
Wisconsin · Census place 53500
Mole Lake, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mole Lake, Wisconsin (Mole Lake, WI — Census place “Mole Lake CDP”) is 507 residents, ranking #536 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $40,000, the median home is worth $133,700 and median gross rent runs $493 a month. Looking for the Mole Lake Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mole Lake, WI: 54520.
- Population
- 507Mole Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $40,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $133,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $493Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.3%Owner-occupied households
Mole Lake ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mole Lake.
The Mole Lake WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Mole Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mole Lake CDP median would spend about 14.8% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.7% of residents and 39.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mole Lake CDP, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mole Lake CDP is a very small community in Wisconsin, with 507 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #536 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 33% of them. The median age here is 36.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Mole Lake CDP earn a median of $40,000 a year, 49.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 46% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 28.7% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mole Lake CDP is valued at $133,700, 55.9% below the national figure and 37% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $493 a month, 64.9% below the national figure, or roughly $5,916 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.8% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 39.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 507 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Mole Lake CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
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- Crivitz village 1,026
- Amherst village 1,033
- Dresser village 1,037
- Dane village 1,039
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mole Lake CDP?
- Mole Lake CDP has 507 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #536 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Mole Lake CDP?
- Median household income in Mole Lake CDP is $40,000 a year, 49.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mole Lake CDP?
- Median gross rent is $493 a month and the median home value is $133,700, so rent absorbs about 14.8% of median household income.
- Is Mole Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mole Lake CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mole Lake CDP 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.