Name: Lake Wissota, WI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lake Wissota

Chippewa County gains about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,848

Moved out2,730

Net+118

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Eau Claire County, WI1,021993+28

Dunn County, WI211192+19

Barron County, WI153142+11

Clark County, WI12392+31

Rusk County, WI7485−11

Taylor County, WI5551+4

Marathon County, WI42

Hennepin County, MN38

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals

76%24%

Leavers

77%23%

Within WisconsinOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K

Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Chippewa County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Chippewa County report $63,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $40,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,005 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,689 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $334,600.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 12.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Economy, PA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$52,985
25% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
2.0
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.8%	18% above
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	2.0	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$63,414	10% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$52,985	25% below

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.5%, 44% below the median place.

Lake Wissota11.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$40,200

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

11.5%

44% below the median place

Home price to income

3.2x

16% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

11%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$95,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake Wissota, $1,005 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Homeownership1
84.4%
27% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.1%
19% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,689
10% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,005	26% below
Rent to income1	11.5%	44% below
Property tax rate1	1.1%	19% above
Home price to income1	3.2x	16% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	92.8	8% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,259	22% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,606	10% above
Median home value1	$334,600	5% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	8.1%	153% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	61.1%	19% above
Homeownership1	84.4%	27% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	41.8%	17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,689	10% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.6%	7% above
Median year built1	1976	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$64,186
60% above the median place
Median household income1
$105,150
31% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
Median household income1	$105,150	31% above
Income per person1	$64,186	60% above
Unemployment1County figure	3.1%	37% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$55,235	16% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs5County figure	27,224	82% below
Poverty rate1County figure	10.2%	5% below
Mean commute1	22 min	10% below
Works from home1	12.0%	4% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 50.6, 30% above the median place.

Median age1
50.6
30% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.4%
5% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
Population1	3,184	6646th largest
Median age1	50.6	30% above
Bachelor's or higher1	35.9%	12% above
High school or higher1	97.7%	6% above
Household size1	2.2	12% below
Born abroad1County figure	1.4%	84% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.4%	31% below
Homes with broadband1	97.4%	5% above

Life in Lake Wissota

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.3 −38%

Playgrounds per 10k6.3 −33%

Grocery stores per 10k3.1 +48%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.6 +13%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.0 +15%

Shops30.2 −0%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%

Doctors' offices and clinics12.7 −37%

Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
12.7
37% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
24.0
15% above the median place
Public schools10
28
211% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	28	211% above
Public school students10County figure	8,353	71% above
Students per teacher10County figure	14.5	6% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	24.0	15% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	30.2	0% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.0	2% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	12.7	37% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.2	4% below
Parks per 10k8	6.3	38% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	6.3	33% below
Grocery stores per 10k8	3.1	48% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	12.6	13% above
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	13	0% above

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake Wissota. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk12
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
January average low11
5°F
82% below the median place
Average temperature11
43°F
21% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lake Wissota	Vs median
July average high11County figure	80°F	7% below
January average low11County figure	5°F	82% below
Average temperature11County figure	43°F	21% below
Annual precipitation11County figure	32.8 in	25% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure	67.3	27% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	0.0	below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk12County figure	70.9	13% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	20.0	67% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	54.6	39% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure	38	12% below
Good air days13Metro figure	73.7%	8% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 2.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 44.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 48.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$96,100

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 77% of places

Pay vs rent

+8.0 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 98% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lake Wissota in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,005/mo (2024)	$1,250/mo	$1,030 to $1,530/mo	+3.8%
Median household income	$105,150 (2024)	$134,500	$113,500 to $159,000	+4.2%
Median home value	$334,600 (2024)	$475,000	$345,000 to $654,000	+6.0%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Lake Wissota

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Economy, PA	$1,009	$95,313	Compare
Halls, TN	$1,178	$90,933	Compare
Chesterland, OH	$839	$107,898	Compare
Apple Valley, OH	$1,165	$100,593	Compare

Nearby

Compare Lake Wissota with

Common questions

Is Lake Wissota a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.6% a year while rent rose -0.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 157 Wisconsin places. The median resident is 50.6 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Wissota expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $334,600.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Wissota?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Wissota?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Economy, PA, Halls, TN, Chesterland, OH and Apple Valley, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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