Kohler vs Random Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Kohler and Random Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kohler has the higher population (2,136 vs 1,494 in Random Lake). Kohler has the higher median household income ($135,688 vs $87,370 in Random Lake). Kohler has the higher median home value ($369,300 vs $240,300 in Random Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Kohler	Random Lake
Population	2,136	1,494
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$135,688	$87,370
Median home value	$369,300	$240,300
Median gross rent	$1,375	$865
Housing units	851	726
Homeownership rate	92.3%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kohler	Random Lake
Population	2,146 → 2,136 (-0.5%)	1,646 → 1,494 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$87,455 → $135,688 (+55.2%)	$68,646 → $87,370 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$252,500 → $369,300 (+46.3%)	$169,000 → $240,300 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,375 (+43.5%)	$739 → $865 (+17.1%)

Kohler

Population

2,1462,136

Median household income

$87,455$135,688

Median home value

$252,500$369,300

Median gross rent

$958$1,375

Random Lake

Population

1,6461,494

Median household income

$68,646$87,370

Median home value

$169,000$240,300

Median gross rent

$739$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kohler	Random Lake
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	23.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	5.0%	15.2%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	17.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	13.3%
75 and over	8.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kohler	Random Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kohler	Random Lake
No high school diploma	1.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	7.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kohler	Random Lake
Drove alone	70.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	10.1%
Other means	2.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kohler	Random Lake
1-unit, detached	85.0%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kohler	Random Lake
Poverty rate	0.3%	3.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1968	1967