The overall crime rate in Chetek is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Chetek has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Chetek has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Chetek than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Chetek may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Chetek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Chetek citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.08% of adults 25 and older in Chetek have a college degree.
The per capita income in Chetek in 2022 was $31,224, 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 $124,896 for a family of four. However, Chetek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Chetek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chetek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chetek include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Chetek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
