Wind Lake, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

4,836

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

4.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.74%

24.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$102,855

2.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$386,100

Population & Diversity

Wind Lake, WI is home to a population of 4.84k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.01% of Wind Lake, WI residents were born outside of the country (97 people).

In 2024, there were 32.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.54k people) in Wind Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 139 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 59 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Wind Lake, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wind Lake, WI was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wind Lake, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.54k ± 378
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
139 ± 125
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
59 ± 36

3.6%

Hispanic Population

174 people

3.6% of the people in Wind Lake, WI are hispanic (174 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wind 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

2.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

97 people

1.97%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

As of 2024, 2.01% of Wind Lake, WI residents (97 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 Wind Lake, WI was 1.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 57
Korea
91 ± 84
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 39

Wind Lake, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Wind Lake, WI employs 2.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wind Lake, WI were Manufacturing (465 people), Construction (438 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (341 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($130,391), Construction ($102,589), and Utilities ($92,500).

Employment

Occupations

2.6k

2024 Value

± 380

−4.16%

1 Year decline

± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wind Lake, WI declined at a rate of −4.16%, from 2.72k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wind Lake, WI, are Management Occupations (431 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (370 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (246 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wind 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

2.6k

2024 Value

± 380

−4.16%

1 Year decline

± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wind Lake, WI declined at a rate of −4.16%, from 2.72k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wind Lake, WI, are Manufacturing (465 people), Construction (438 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (341 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wind Lake, WI, though some of these residents may live in Wind Lake, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,696

Median earning men ± $18,832

$43,125

Median earning women ± $11,090

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,659), Construction ($102,663), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,656).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($66,250), Manufacturing ($65,255), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,095).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wind Lake, WI was $386,100 in 2024, which is 1.16 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $357,500 to $386,100, a 8% increase. The homeownership rate in Wind Lake, WI is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wind Lake, WI have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wind Lake, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$386,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,201

$1,625

Median Property Taxes

±$198

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

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

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2024

54.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Wind Lake, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wind 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.

$102,855

Median Household Income

± $14,276

2.15k

Number of Households

± 365

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.15k households in Wind Lake, WI grew to $102,855 from the previous year's value of $100,306.

The following chart displays the households in Wind 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wind 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 (78.3%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (6.82%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Wind Lake, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.82%).

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

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wind Lake, WI have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.05% of the workforce in Wind Lake, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wind 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 Wind Lake, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wind Lake, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wind Lake, WI (276 out of 4.81k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wind Lake, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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