Lake ArrowheadWI
The town has 969 residents and lies in Wisconsin.
Is Lake Arrowhead a good place to live?
Lake Arrowhead’s typical journey to work is 55 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Lake Arrowhead. Lake Arrowhead’s density of trails is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Lake Arrowhead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
969 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Arrowhead: who provides what
Lake Arrowhead is unincorporated, so Adams County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Arrowhead.
56% of residents are 65 or older
Lake Arrowhead: 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Lake Arrowhead | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 29.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 26.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Lake Arrowhead has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lake Arrowhead for work: only 4% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Lake Arrowhead dropped by 33, to 211. The top destinations are Wisconsin Rapids (15%), Rome (13%) and Nekoosa (4%). Among residents here, 4.3% live below the poverty line.
| Lake Arrowhead | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lake Arrowhead
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Arrowhead faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Lake Arrowhead is 67 of 100. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, more of Lake Arrowhead’s adults have diabetes
Only 3 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Lake Arrowhead. In Lake Arrowhead, 45% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Lake Arrowhead beats the Wisconsin average on 12 and trails it on 8.
| Lake Arrowhead | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lake Arrowhead | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.6% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Lake Arrowhead sells for about $415K
For households in Lake Arrowhead, the share who own their home is 97%. A home in Lake Arrowhead typically sold within 81 days of listing.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Arrowhead
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Arrowhead
About 3 of every 100 Lake Arrowhead residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
96% of working residents leave Lake Arrowhead for work
Where Lake Arrowhead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Arrowhead
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Lake Arrowhead is a census-designated place in the town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 946 at the 2020 census, up from 838 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 988 ft
Questions about Lake Arrowhead
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Arrowhead, WI a good place to live?
Lake Arrowhead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.