With 483 people, Lena is a city in Wisconsin. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $155,300. Median rent is $602 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,583, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lena
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants72.5% → 51.8%(−20.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.6% → 8.8%(−3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population579 → 483(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era76.9%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
Lena, decade by decade
Lena 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
579
$54,669
$113,763
12.6%
1.7
2000
510
$54,650
$136,078
11.8%
3.9
2010
564
$60,288
$159,969
8.9%
10.8
2020
537
$68,502
$116,477
7.4%
16.8
2024
483
$56,583
$155,300
8.8%
23.0
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.
