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
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- 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% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| 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:
Bass Lake, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Stone Lake, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Chief Lake, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Couderay, WI (2.9 miles),
Edgewater, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Little Round Lake, WI (3.3 miles ),
), 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
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.6% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| 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
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| 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:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| This county: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Sawyer County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Here: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| Here: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| Sawyer County: | 27.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sawyer County: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sawyer County: | 28.1% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 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+)"