Land O'Lakes is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 974 people and two associated neighborhoods, Land O'Lakes is the 387th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Land O'Lakes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Land O'Lakes is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Land O'Lakes who work in sales jobs (12.09%), management occupations (9.73%), and maintenance occupations (9.44%). Of important note, Land O'Lakes is also a town of artists. Land O'Lakes has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Land O'Lakes’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Land O'Lakes 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. Because of many things, Land O'Lakes is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Land O'Lakes really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Land O'Lakes perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly 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, Land O'Lakes has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Land O'Lakes a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Land O'Lakes 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 population of Land O'Lakes is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.71% of adults in Land O'Lakes have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Land O'Lakes in 2022 was $39,324, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,296 for a family of four. However, Land O'Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Land O'Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Land O'Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Land O'Lakes include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Land O'Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
