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Chief Lake, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Chief Lake is a Census CDP of 660 people across 21.34 square miles of land, in Sawyer County. Median household income is $70,833, 78.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chief Lake
What Chief Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area21.34 sq mi
- Water area2.85 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land31 plus or minus 8
- County holding the largest share of its areaSawyer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Chief Lake
- Population660 plus or minus 165
- Median age49.6
- Population under 18169 plus or minus 56
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over160 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over24.2 percent
- Households272
- Family households194 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chief Lake
- Median household income$70,833
- Per capita income$40,648 plus or minus $15,192
- Civilian labor force276 plus or minus 95
- Employed250 plus or minus 90
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over454 plus or minus 103
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chief Lake
- Housing units556
- Occupied units272
- Vacant units284
- Vacancy rate51.1 percent
- Owner occupied214 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate78.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,000 plus or minus $209,055
- Median gross rent, monthly$721 plus or minus $191
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units460
- Share single family82.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more3.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes78 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chief Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute206 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes115 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.8 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone70.0 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sawyer County, not Chief Lake
Sawyer County context, not Chief Lake figures
- Establishments in Sawyer County627
- Covered employment, Sawyer County7,250
- Average annual pay, Sawyer County$48,406
- Housing units permitted, Sawyer County220
Every figure in this section is published for Sawyer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chief Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Chief Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chief Lake, Wisconsin?
660, in 272 households. Chief Lake CDP covers 21.34 square miles of land, which is 31 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chief Lake in?
Sawyer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chief Lake?
$70,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,000. Median gross rent is $721 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Chief Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sawyer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chief Lake.
Is zoning published for Chief Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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