Chetek, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,177

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.7

3.71% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.2%

7.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,141

7.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,200

Population & Diversity

Chetek, WI is home to a population of 2.18k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.0919% of Chetek, WI residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 83.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.1k people) in Chetek, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Other (Hispanic) and 22 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Chetek, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chetek, WI was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chetek, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chetek, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.1k ± 256
Other (Hispanic)
25 ± 20
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
22 ± 24

2.99%

Hispanic Population

65 people

2.99% of the people in Chetek, WI are hispanic (65 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chetek, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

0.0919%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

0.892%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

As of 2024, 0.0919% of Chetek, WI residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chetek, WI was 0.892%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chetek, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
27 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 16
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 21

Chetek, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chetek, WI.

Economy

The economy of Chetek, WI employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chetek, WI were Manufacturing (237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (152 people), and Retail Trade (140 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,036), Public Administration ($68,214), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,389).

Employment

Occupations

1.12k

2024 Value

± 154

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chetek, WI grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.02k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chetek, WI, are Production Occupations (169 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chetek, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.12k

2024 Value

± 154

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chetek, WI grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.02k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chetek, WI, are Manufacturing (237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (152 people), and Retail Trade (140 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chetek, WI, though some of these residents may live in Chetek, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,619

Median earning men ± $11,922

$31,172

Median earning women ± $7,082

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,167), and Construction ($53,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,313), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,000), and Manufacturing ($27,206).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chetek, WI was $171,200 in 2024, which is 0.515 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,500 to $171,200, a 9.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Chetek, WI is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chetek, WI have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chetek, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,431

$692

Median Property Taxes

±$109

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chetek, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chetek, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Chetek, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chetek, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,141

Median Household Income

± $7,924

948

Number of Households

± 129

In 2024, the median household income of the 948 households in Chetek, WI grew to $64,141 from the previous year's value of $59,554.

The following chart displays the households in Chetek, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chetek, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (4.86%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Chetek, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (4.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chetek, WI have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.93% of the workforce in Chetek, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chetek, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chetek, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chetek, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chetek, WI (279 out of 2.11k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chetek, WI is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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