Merton vs Okauchee Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Merton and Okauchee Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Okauchee Lake has the higher population (4,827 vs 3,495 in Merton). Merton has the higher median household income ($168,661 vs $129,241 in Okauchee Lake). Merton has the higher median home value ($539,900 vs $473,600 in Okauchee Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
Population	3,495	4,827
Median age	40.4 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$168,661	$129,241
Median home value	$539,900	$473,600
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,275
Housing units	1,061	2,345
Homeownership rate	97.8%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
Population	3,672 → 3,495 (-4.8%)	4,551 → 4,827 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$154,464 → $168,661 (+9.2%)	$106,587 → $129,241 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$448,600 → $539,900 (+20.4%)	$367,200 → $473,600 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,148 (+16.8%)	$890 → $1,275 (+43.3%)

Merton

Population

3,6723,495

Median household income

$154,464$168,661

Median home value

$448,600$539,900

Median gross rent

$983$1,148

Okauchee Lake

Population

4,5514,827

Median household income

$106,587$129,241

Median home value

$367,200$473,600

Median gross rent

$890$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
Under 5	7.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	19.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.9%
75 and over	1.7%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	3.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.4%
High school graduate	11.2%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
Drove alone	71.8%	77.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.1%	16.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
1-unit, detached	98.5%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Merton	Okauchee Lake
Poverty rate	2.3%	1.9%
Average household size	3.31	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	2000	1978