Lake Mills, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

6,470

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

0.249% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.11%

5.12% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,027

4.58% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Lake Mills, WI is home to a population of 6.47k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.12% of Lake Mills, WI residents were born outside of the country (202 people).

In 2024, there were 25.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.69k people) in Lake Mills, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 226 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 138 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Lake Mills, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Mills, WI was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Mills, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.69k ± 314
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
226 ± 222
White (Hispanic)
138 ± 102

8.62%

Hispanic Population

558 people

8.62% of the people in Lake Mills, WI are hispanic (558 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Mills, 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

3.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

202 people

2.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

189 people

As of 2024, 3.12% of Lake Mills, WI residents (202 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 Lake Mills, WI was 2.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
166 ± 120
Gulf War (2001-)
96 ± 72
Vietnam
57 ± 57

Lake Mills, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lake Mills, WI employs 3.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Mills, WI were Manufacturing (721 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), and Finance & Insurance (376 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($76,944), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,547), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,791).

Employment

Occupations

3.61k

2024 Value

± 461

−1.93%

1 Year decline

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Mills, WI declined at a rate of −1.93%, from 3.68k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Mills, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (502 people), Production Occupations (333 people), and Management Occupations (327 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Mills, 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

3.61k

2024 Value

± 461

−1.93%

1 Year decline

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Mills, WI declined at a rate of −1.93%, from 3.68k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Mills, WI, are Manufacturing (721 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), and Finance & Insurance (376 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Mills, WI, though some of these residents may live in Lake Mills, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,750

Median earning men ± $6,755

$46,767

Median earning women ± $2,997

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,619), Wholesale Trade ($101,071), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,088), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,152), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,315).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Mills, WI was $317,100 in 2024, which is 0.953 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,400 to $317,100, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Mills, WI is 66.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Mills, WI have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Mills, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$317,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,220

$1,726

Median Property Taxes

±$243

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 Lake Mills, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.9%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.9% of the housing units in Lake Mills, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Mills, 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.

$91,027

Median Household Income

± $16,785

2.58k

Number of Households

± 388

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.58k households in Lake Mills, WI grew to $91,027 from the previous year's value of $87,039.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Mills, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Mills, 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 (82%)
Worked At Home (14.6%)
Carpooled (2.51%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Lake Mills, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (2.51%).

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

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Mills, WI have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake Mills, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Mills, WI (327 out of 6.4k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Mills, WI is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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