Lake Mills

Population: 6,391
Median household income: $87,039
Median home value: $282,400

Located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Lake Mills is a community with a population of 6,391. The median household income of $87,039 is above the Jefferson County median ($80,604).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Mills's population grew 8.4% from 5,895 to 6,391, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $198,100 to $282,400.

45.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,391
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $87,039
Median home value: $282,400
Median gross rent: $1,095
Housing units: 2,800
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8956,391

Median household income

$70,239$87,039

Median home value

$198,100$282,400

Median gross rent

$978$1,095

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,895	$70,239	$198,100	$978
2020	5,936	$69,571	$197,400	$923
2021	6,194	$72,770	$207,100	$895
2022	6,280	$77,449	$259,000	$1,082
2023	6,391	$87,039	$282,400	$1,095

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	264	4.1%
5 to 17	1,143	17.9%
18 to 24	493	7.7%
25 to 34	952	14.9%
35 to 44	805	12.6%
45 to 54	922	14.4%
55 to 64	668	10.5%
65 to 74	861	13.5%
75 and over	283	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,569	87.1%
Black or African American	69	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	31	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	198	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	524	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	3.5%
High school graduate	1,107	24.6%
Some college or associate's	1,207	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,299	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	721	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,060	83.1%
Carpooled	59	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	528	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,288	40.8%
15 to 29 min	596	18.9%
30 to 44 min	652	20.7%
45 to 59 min	357	11.3%
60+ min	260	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 4.9% (307 of 6,314)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,578	63.8%
Nonfamily households	896	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,474	88.4%
Vacant	326	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,697	68.6%
Renter-occupied	777	31.4%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,821	65.0%
1-unit, attached	81	2.9%
2 to 4 units	188	6.7%
5 to 19 units	395	14.1%
20 or more units	82	2.9%
Mobile home & other	233	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5541675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 43.0776, -88.9064