Another notable thing is that Three Lakes is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Because of many things, Three 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, Three Lakes really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Three 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.
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 education level of Three Lakes ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Three Lakes, 41.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Three Lakes in 2022 was $34,349, 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 $137,396 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, English, Irish, Polish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Three Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
