Wind Lake

Population: 5,028
Median household income: $100,306
Median home value: $357,500

Wind Lake is a community in Racine County, Wisconsin, home to 5,028 residents. The median household income of $100,306 is above the Racine County median ($75,331).

From 2019 to 2023, Wind Lake's population declined 6.3% from 5,364 to 5,028, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $270,300 to $357,500.

Owners occupy 75.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,028
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $100,306
Median home value: $357,500
Median gross rent: $1,158
Housing units: 2,364
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3645,028

Median household income

$92,778$100,306

Median home value

$270,300$357,500

Median gross rent

$974$1,158

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,364	$92,778	$270,300	$974
2020	5,407	$85,170	$274,700	$909
2021	5,196	$89,356	$298,800	$1,048
2022	5,094	$97,150	$346,100	$1,101
2023	5,028	$100,306	$357,500	$1,158

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	175	3.5%
5 to 17	723	14.4%
18 to 24	351	7.0%
25 to 34	256	5.1%
35 to 44	735	14.6%
45 to 54	655	13.0%
55 to 64	1,075	21.4%
65 to 74	673	13.4%
75 and over	385	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,651	92.5%
Black or African American	4	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	20	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	83	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	264	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	5.7%
High school graduate	1,111	29.4%
Some college or associate's	1,404	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	673	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	375	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,998	80.8%
Carpooled	174	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	9.6%
Other means	34	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	392	17.5%
15 to 29 min	654	29.2%
30 to 44 min	784	35.1%
45 to 59 min	300	13.4%
60+ min	106	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 7.6% (382 of 4,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,463	66.0%
Nonfamily households	752	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,215	93.7%
Vacant	149	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,663	75.1%
Renter-occupied	552	24.9%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,911	80.8%
1-unit, attached	116	4.9%
2 to 4 units	251	10.6%
5 to 19 units	82	3.5%
20 or more units	4	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5587675
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.91 sq mi
Water area: 1.87 sq mi
Center point: 42.8278, -88.1547