Moving to Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin

Population: 3,004. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,158 (+5.1% change)
Males: 1,495 (49.8%), Females: 1,509 (50.2%)

Vilas County

Zip code: 54538

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $30,349
Median house value: $136,300

Population by Race

Races in Lac du Flambeau:

• American Indian (59.9%)
• White Non-Hispanic (39.3%)
• Hispanic (1.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (6.0%), English (4.6%), Polish (3.2%), French (3.0%), Swedish (2.1%).

Elevation: 1600 feet

Land area: 5.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lac du Flambeau

• High school or higher: 81.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 9.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lac du Flambeau town

• Never married: 26.7%
• Now married: 53.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 11.8%

3.5% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +566 (+23.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lac du Flambeau:

• HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WOODRUFF, WI)
• FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 31 miles; PARK FALLS, WI)
• SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lac du Flambeau:

• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 39 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 41 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
• CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 85 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lac du Flambeau:

• FRANKS (about 10 miles; LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI; Abbreviation: 4P5)
• MANITOWISH WATERS (about 11 miles; MANITOWISH WATERS, WI; Abbreviation: D25)
• LAKELAND/NOBLE F. LEE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 14 miles; MINOCQUA-WOODRUFF, WI; Abbreviation: ARV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lac du Flambeau:

• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 103 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 137 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 137 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 146 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 154 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)

Public primary/middle school in Lac du Flambeau:

• LAC DU FLAMBEAU EL (Students: 485; Location: 2899 STATE HWY 47 SOUTH; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Lac du Flambeau:

• BEN GUTHRIE–LAC DU FLAMBEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $113,791; Location: 222 PEACE PIPE ROAD; 16,965 books; 324 audio materials; 139 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)