Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,650 people and just one neighborhood, Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is the 276th largest community in Wisconsin.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk who work in management occupations (13.88%), office and administrative support (13.28%), and sales jobs (10.41%).
Also of interest is that Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.26% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
The town 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, Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.84% of adults in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk in 2022 was $49,661, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,644 for a family of four. However, Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 59.2%, which is higher than 99.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.7% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Of particular note, 4.2% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 40.3% have German ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.9% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 38.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.9%), and 14.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Hazelhurst - Lake Tomahawk, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (40.3%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (13.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (8.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.