Lac du Flambeau

Population: 1,619
Median household income: $34,844
Median home value: $87,500

Lac du Flambeau is a community in Vilas County, Wisconsin, home to 1,619 residents. At $34,844, its median household income sits below Vilas County's $67,132.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lac du Flambeau's population grew 6.4% from 1,522 to 1,619, while its median home value fell 10.7% from $98,000 to $87,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.4% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 83.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,619
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $34,844
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $546
Housing units: 935
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5221,619

Median household income

$23,457$34,844

Median home value

$98,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$560$546

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,522	$23,457	$98,000	$560
2020	1,737	$23,209	$75,300	$512
2021	1,776	$26,076	$77,500	$494
2022	1,755	$29,375	$89,000	$523
2023	1,619	$34,844	$87,500	$546

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	6.9%
5 to 17	444	27.4%
18 to 24	111	6.9%
25 to 34	255	15.8%
35 to 44	244	15.1%
45 to 54	128	7.9%
55 to 64	170	10.5%
65 to 74	100	6.2%
75 and over	55	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	126	7.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,356	83.8%
Asian	51	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.5%
Two or more races	23	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate52.5%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	8.1%
High school graduate	500	52.5%
Some college or associate's	241	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	75	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	59	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home28.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	402	62.3%
Carpooled	16	2.5%
Public transit	5	0.8%
Walked	20	3.1%
Bicycle	6	0.9%
Worked from home	186	28.8%
Other means	10	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	73.4%
15 to 29 min	91	19.8%
30 to 44 min	16	3.5%
45 to 59 min	10	2.2%
60+ min	5	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 37.2% (595 of 1,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	52.5%
Nonfamily households	299	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	629	67.3%
Vacant	306	32.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	307	48.8%
Renter-occupied	322	51.2%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	808	86.4%
1-unit, attached	23	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	77	8.2%
20 or more units	21	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5540675
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.95 sq mi
Water area: 2.82 sq mi
Center point: 45.9623, -89.8969