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Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Lake Wisconsin is a Census CDP of 5,384 people across 13.40 square miles of land, lying across Columbia County and Sauk County. Median household income is $124,127, 94.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Wisconsin
What Lake Wisconsin is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.4 sq mi
- Water area11.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land402
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbia County, 97.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inColumbia County 97.7 percent, Sauk County 2.3 percent
Lake Wisconsin crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wisconsin
How many people live in Lake Wisconsin
- Population5,384
- Median age51.3
- Population under 181,005
- Share under 1818.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,234
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent
- Households2,419
- Family households1,772
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wisconsin
Income and work in Lake Wisconsin
- Median household income$124,127
- Per capita income$62,872
- Civilian labor force2,731
- Employed2,676
- Unemployed55 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over4,152
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wisconsin
Housing in Lake Wisconsin
- Housing units3,063
- Occupied units2,419
- Vacant units644 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate21.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,277
- Renter occupied142 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate94.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$452,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,515
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent
- Single family units2,944
- Share single family96.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more110 plus or minus 58
- Share in buildings of two or more3.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wisconsin
How Lake Wisconsin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,050
- Commuting under 15 minutes343 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.9 percent
- Drove alone72.3 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home21.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia County, not Lake Wisconsin
Columbia County context, not Lake Wisconsin figures
- Establishments in Columbia County1,432
- Covered employment, Columbia County21,963
- Average annual pay, Columbia County$52,667
- Housing units permitted, Columbia County181
Every figure in this section is published for Columbia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Wisconsin.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lake Wisconsin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin?
5,384, in 2,419 households. Lake Wisconsin CDP covers 13.40 square miles of land, which is 402 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Wisconsin in?
Lake Wisconsin lies in more than one. By area it is 97.7 percent in Columbia County, 2.3 percent in Sauk County. This page sits under Columbia County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lake Wisconsin?
$124,127. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $452,400. Median gross rent is $1,515 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Lake Wisconsin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbia County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake Wisconsin.
Is zoning published for Lake Wisconsin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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