Green Lake, Wis, 1880
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Green LakeWI
Home to 1,194 people, this town lies in Wisconsin.
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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,194
2025 Census estimate · +3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$370K
Census ACS
Household income
$82K
median
Median age
56.2
years
Jobs based here
130
A commuter town
Is Green Lake a good place to live?
Green Lake’s age of the median resident is 56.2 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. We don’t grade Green Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Small town
1,194 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
BrooklynPrincetonGreen LakeMarkesanMarquetteMetomenMackfordManchesterGreen Lake
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Green Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Lake, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMarkesan WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Green Lake’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Green Lake ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes53946, 5497153946 76% · 54971 24%Census 2020
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 Green Lake.
Work & commute
Most of Green Lake’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Green Lake: 1.7% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Green Lake grew to 130 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. Its average trip to work comes in at 27 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away.
2%work in town
| Green Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Green Lake2%
Markesan13%
Ripon9%
Fond du Lac5%
Green Lake4%
22 mi
median commute distance
130
jobs based in Green Lake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Green Lake than across Wisconsin
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 37%, against 33% across Wisconsin. Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 30% of residents (19% statewide). Since 2020, Green Lake has grown 3.1%, to 1,194 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
56.2median age · WI 40.2
| Green Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
Green LakeWisconsinUnited States
Ages · share of residents
22%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma3%
High school33%
Some college17%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Green Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Green Lake has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. Green Lake’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 31 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Green Lake once, in 2008.
31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Green Lake: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 9°; snowfall runs to about 38 inches a winter. Summers in Green Lake are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–29°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall38–58°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Green Lake is
Among adults in Green Lake, 31% feel lonely. 41% of adults locally have obesity; 13% have diabetes.
| Green Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Green Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.6% |
Ripon Medical Center
8.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Green Lake keeps 0.7% of its land conserved
Parks and preserves in Green Lake: 4, covering 24 acres.
0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 282 of 38,283 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dodge Memorial County Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Tuleta Hill Prairie Conservancy | — | 9 |
| 3. Wick Nature Preserve | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Green Lake
18pages on Green Lake
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Lake
About 3 of every 100 Green Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Green Lake for work
Where Green Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
130jobs based in Green Lake
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Green Lake
3 notable people were born in Green Lake.
About Green Lake
City in Wisconsin, United States
Green Lake is a city in, and the county seat of, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The city had a population of 1,001 in the 2020 census. It is located on the north side of Green Lake. The Town of Green Lake is located on the south side of Big Green Lake, opposite the city.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- ZIP code
- 54941
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Green Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Lake, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Green Lake yet; the figures below are still real.