Random Lake

Population: 1,494
Median household income: $87,370
Median home value: $240,300

Located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Random Lake is a community with a population of 1,494. At $87,370, its median household income sits above Sheboygan County's $71,898.

Between 2019 and 2023, Random Lake's population declined 9.2% from 1,646 to 1,494, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $169,000 to $240,300.

The median gross rent is $865. 25.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,494
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,370
Median home value: $240,300
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 726
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6461,494

Median household income

$68,646$87,370

Median home value

$169,000$240,300

Median gross rent

$739$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,646	$68,646	$169,000	$739
2020	1,571	$73,015	$178,000	$724
2021	1,566	$75,613	$176,500	$761
2022	1,580	$82,010	$224,500	$859
2023	1,494	$87,370	$240,300	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	4.8%
5 to 17	222	14.9%
18 to 24	103	6.9%
25 to 34	227	15.2%
35 to 44	159	10.6%
45 to 54	186	12.4%
55 to 64	224	15.0%
65 to 74	199	13.3%
75 and over	102	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,366	91.4%
Black or African American	10	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	9.0%
High school graduate	329	30.0%
Some college or associate's	390	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	199	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	80	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	575	78.2%
Carpooled	54	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	10.1%
Other means	14	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	28.0%
15 to 29 min	266	40.2%
30 to 44 min	141	21.3%
45 to 59 min	29	4.4%
60+ min	40	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 3.4% (51 of 1,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	428	67.0%
Nonfamily households	211	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	639	88.0%
Vacant	87	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	75.4%
Renter-occupied	157	24.6%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	520	71.6%
1-unit, attached	34	4.7%
2 to 4 units	117	16.1%
5 to 19 units	47	6.5%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5566200
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 43.5547, -87.9578