What is the population of Chetek city?

Chetek city has 2,017 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #273 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Chetek city?

Median household income in Chetek city is $59,554 a year, 24.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chetek city?

Median gross rent is $921 a month and the median home value is $156,500, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.

Is Chetek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chetek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chetek, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chetek, Wisconsin (Chetek, WI — Census place “Chetek city”) is 2,017 residents, ranking #273 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $59,554, the median home is worth $156,500 and median gross rent runs $921 a month. Looking for the Chetek Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chetek, WI: 54728.

Population: 2,017Chetek city residents
Median household income: $59,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $156,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $921Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 48.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 72.7%Owner-occupied households

Chetek ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chetek.

The Chetek WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

54728

What the numbers mean in Chetek city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chetek city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 72.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Chetek city, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chetek city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,017 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #273 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 48.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Chetek city earn a median of $59,554 a year, 24.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chetek city is valued at $156,500, 48.4% below the national figure and 26% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $921 a month, 34.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,052 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Chetek city?: Chetek city has 2,017 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #273 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Chetek city?: Median household income in Chetek city is $59,554 a year, 24.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chetek city?: Median gross rent is $921 a month and the median home value is $156,500, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
Is Chetek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chetek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chetek city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.