Elkhart Lake

Population: 1,097
Median household income: $86,071
Median home value: $285,200

Elkhart Lake is a community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, home to 1,097 residents. The median household income of $86,071 is above the Sheboygan County median ($71,898).

From 2019 to 2023, Elkhart Lake's population declined 1.7% from 1,116 to 1,097, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $182,500 to $285,200.

49.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,097
Median age: 57.4 yrs
Median household income: $86,071
Median home value: $285,200
Median gross rent: $1,121
Housing units: 737
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1161,097

Median household income

$58,750$86,071

Median home value

$182,500$285,200

Median gross rent

$756$1,121

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,116	$58,750	$182,500	$756
2020	1,117	$65,625	$196,500	$799
2021	1,190	$71,394	$228,100	$994
2022	1,170	$82,045	$266,000	$1,070
2023	1,097	$86,071	$285,200	$1,121

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 443.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	2.8%
5 to 17	127	11.6%
18 to 24	140	12.8%
25 to 34	71	6.5%
35 to 44	43	3.9%
45 to 54	114	10.4%
55 to 64	149	13.6%
65 to 74	232	21.1%
75 and over	190	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,053	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree26.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	1.6%
High school graduate	159	19.9%
Some college or associate's	232	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	187	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	208	26.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	315	84.2%
Carpooled	10	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	44.2%
15 to 29 min	107	31.6%
30 to 44 min	72	21.2%
45 to 59 min	6	1.8%
60+ min	4	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 3.5% (38 of 1,097)

	Count	Share
Family households	320	61.5%
Nonfamily households	200	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	520	70.6%
Vacant	217	29.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	376	72.3%
Renter-occupied	144	27.7%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units19.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	446	60.5%
1-unit, attached	112	15.2%
2 to 4 units	144	19.5%
5 to 19 units	22	3.0%
20 or more units	13	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5523275
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.8319, -88.0131