Sand Lake, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +5.0%
Males: 424 | (52.2%) |
Females: 389 | (47.8%) |
Median resident age: | 51.8 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Sand Lake: | $56,322 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,632 (it was $18,322 in 2000)
Sand Lake town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $216,834 (it was $87,700 in 2000)
Sand Lake: | $216,834 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,850; detached houses: $285,245; townhouses or other attached units: $272,338; in 2-unit structures: $289,555; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,924; mobile homes: $105,132; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $24,097
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sand Lake, WI
- 64579.3%White alone
- 14217.5%American Indian alone
- 232.8%Two or more races
- 30.4%Hispanic
Races in Sand Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (41.0%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.6%), Norwegian (8.5%), Polish (8.4%), Swedish (8.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1145 feet
Land area: 46.4 square miles.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (very low).
22 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
This town: | 2.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Sand Lake town: | 1.3% ($1,140) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (71.0 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (100.9 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (334.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.84 N, Longitude: 91.46 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
Here: | 4.5% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (10.3%)
- Construction (9.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Public administration (7.7%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Wood products (4.5%)
- Construction (16.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Wood products (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.2%)
- Health care (20.7%)
- Educational services (14.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.4%)
- Public administration (7.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Finance & insurance (6.4%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.5%)
- Carpenters (3.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Construction laborers (4.7%)
- Carpenters (4.7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
Average climate in Sand Lake, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sand Lake-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/30/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.2 miles away from the Sand Lake town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 55.6 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sand Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 221.2 miles away from Sand Lake center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 233.3 miles away from Sand Lake center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 128.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 131.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 132.0 miles away from Sand Lake center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 126.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sawyer County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sand Lake:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 23 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 68 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 70 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 73 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 73 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Lake Superior College (about 73 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 74 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sand Lake: Enbridge Energy-Pipeline Station (A), Stone Lake Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sand Lake include: Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Whitefish Church (B), Victory Heights Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Pearce Lake (B), Rogers Lake (C), Saddle Lake (D), Sand Lake (E), Sissabagama Lake (F), Summit Lake (G), Upper Holly Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sand Creek (A), Hauer Creek (B), Whitefish Creek (C), Sissabagama Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sand Lake include: Hauer Springs State Wildlife Management Area (1), Lac Courte Oreilles State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.2 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 67.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 7.1% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 11.3% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sand Lake:
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 11.5%
For population 25 years and over in Sand Lake:
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes
Here: | 12.1 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sand Lake, WI (based on Sawyer County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 3,747 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,162 | 18 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,568 | 11 |
Other | 136 | 2 |
None | 8,944 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Sawyer County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Sawyer County: | 27.54 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Sawyer County: | 9.2% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Sawyer County: | 28.1% |
State: | 27.5% |
This county: | 15.2% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sand Lake:
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sand Lake:
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sand Lake:
- K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.5mTotal length
- 1,178Total average daily traffic
- 121Total average daily truck traffic
- 70.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.4%Wood
- 11.1%Electricity
- 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 67.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.9%Wood
- 6.5%Electricity
Sand Lake compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Sand Lake on our top lists:
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Central America (population 500+)"