Housing data for Chetek, WI
Chetek, WI has an estimated 2,177 residents and 1,180 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Barron County.
27.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $959 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,177 (±250)
- Housing units
- 1,180 (±102)
- Households that rent
- 27.0%
- Median gross rent
- $959
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.4%
What stands out in Chetek
Rental vacancy rate: 20.6% (±12.1 points) in Chetek, higher than in Barron County (3.7%).
Working from home: 4.9% (±2.9 points) in Chetek, lower than in Barron County (8.5%).
Average commute: 27.5 minutes (±3.4) in Chetek, higher than in Barron County (20.9 minutes).
Median home value: $171,200 (±$19,431) in Chetek, lower than in Barron County ($216,600).
Housing in Chetek at a glance
- Median rent: $959 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,116 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 31.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 27.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $64,141 median household income
- Home values: $171,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,218 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,453 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 51.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 59.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 20.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 80.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 27.5 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +0.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 19.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Chetek against Barron County, its state and the nation
| Chetek | Barron County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,177 (±250) | 46,797 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,180 (±102) | 24,067 (±59) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 27.0% (±5.9 points) | 22.6% (±1.8 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $959 (±$135) | $879 (±$37) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $64,141 (±$7,924) | $65,933 (±$2,114) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $171,200 (±$19,431) | $216,600 (±$6,615) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,453 (±$249) | $2,843 (±$77) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 59.7% (±11.1 points) | 55.2% (±2.4 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 27.5 minutes (±3.4) | 20.9 minutes (±0.9) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 91.7% (±3.6 points) | 85.0% (±1.7 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 46.7 years (±6.2) | 44.9 years (±0.2) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Chetek covers 2.3 square miles of land, about 929 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Chetek has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,169 (±218) | 2,177 (±250) | +0.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,043 (±82) | 1,180 (±102) | +13.1% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $713 (±$71) | $959 (±$135) | +34.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $116,100 (±$7,775) | $171,200 (±$19,431) | +47.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $55,625 (±$10,134) | $64,141 (±$7,924) | +15.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,025 (±$97) | $1,218 (±$70) | +18.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,412 (±$175) | $2,453 (±$249) | +1.7% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.3% (±5.3 points) | 27.0% (±5.9 points) | +0.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 15.2% (±12.0 points) | 20.6% (±12.1 points) | +5.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Chetek
In 2025, the Chetek Police Department reported 185 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Barron County, the departments that report recorded 126 violent and 339 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Chetek
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chetek | 3.1 mi | $940 | $317,600 | 3.6% |
| Town of Prairie Lake | 4.0 mi | $1,078 | $279,700 | 11.1% |
| Town of Dovre | 4.8 mi | $1,375 | $201,100 | 9.6% |
| Town of Sioux Creek | 6.1 mi | $1,167 | $259,300 | 9.2% |
| Cameron | 7.4 mi | $982 | $190,000 | 39.7% |
| Town of Sumner (Barron County) | 7.7 mi | $1,500 | $302,100 | 6.0% |
| Town of Rusk (Rusk County) | 8.2 mi | $950 | $209,800 | 5.1% |
| Town of Stanley | 8.6 mi | $692 | $249,100 | 5.8% |
Places in Wisconsin most like Chetek
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Weston (Clark County) | $1,034 | $183,600 | $60,865 | 22.1% |
| Luck | $931 | $167,500 | $68,606 | 34.7% |
| Reeseville | $956 | $167,000 | $71,932 | 28.0% |
| Spring Valley | $955 | $198,900 | $69,750 | 25.2% |
| Osseo | $871 | $181,600 | $59,548 | 29.8% |
| Omro | $865 | $197,900 | $62,000 | 25.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Chetek, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $747 | $785 | $1,027 | $1,324 | $1,700 |
HUD income limits for Chetek, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,200 | $33,600 | $53,800 |
| 2 people | $23,050 | $38,400 | $61,450 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,200 | $69,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,850 | $82,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Barron County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Chetek
What is the average rent in Chetek, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Chetek is $959 (±$135) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Chetek?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Chetek, WI is $456 (±$137) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Chetek rent-burdened?
31.3% of renting households in Chetek pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Chetek?
Chetek has an estimated 256 (±58) renting households, 27.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Chetek?
The median household income in Chetek is $64,141 (±$7,924) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Chetek, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $171,200 (±$19,431) for owner-occupied homes in Chetek (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Chetek growing?
In Chetek, the number of residents went from 2,169 in 2015–2019 to 2,177 in 2020–2024 (+0.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chetek city, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Barron County, WI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Barron County, WI
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Chetek Police Department (ORI WI0030300)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chetek city, Wisconsin (place:14325, in state:55).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .