Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin
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| Males: 1,322 |  (59.6%) |
| Females: 896 |  (40.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 58.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 36.0 years |
Zip codes: 54981.
| Chain O' Lakes-King: | $73,465 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $49,341 (it was $23,490 in 2000)
Chain O' Lakes-King CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $366,836 (it was $172,500 in 2000)
| Chain O' Lakes-King: | $366,836 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $242,326; detached houses: $243,599; townhouses or other attached units: $213,855; in 2-unit structures: $165,520; in 3-to-4-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,705; mobile homes: $177,749
Chain O' Lakes-King, WI residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 2,17798.3%White alone
- 130.6%Two or more races
- 110.5%Hispanic
- 90.4%American Indian alone
- 30.1%Asian alone
- 20.09%Black alone
Races in Chain O' Lakes-King detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (31.2%), English (12.2%), Norwegian (11.6%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (8.7%), United States (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 4.31 square miles.
Population density: 515 people per square mile (low).
13 residents are foreign born
| This place: | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Chain O' Lakes-King CDP: | 1.6% ($2,734) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oshkosh, WI 
(37.1 miles , pop. 62,916).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (87.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (187.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Chain O' Lakes, WI (0.4 miles ),
), Dayton, WI (1.3 miles ),
), Farmington, WI (1.4 miles ),
), Lanark, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Lind, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Springwater, WI (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 44.33 N, Longitude: 89.16 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.4%)
- Metal & metal products (9.5%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (4.2%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Metal & metal products (14.4%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Health care (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.7%)
- Food (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Health care (16.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (10.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Construction (3.8%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.5%)
- Media and communications workers (3.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
- Registered nurses (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.4%)
- Media and communications workers (5.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
- Registered nurses (8.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Accountants and auditors (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
Average climate in Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Chain O' Lakes-King-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Chain O' Lakes-King place center killed 6 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 tornado 26.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Chain O' Lakes-King-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 199.0 miles away from Chain O' Lakes-King center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 412.0 miles away from Chain O' Lakes-King center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 386.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 237.4 miles away from Chain O' Lakes-King center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 166.8 miles away from Chain O' Lakes-King center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 412.0 miles away from Chain O' Lakes-King center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Waupaca County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Chain O' Lakes-King:
- CRYSTAL RIVER NUR REHAB (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- DAVITA - GRAND SEASONS DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- FMC DIALYSIS - WAUPACA (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- BETHANY HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- RECOVER HEALTH OF WISCONSIN INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
- HOSPICE PGM WAUPACA CTY (Hospital, about 5 miles away; WAUPACA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chain O' Lakes-King:
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 25 miles; Stevens Point, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 31 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 36 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 38 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lawrence University (about 39 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 52 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Moraine Park Technical College (about 53 miles; Fond du Lac, WI; FT enrollment: 3,079)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Chain O' Lakes-King: Edmunds Dock (A), Camp Onaway (B), King Fire Department - Wisconsin Veterans Home (C), Loyola Villa (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Otter Lake (A), Ottman Lake (B), Pope Lake (C), Rainbow Lake (D), Lake Orlando (E), Lake Nymphaea (F), Nessling Lake (G), Manomin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hartman Creek (A), Emmons Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Chain O' Lakes-King: Pope Lake State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 70.6% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This place: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
14 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Chain O' Lakes-King:
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 14.4%
For population 25 years and over in Chain O' Lakes-King:
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
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Religion statistics for Chain O' Lakes-King, WI (based on Waupaca County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 19,152 | 62 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,941 | 18 |
| Catholic | 6,932 | 7 |
| Other | 9 | 3 |
| None | 18,376 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Here: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Here: | 6.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
| This county: | 9.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Waupaca County: | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Waupaca County: | 11.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Chain O' Lakes-King:
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WFHR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chain O' Lakes-King:
- WDUX-FM (92.7 FM; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGLX-FM (103.3 FM; WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WAUH (102.3 FM; WAUTOMA, WI; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING LLC)
- WIZD (99.9 FM; RUDOLPH, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC)
- WYTE (96.7 FM; WHITING, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WBJZ (104.7 FM; BERLIN, WI; Owner: CAXAMBAS CORPORATION)
- WSPT-FM (97.9 FM; STEVENS POINT, WI; Owner: AMERICUS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Chain O' Lakes-King:
- W66DC (Channel 66; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- W60CI (Channel 60; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16AY (Channel 16; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CS (Channel 18; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W40BC (Channel 40; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62DA (Channel 62; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64AU (Channel 64; ADAMS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 89.5%Utility gas
- 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.0%Electricity
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 82.8%Utility gas
- 14.1%Electricity
- 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Chain O' Lakes-King compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
Chain O' Lakes-King on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes (population 1,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"