Delavan Lake, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,757

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

49.8

0.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.68%

23.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$83,550

17.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Delavan Lake, WI is home to a population of 2.76k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.32% of Delavan Lake, WI residents were born outside of the country (119 people).

In 2024, there were 5.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.24k people) in Delavan Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 374 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 79 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Delavan Lake, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delavan Lake, WI was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Delavan Lake, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delavan Lake, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.24k ± 350
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
374 ± 260
Other (Hispanic)
79 ± 82

18.3%

Hispanic Population

504 people

18.3% of the people in Delavan Lake, WI are hispanic (504 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delavan Lake, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

4.32%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

4.88%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

133 people

As of 2024, 4.32% of Delavan Lake, WI residents (119 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Delavan Lake, WI was 4.88%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Delavan Lake, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
40 ± 35
Korea
22 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
18 ± 25

Delavan Lake, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Delavan Lake, WI.

Economy

The economy of Delavan Lake, WI employs 1.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Delavan Lake, WI were Manufacturing (227 people), Retail Trade (146 people), and Construction (131 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($137,614), Finance & Insurance ($127,850), and Public Administration ($92,800).

Employment

Occupations

1.39k

2024 Value

± 204

8.18%

1 Year growth

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delavan Lake, WI grew at a rate of 8.18%, from 1.28k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delavan Lake, WI, are Management Occupations (206 people), Sales & Related Occupations (150 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delavan Lake, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.39k

2024 Value

± 204

8.18%

1 Year growth

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delavan Lake, WI grew at a rate of 8.18%, from 1.28k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delavan Lake, WI, are Manufacturing (227 people), Retail Trade (146 people), and Construction (131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delavan Lake, WI, though some of these residents may live in Delavan Lake, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,083

Median earning men ± $20,315

$40,000

Median earning women ± $17,754

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,636), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,700), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($101,944).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,739), Information ($58,269), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delavan Lake, WI was $355,500 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $292,100 to $355,500, a 21.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Delavan Lake, WI is 88.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delavan Lake, WI have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delavan Lake, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$355,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,948

$1,062

Median Property Taxes

±$183

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Delavan Lake, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Delavan Lake, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.6%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.6% of the housing units in Delavan Lake, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Delavan Lake, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,550

Median Household Income

± $20,745

1.2k

Number of Households

± 202

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.2k households in Delavan Lake, WI grew to $83,550 from the previous year's value of $71,042.

The following chart displays the households in Delavan Lake, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Delavan Lake, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.1%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in Delavan Lake, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delavan Lake, WI have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.85% of the workforce in Delavan Lake, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Delavan Lake, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delavan Lake, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delavan Lake, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delavan Lake, WI (183 out of 2.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delavan Lake, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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