Johnson Creek vs Lake Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Johnson Creek and Lake Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnson Creek and Lake Mills are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Mills has the higher population (6,391 vs 3,367 in Johnson Creek). Johnson Creek has the higher median household income ($94,552 vs $87,039 in Lake Mills). Johnson Creek has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $282,400 in Lake Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
Population	3,367	6,391
Median age	34.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,552	$87,039
Median home value	$289,000	$282,400
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,095
Housing units	1,165	2,800
Homeownership rate	77.3%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
Population	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)	5,895 → 6,391 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)	$70,239 → $87,039 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)	$198,100 → $282,400 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)	$978 → $1,095 (+12.0%)

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

Lake Mills

Population

5,8956,391

Median household income

$70,239$87,039

Median home value

$198,100$282,400

Median gross rent

$978$1,095

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
Under 5	7.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	16.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.5%
75 and over	3.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	87.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
Drove alone	75.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	14.4%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	14.3%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
1-unit, detached	59.1%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	14.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Johnson Creek	Lake Mills
Poverty rate	3.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.87	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2002	1981