Legend Lake, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

1,717

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.9

14.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.97%

57.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$80,184

15.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Legend Lake, WI is home to a population of 1.72k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.466% of Legend Lake, WI residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.17k people) in Legend Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 457 White (Non-Hispanic) and 42 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Legend Lake, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Legend Lake, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Legend Lake, WI

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 234
White (Non-Hispanic)
457 ± 73
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
42 ± 38

4.14%

Hispanic Population

71 people

4.14% of the people in Legend Lake, WI are hispanic (71 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Legend Lake, 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

0.466%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.203%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 0.466% of Legend Lake, WI residents (8 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 Legend Lake, WI was 0.203%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
39 ± 36
Korea
32 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
25 ± 25

Legend Lake, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Legend Lake, WI employs 622 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Legend Lake, WI were Public Administration (156 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (61 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($157,500), Retail Trade ($75,625), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,000).

Employment

Occupations

622

2024 Value

± 127

21.7%

1 Year growth

± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Legend Lake, WI grew at a rate of 21.7%, from 511 employees to 622 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Legend Lake, WI, are Management Occupations (118 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (88 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Legend Lake, 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

622

2024 Value

± 127

21.7%

1 Year growth

± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Legend Lake, WI grew at a rate of 21.7%, from 511 employees to 622 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Legend Lake, WI, are Public Administration (156 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (61 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Legend Lake, WI, though some of these residents may live in Legend Lake, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,350

Median earning men ± $8,391

$40,313

Median earning women ± $5,294

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,625), Construction ($42,750), and Public Administration ($38,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($71,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,556), and Public Administration ($40,903).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Legend Lake, WI was $129,600 in 2024, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $116,200 to $129,600, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Legend Lake, WI is 95.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Legend Lake, WI have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Legend Lake, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$129,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,751

$611

Median Property Taxes

±$104

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 Legend Lake, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

95.3%

Homeownership

2024

71.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.3% of the housing units in Legend Lake, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 97.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Legend Lake, 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.

$80,184

Median Household Income

± $11,496

641

Number of Households

± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 641 households in Legend Lake, WI grew to $80,184 from the previous year's value of $69,178.

The following chart displays the households in Legend Lake, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Legend Lake, 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 (82.2%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Public Transit (1.61%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Legend Lake, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.61%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Legend Lake, WI have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.38% of the workforce in Legend Lake, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Legend Lake, WI (154 out of 1.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Legend Lake, WI is Native American, followed by White and Black.

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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