Delavan LakeWI
A town of 2,757.
Is Delavan Lake a good place to live?
Delavan Lake’s median age is 49.8 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Delavan Lake. We don’t grade Delavan Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Delavan Lake for work
Where Delavan Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Delavan Lake: who provides what
Delavan Lake is unincorporated, so Walworth County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Delavan Lake.
Very low risk in Delavan Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Delavan Lake’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Delavan Lake for work: only 1% work in town. At 28 minutes, Delavan Lake’s average trip to work is above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Delavan Lake has added 93 jobs, to 216 in 2023.
| Delavan Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Delavan Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Delavan Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Wisconsin overall
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin. 15% never finished high school.
| Delavan Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Delavan Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Delavan Lake is
Delavan Lake beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Delavan Lake adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Delavan Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Delavan Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.6% | 69.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.9% | 67.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Delavan Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $913 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Delavan Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delavan Lake; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Delavan Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Delavan Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Delavan Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Delavan and Walworth, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,803 at the 2020 census. It is located near the shore of Delavan Lake.
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- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 938 ft
Delavan Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Delavan Lake.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delavan Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delavan | #213 | B | B− | A− | C | B |
| Delavan | #290 | C+ | B− | B− | C | B− |
| Walworth | — | — | C+ | — | C | B− |
Walworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Walworth reports no FBI crime data of its own. Delavan Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delavan Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Delavan Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delavan Lake, WI a good place to live?
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