Salem Lakes, Wisconsin
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 2.2% since 2020.
14,271
people, the 68th-largest of Wisconsin's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Wisconsin's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
75.4%
of 2,789 jobs located in Salem Lakes are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 18% since the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
$1,184
a month. Wisconsin's median is $1,087.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $656.
A $656 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kenosha County.
- $888 Tract 12
- $1,544 Tract 13
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$928–$1,392
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,184 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 61 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 77% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 6,191 homes here.
10–28
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 19% more than Wisconsin's.
$316,100
median home value in Salem Lakes.
- $316,100 Salem Lakes
- $266,500 Wisconsin
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year