Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety80#3,197/15,637
Economy26#11,632/15,631
Housing99#135/14,977
Health12#13,764/15,609
Healthcare29#11,163/15,650
Environment100#76/15,453
Education41#9,296/15,649
Infrastructure72#4,453/15,650
Community16#13,208/15,651
Leisure & amenities0#15,647/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Legend Lake, Wisconsin ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Menominee County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Dentists · high166 /100k
100/100Wisconsin 75 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value
Rent as share of income · low9.0%
100/100Wisconsin 27.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At most this value: the publisher's bottom bracket is open-ended
Home price to income ratio · low1.6×
97/100Wisconsin 3.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Students per teacher · low10.5×
97/100Wisconsin 13.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsMenominee County value
Natural hazard risk · low3.0
96/100Wisconsin 10.52025Federal Emergency Management AgencyMenominee County value
High school diploma or higher · high96.4%
96/100Wisconsin 93.6%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Weaknesses

Drug overdose deaths · high284.0 /100k
0/100Wisconsin 14.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100k2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMenominee County value
Premature death · high34,190 /100k
0/100Wisconsin 7,293 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value
Life expectancy · low60.0 yrs
0/100Wisconsin 78.2 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value
Injury deaths · high293 /100k
0/100Wisconsin 101 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value
Reading scores · low1.80
0/100Wisconsin 3.00United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value
Math scores · low1.81
0/100Wisconsin 3.03United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMenominee County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,486 (2015-2019) → 1,717 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.6% (2015-2019) → 94.9% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$53,782 (2015-2019) → $80,184 (2020-2024)
+49%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Home price to income ratioImproving
3.0× (2015-2019) → 1.6× (2020-2024)
−46%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
33.8% (2015-2019) → 26.2% (2020-2024)
−7.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Unemployment rateWorsening
1.8% (2015-2019) → 9.2% (2020-2024)
+7.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Legend Lake, Wisconsin improved on 4 of 10 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 6 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Price / income−1.4×3.0× → 1.6×
Inequality−0.1120.517 → 0.404
Broadband+18 points76.6% → 94.9%
Household income+49%$53,782 → $80,184

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 10 measures

Change of every measure of Legend Lake, Wisconsin between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.5 min2015-2019	27.0 min2020-2024	−1.5 min	Within the margin of error	66%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%2015-2019	25.3%2020-2024	−5.5 points	Within the margin of error	6%
Broadband subscriptions	76.6%2015-2019	94.9%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	87%
Effective property tax rate	1.35%2015-2019	1.26%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	33%
High school diploma or higher	93.6%2015-2019	96.4%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	1.6×2020-2024	−1.4×	Improved	99%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5172015-2019	0.4042020-2024	−0.112	Improved	97%
Median household income	$53,7822015-2019	$80,1842020-2024	+49%	Improved	84%
Rent-burdened households	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	33.8%2015-2019	26.2%2020-2024	−7.6 points	Within the margin of error	93%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Legend Lake, Wisconsin five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Legend Lake, Wisconsin in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Legend Lake, Wisconsin itself moved +17.3 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,717 residents (±243)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (+4.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,717 residents (±243)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

White27%457
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino4.1%†71
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native68%1,169
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.2%†20

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (−3.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,219 residents (±157)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

No high school diploma3.6%†44
High school or GED37%450
Some college22%267
Associate degree12%†149
Bachelor's degree18%216
Graduate degree7.6%†93

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

641 households (±83)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $25k11%†71
$25k–50k23%†149
$50k–75k13%†82
$75k–100k22%†141
$100k–150k16%†105
$150k–200k6.2%†40
$200k or more8.3%†53

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−13.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

641 households (±83)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Own95%611
Rent4.7%†30

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

30 households (±29)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $75080%†24
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50020%†6

Home values

611 homes (±80)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $150k55%334
$150k–250k9.2%†56
$250k–400k20%†120

Age of homes

1,343 homes (±99)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

2010 or later5.7%†77
2000–200915%†207
1980–199943%576

Size of homes

1,343 homes (±99)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom1.8%†24
2 bedrooms16%†211

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

622 workers (±156)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Drive alone82%511
Carpool1.3%†8
Public transit1.6%†10
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home14%†85
Other1.3%†8

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+8.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

537 workers (±135)

Legend Lake, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under 15 min41%†219
15–29 min43%†230
30–44 min1.7%†9

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Shawano, WI

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Menominee County, the county holding most of Legend Lake's residents.

Menominee County has 26 employer establishments, 61.9 for every 10,000 residents (0.25× the US rate of 248; 0.25× Wisconsin's), with 541 paid employees at an average annual pay of $41,150. The Census Bureau also counts 156 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 26; 156 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 61.9; US 248 · Wisconsin 244
Paid employees: 541
Average annual pay: $41,150; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Menominee County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	4	9.5	0.52×Too few to compare	22	$17,818	—
Religious organizations	3	7.1	1.29×Too few to compare	23	$15,261	—
Accounting, tax preparation and payroll services	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	5
Advertising, public relations and related services	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Ambulatory health care services	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Architectural, engineering and related services	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	6
Banks and credit unions	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Barber shops	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—
Beauty salons	0	0	0.00×Too few to compare	0	—	—

Rank places for an industry Open Menominee County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 4,200 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $185.3K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Legend Lake, Wisconsin: $108 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $185.3K; +272% vs FY2025
Per resident: $108; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$137K74%
Departmental Offices$33.4K18%
Indian Health Service$8,8094.8%
U.S. Marshals Service$6,1443.3%

Top recipients

SOVEREIGN CONTRACTS GROUP LLC$151.9K82%
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$33.4K18%

Spending by fiscal year

898.2FY2017
560.9FY2018
5.4KFY2020
129.2KFY2021
31.6KFY2022
500.5KFY2023
21.9KFY2024
49.8KFY2025

Top industries (NAICS)

Other transportation equipment manufacturing · 3369$130.9K71%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$33.4K18%
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing · 3159$9,1024.9%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$5,7213.1%
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing · 3333$3,1301.7%
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing · 3351

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Legend Lake, Wisconsin, so they do not add up across cities.

Legend Lake, Wisconsin's figures are part of those of Menominee County, WI ($1M in FY2026), never added to them: 18% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Legend Lake is mostly in Menominee County.

See federal money in Menominee County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Legend Lake, Wisconsin is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Tony WiedR-WI-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 1.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Menominee County39100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Shawano, WI62

Other cities and towns in Menominee County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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