Shell Lake, WI Demographics

A map of Shell Lake's Population by Race

Shell Lake, Wisconsin had a population of 1,371 in 2020. It was 89.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American/Other, and 6.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Shell Lake, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is the 337th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Shell Lake's White Population

1,228 residents of Shell Lake identify as White, or 89.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Shell Lake slightly larger than the White share of the population of Wisconsin (78.6% White). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #474 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is more White than neighboring Barronett (89.3% White), and Cumberland (87.2% White). Shell Lake is less White than neighboring Spooner (90.8% White), Haugen (90.6% White), and Trego (92% White).

Shell Lake's Black Population

1 residents of Shell Lake identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Shell Lake slightly less than the Black share of the population of Wisconsin (6.2% Black). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #567 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is more Black than neighboring Barronett (0% Black), Haugen (0% Black), and Trego (0% Black). Shell Lake is less Black than neighboring Spooner (0.3% Black), and Cumberland (0.4% Black).

Shell Lake's Asian Population

5 residents of Shell Lake identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Shell Lake roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Wisconsin (3% Asian). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #405 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is less Asian than neighboring Spooner (0.6% Asian), Barronett (1% Asian), Trego (1.1% Asian), and Cumberland (0.8% Asian).

Shell Lake's Hispanic Population

34 residents of Shell Lake identify as Hispanic, or 2.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Shell Lake slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Wisconsin (7.6% Hispanic). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #478 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is more Hispanic than neighboring Barronett (0% Hispanic), and Trego (1.1% Hispanic). Shell Lake is less Hispanic than neighboring Spooner (2.7% Hispanic), Haugen (3.4% Hispanic), and Cumberland (5.8% Hispanic).

Shell Lake's Native American/Other Population

18 residents of Shell Lake identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Shell Lake roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Wisconsin (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #159 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is less Native American/Other than neighboring Spooner (1.6% Native American/Other), Barronett (3.9% Native American/Other), Haugen (1.9% Native American/Other), Trego (3.2% Native American/Other), and Cumberland (2.4% Native American/Other).

Shell Lake's Multiracial Population

85 residents of Shell Lake identify as Multiracial, or 6.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Shell Lake roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Wisconsin (3.5% Multiracial). Of the 804 places in Wisconsin, Shell Lake is ranked #36 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Shell Lake is more Multiracial than neighboring Spooner (4% Multiracial), Barronett (5.8% Multiracial), Haugen (3.8% Multiracial), Trego (2.7% Multiracial), and Cumberland (3.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.