Walworth vs Williams Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Walworth and Williams Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Walworth and Williams Bay are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Williams Bay has the higher population (2,967 vs 2,786 in Walworth). Williams Bay has the higher median household income ($70,568 vs $64,125 in Walworth). Williams Bay has the higher median home value ($397,600 vs $254,400 in Walworth).

Population, income & housing

	Walworth	Williams Bay
Population	2,786	2,967
Median age	38.7 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,125	$70,568
Median home value	$254,400	$397,600
Median gross rent	$965	$799
Housing units	1,068	2,032
Homeownership rate	52.4%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walworth	Williams Bay
Population	2,824 → 2,786 (-1.3%)	2,604 → 2,967 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$51,708 → $64,125 (+24.0%)	$58,447 → $70,568 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$172,000 → $254,400 (+47.9%)	$276,200 → $397,600 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $965 (+13.7%)	$1,199 → $799 (-33.4%)

Walworth

Population

2,8242,786

Median household income

$51,708$64,125

Median home value

$172,000$254,400

Median gross rent

$849$965

Williams Bay

Population

2,6042,967

Median household income

$58,447$70,568

Median home value

$276,200$397,600

Median gross rent

$1,199$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walworth	Williams Bay
Under 5	5.5%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	6.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	16.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	8.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	16.8%
75 and over	8.0%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walworth	Williams Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walworth	Williams Bay
No high school diploma	12.6%	1.1%
High school graduate	23.8%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walworth	Williams Bay
Drove alone	85.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	14.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walworth	Williams Bay
1-unit, detached	58.6%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	18.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Walworth	Williams Bay
Poverty rate	15.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1980	1980