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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Lake Geneva is a Census city of 8,521 people across 6.86 square miles of land, in Walworth County. Median household income is $75,629, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 34 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Geneva
What Lake Geneva is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,242
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalworth County, 100.0 percent
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 Geneva
How many people live in Lake Geneva
- Population8,521
- Median age49.1
- Population under 181,529
- Share under 1817.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,216
- Share 65 and over26.0 percent
- Households4,261
- Family households2,249
- Share of households that are families52.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Geneva
Income and work in Lake Geneva
- Median household income$75,629
- Per capita income$47,978
- Civilian labor force4,462
- Employed4,271
- Unemployed191 plus or minus 125
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over6,263
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Geneva
Housing in Lake Geneva
- Housing units5,215
- Occupied units4,261
- Vacant units954 plus or minus 238
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied2,335
- Renter occupied1,926
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$343,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,389
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units3,163
- Share single family60.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,052
- Share in buildings of two or more39.3 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Geneva
How Lake Geneva gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,701
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,413 plus or minus 297
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more935 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home13.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Geneva
SBA loans in Lake Geneva (7(a))
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$16,799,000
- Average approval$494,088
- Median approval$239,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$915,000
- Largest approval$4,749,600
- Jobs supported270
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full11
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.6 percent
- Share to franchises17.6 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Geneva, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lake Geneva
SBA loans in Lake Geneva (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$14,292,000
- Average approval$1,020,857
- Median approval$438,000
- Largest approval$3,716,000
- Jobs supported95
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Geneva, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lake Geneva
Flood risk in Lake Geneva
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Geneva
- NFIP community number550466
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/06/22
The City of Lake Geneva participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550466 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Walworth County, not Lake Geneva
Walworth County context, not Lake Geneva figures
- Establishments in Walworth County2,829
- Covered employment, Walworth County45,268
- Average annual pay, Walworth County$50,949
- Housing units permitted, Walworth County477
Every figure in this section is published for Walworth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Geneva.
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 Geneva questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?
8,521, in 4,261 households. Lake Geneva city covers 6.86 square miles of land, which is 1,242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Geneva in?
Walworth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lake Geneva?
$75,629. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $343,800. Median gross rent is $1,389 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lake Geneva businesses?
34 7(a) approvals totaling $16.8 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $239,750, plus 14 504 approvals worth $14.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Geneva, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lake Geneva borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lake Geneva. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lake Geneva in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Geneva appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Geneva, city of, community 550466, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lake Geneva figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walworth 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 Geneva.
Is zoning published for Lake Geneva?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.