 29 min	65	31.0%
30 to 44 min	2	1.0%
45 to 59 min	5	2.4%
60+ min	13	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 17.7% (114 of 645)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	68.5%
Nonfamily households	80	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	48.8%
Vacant	266	51.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	91.3%
Renter-occupied	22	8.7%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	390	75.0%
1-unit, attached	23	4.4%
2 to 4 units	16	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	91	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5514440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 2.85 sq mi
Center point: 45.9387, -91.3359