Keshena is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,257 people and two associated neighborhoods, Keshena is the 359th largest community in Wisconsin.
Also of interest is that Keshena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Keshena 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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.80 minutes getting to work every day.
Keshena 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 population of Keshena has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Keshena in 2022 was $12,454, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,816 for a family of four. However, Keshena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Keshena also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Keshena is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Keshena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keshena residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Keshena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.73% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Keshena include German, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Keshena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Native American languages.