Lake Wissota is a city of 3,184 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 50.6, about 12 years above the US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 36% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.8% of locals.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,150, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Wissota
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.1 → 50.6(+14.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$155,284 → $334,600(+115%)US over the same years: +67%
Lake Wissota's population equals 4.8% of Chippewa County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 7.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.3%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.9%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 201 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Wissota, decade by decade
Lake Wissota population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,018
$79,802
$155,284
17.8%
5.5
2000
2,458
$89,090
$222,971
24.2%
4.1
2010
2,738
$90,270
$306,416
21.3%
6.4
2020
2,830
$116,435
$322,645
42.3%
18.2
2024
3,184
$105,150
$334,600
35.9%
7.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
