Lake Delton vs West Baraboo

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Delton and West Baraboo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Delton has the higher population (3,522 vs 1,493 in West Baraboo). West Baraboo has the higher median household income ($58,889 vs $42,386 in Lake Delton). West Baraboo has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $144,100 in Lake Delton).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
Population	3,522	1,493
Median age	40.2 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,386	$58,889
Median home value	$144,100	$212,500
Median gross rent	$980	$1,048
Housing units	2,679	745
Homeownership rate	58.0%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
Population	2,989 → 3,522 (+17.8%)	1,708 → 1,493 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$41,400 → $42,386 (+2.4%)	$46,641 → $58,889 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$108,600 → $144,100 (+32.7%)	$158,300 → $212,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $980 (+24.8%)	$880 → $1,048 (+19.1%)

Lake Delton

Population

2,9893,522

Median household income

$41,400$42,386

Median home value

$108,600$144,100

Median gross rent

$785$980

West Baraboo

Population

1,7081,493

Median household income

$46,641$58,889

Median home value

$158,300$212,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
Under 5	4.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	15.3%
25 to 34	18.5%	16.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.3%
65 to 74	16.1%	8.2%
75 and over	7.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
No high school diploma	4.8%	9.7%
High school graduate	39.8%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
Drove alone	75.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
1-unit, detached	34.2%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	27.8%
20 or more units	12.2%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Delton	West Baraboo
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.5%
Average household size	1.87	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1991	1986