Green Lake County, Wisconsin

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,165
Median household income: $66,917
Median home value: $206,300

Green Lake County, Wisconsin counts 19,165 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,917 runs below the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Green Lake County's population grew 2.2% from 18,755 to 19,165, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $55,075 to $66,917.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $806.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,165
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,917
Median home value: $206,300
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 10,731
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,75519,165

Median household income

$55,075$66,917

Median home value

$146,600$206,300

Median gross rent

$710$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,755	$55,075	$146,600	$710
2020	18,807	$57,339	$149,600	$731
2021	18,990	$60,597	$162,600	$732
2022	19,093	$66,395	$186,100	$781
2023	19,165	$66,917	$206,300	$806

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,080	5.6%
5 to 17	3,078	16.1%
18 to 24	1,426	7.4%
25 to 34	1,767	9.2%
35 to 44	2,116	11.0%
45 to 54	2,193	11.4%
55 to 64	3,109	16.2%
65 to 74	2,608	13.6%
75 and over	1,788	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,444	91.0%
Black or African American	119	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.3%
Asian	101	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.2%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	334	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,044	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,153	8.5%
High school graduate	4,971	36.6%
Some college or associate's	4,399	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,993	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,065	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,570	76.3%
Carpooled	643	7.5%
Public transit	40	0.5%
Walked	317	3.7%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	935	10.9%
Other means	90	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,606	34.0%
15 to 29 min	2,462	32.1%
30 to 44 min	1,532	20.0%
45 to 59 min	510	6.6%
60+ min	565	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.3% (2,492 of 18,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,256	64.5%
Nonfamily households	2,887	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,143	75.9%
Vacant	2,588	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,108	75.0%
Renter-occupied	2,035	25.0%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,653	80.6%
1-unit, attached	208	1.9%
2 to 4 units	461	4.3%
5 to 19 units	662	6.2%
20 or more units	330	3.1%
Mobile home & other	417	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 55047
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 350 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 43.7802, -88.9704