Three Lakes is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 605 people and two associated neighborhoods, Three Lakes is the 434th largest community in Wisconsin.Three Lakes is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Three Lakes is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Three Lakes who work in sales jobs (21.55%), community and social services (13.36%), and office and administrative support (8.62%). Three Lakes is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Three Lakes’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. 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, Three Lakes has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Three Lakes a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Three Lakes is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Three Lakes, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.97% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities. Three 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 citizens of Three Lakes are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.91% of adults in Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes in 2022 was $36,974, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,896 for a family of four. However, Three Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Three Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Three Lakes residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Three Lakes include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Three Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
