Chetek is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,170 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chetek is the 300th largest community in Wisconsin.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Chetek has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chetek a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Chetek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Chetek are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.95% of adults in Chetek have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Chetek in 2022 was $26,736, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,944 for a family of four. However, Chetek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Chetek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chetek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chetek include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Chetek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.