Lake IvanhoeWI
558 people live in this town in Wisconsin.
Is Lake Ivanhoe a good place to live?
95% of households own their home in Lake Ivanhoe, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Ivanhoe. Lake Ivanhoe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
558 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Ivanhoe: who provides what
Lake Ivanhoe 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 Lake Ivanhoe.
Lake Ivanhoe has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For residents in Lake Ivanhoe, the share who live below the poverty line is 5%. The top destinations are Lake Geneva (12%), Madison (8%) and Elkhorn (6%). The town’s typical household income stands at $71,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Lake Ivanhoe | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Lake Ivanhoe, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lake Ivanhoe is lower. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lake Ivanhoe
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 13°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Lake Ivanhoe’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
The share of adults in Lake Ivanhoe who get no exercise outside work: 31%. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Lake Ivanhoe. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lake Ivanhoe is ahead of Wisconsin on 2 and behind on 10.
| Lake Ivanhoe | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lake Ivanhoe | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 23.6% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.4% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Lake Ivanhoe sells for about $381K
In Lake Ivanhoe, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,054 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Six Flags Great America and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Ivanhoe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
12 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
26 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
39 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther ArenaPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain
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Everything we know about Lake Ivanhoe
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Ivanhoe; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Lake Ivanhoe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Lake Ivanhoe for work
Where Lake Ivanhoe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Ivanhoe
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Lake Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in the Town of Bloomfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It was developed in the 1920s as a resort community for middle-class Black Chicagoans. Its population was 461 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 886 ft
Questions about Lake Ivanhoe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Ivanhoe, WI a good place to live?
Lake Ivanhoe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 558 people live in this town in Wisconsin.