Chetek’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Chetek is worth considering.
Being a small city, Chetek does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Chetek citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.08% of adults 25 and older in Chetek have a college degree.
The per capita income in Chetek in 2022 was $31,224, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,896 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, English, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chetek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
