Another notable thing is that Minocqua is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Minocqua spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 10.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Minocqua does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Minocqua are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.39% of adults in Minocqua have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Minocqua in 2022 was $80,005, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $320,020 for a family of four. However, Minocqua contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Minocqua is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Minocqua home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minocqua residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Minocqua also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Minocqua include German, African, Irish, Other Arab, and Scots-Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Minocqua's cultural character, accounting for 18.68% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Minocqua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
