Little Round LakeWI
Population 1,295: a town in Wisconsin.
Is Little Round Lake a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Little Round Lake, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of homes lived in by their owners than Little Round Lake. We don’t grade Little Round Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Little Round Lake has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
1,081 counted in 2010 and 1,242 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Little Round Lake: who provides what
Little Round Lake is unincorporated, so Sawyer 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
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Little Round Lake: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 2° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Little Round Lake stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: the median household income there is lower
31% of working residents work locally in Little Round Lake. Jobs in Little Round Lake grew by 499 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 520. The typical journey to work for Little Round Lake is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Hayward (40%), Bass Lake (19%) and Hayward (11%).
| Little Round Lake | Typical Wisconsin town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 31% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, more of Little Round Lake’s adults report frequent physical distress
Only one of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Little Round Lake. The share of adults in Little Round Lake who say their health is fair or poor is 31%. Across all 32 CDC measures, Little Round Lake beats Wisconsin on 2 and trails on 22.
| Little Round Lake | Typical Wisconsin town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 17% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Little Round Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.7% | 34.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 7% of Little Round Lake
Trails total 0.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. The density of trails here in Little Round Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile. Its park or preserve takes up 10 acres.
| Little Round Lake | Typical Wisconsin town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chippewa Flowage | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Little Round Lake is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
Little Round Lake’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is put at 52 of 100. 70% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 23%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Little Round Lake sells for about $643K
In Little Round Lake, the rent at the middle of the market is $417 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Little Round Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Little Round Lake
About 3 of every 100 Little Round Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
1,295 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Little Round Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Little Round Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bass Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2020 census. It is the largest community on the reservation of the federally recognized tribe of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
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- Area
- 9.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,319 ft
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