Green Lake County, Wisconsin

Green Lake County has a population of 19,263 and has grown 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $215,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $68,196.

Home price
$215,400
Income
$68,196
Population
19,263
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$215,400county
Median gross rent$818county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198065.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use16.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$68,196county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.0%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government11.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$46,942county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.26%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport540349county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.8%county
Traffic deaths15.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2479county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible43.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population19,263county
Land area in square miles350county
People per square mile of land55.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages8.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in567county
Households that moved away614county
Average income of arriving households$60,995county
Average income of departing households$58,790county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year107county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.6%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.0 incounty
Annual snowfall33.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days151 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$111county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.3¢county
Household electricity use644 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas56.8%county
Homes heated by propane20.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.3county
Landslide risk47.0county
Hail risk93.1county
Earthquake risk24.0county
Tornado risk75.1county
Tropical cyclone risk12.7county
Extreme heat risk54.9county
Winter weather risk34.4county
Strong wind risk68.0county
Wildfire risk47.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Green Lake County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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