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Shell Lake city, Washburn County, WI

1,459 Population
5.8 square miles 249.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±6.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Washburn County: 52.7 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,316 ±$7,828 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washburn County: $38,951 ±$1,559
  • about the same as the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,500 ±$12,843 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washburn County: $63,441 ±$3,789
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±2.2% (124  ±34) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washburn County: 11.6% † 1,927 (±1.5% / ±242)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19 minutes ±5.2 (9,070  ±1,738) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washburn County: 22.9 143,375 (±0.8 / ±7,693)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

616 ±70 Number of households
  • Washburn County: 7,566 ±167
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (1,376  ±179) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washburn County: 2.2 16,634 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±3.6% (18  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washburn County: 4.6% † 130 (±1.3% / ±36)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

945 ±93 Number of housing units
  • Washburn County: 12,853 ±53
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$229,400 ±$36,236 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Washburn County: $226,100 ±$7,426
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±3.3% (128  ±50.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Washburn County: 8.4% † 1,399 (±1.1% / ±185.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.1% ±13.6% (972  ±100.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washburn County: 94% 12,038 (±2.5% / ±318.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32% ±4.4% (338  ±58.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washburn County: 25.5% 3,267 (±1.3% / ±165.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.5% ±2.8% (65  ±41) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Washburn County: 1.5% 257
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10% ±2.5% (113  ±31) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washburn County: 8.6% 1,190 (±0.7% / ±94)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
113 Total veterans ±31 97 Male ±26 16 Female ±11

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