COMPARING TWO PLACES
Turtle Lake vs Menomonie
PLACE A
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Turtle Lake is 94% smaller than Menomonie. Turtle Lake earns more, with a median household income $4,361 higher.
TURTLE LAKEMENOMONIEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,02316,664−94% vs Menomonie
Population density3581,216−858
Population growth-1.2%3.6%−4.8 pts
Median age43.026.1+16.9
Male42.5%47.4%−4.9 pts
Female57.5%52.6%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.9%2.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%89.9%+2.3 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian1.0%2.8%−1.7 pts
Other6.7%2.8%+3.9 pts
Median household income$61,250$56,889+$4,361
Per capita income$45,834$32,639+$13,195
Poverty rate5.3%17.7%−12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%38.7%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree3.4%14.5%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%5.8%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation67.2%66.1%+1.2 pts
Median home value$157,500$220,800−$63,300
Median gross rent$792$970−$178
Owner-occupied59.1%40.4%+18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%7.2%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.3%39.2%−16.0 pts
Average commute21.817.1+4.7
Worked from home12.2%8.1%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.2%5.8%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025