Little Round Lake

Population: 1,233
Median household income: $35,380
Median home value: $82,900

Little Round Lake is a community in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to 1,233 residents. Its median household income of $35,380 runs below the Sawyer County figure of $59,055.

From 2019 to 2023, Little Round Lake's population grew 14.2% from 1,080 to 1,233, while its median home value rose 2.7% from $80,700 to $82,900.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 81.3% of the population. 63.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,233
Median age: 25.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,380
Median home value: $82,900
Median gross rent: $364
Housing units: 525
Homeownership rate: 20.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0801,233

Median household income

$21,985$35,380

Median home value

$80,700$82,900

Median gross rent

$352$364

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,080	$21,985	$80,700	$352
2020	1,230	$26,726	$100,900	$330
2021	1,313	$31,190	$125,500	$327
2022	1,026	$35,571	$74,600	$346
2023	1,233	$35,380	$82,900	$364

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1734.1%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	7.7%
5 to 17	420	34.1%
18 to 24	66	5.4%
25 to 34	198	16.1%
35 to 44	129	10.5%
45 to 54	171	13.9%
55 to 64	74	6.0%
65 to 74	67	5.4%
75 and over	13	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	74	6.0%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,002	81.3%
Asian	14	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	64	5.2%
Two or more races	67	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	10.1%
High school graduate	263	40.3%
Some college or associate's	268	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	50	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone63.5%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit3.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	256	63.5%
Carpooled	102	25.3%
Public transit	13	3.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	264	71.2%
15 to 29 min	34	9.2%
30 to 44 min	51	13.7%
45 to 59 min	14	3.8%
60+ min	8	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 36.1% (438 of 1,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	305	65.2%
Nonfamily households	163	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	468	89.1%
Vacant	57	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	20.7%
Renter-occupied	371	79.3%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	386	73.5%
1-unit, attached	16	3.0%
2 to 4 units	21	4.0%
5 to 19 units	51	9.7%
20 or more units	37	7.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5545220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 45.9694, -91.3689