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Oconomowoc Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Homes in Oconomowoc Lake are typically worth about $2,127,000, up 11.8% in a year, 6 times the Wisconsin typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Oconomowoc Lake’s typical July afternoon high is 82°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oconomowoc Lake after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. Oconomowoc Lake’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 35 of 100. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.7% of Oconomowoc Lake working residents work locally. The share of residents in Oconomowoc Lake who live below the poverty line is 3.6%, below both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Milwaukee (12%), Oconomowoc (10%) and Waukesha (8%). The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Oconomowoc Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Oconomowoc Lake is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Oconomowoc Lake who get no exercise outside work: 20%. Against the Wisconsin average, Oconomowoc Lake comes out ahead on 19 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 27% feel lonely, 29% sleep under 7 hours. Only 5 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Oconomowoc Lake.
| Oconomowoc Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oconomowoc Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Oconomowoc Lake
College town 18 of every 100 Oconomowoc Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Oconomowoc Lake is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 566 at the 2020 census. Located just outside the City of Oconomowoc, the village includes the residential area encircling Oconomowoc Lake. The area became known as a summer retreat for wealthy residents of Milwaukee and Chicago at the turn of the 20th century and has remained one of the wealthiest municipalities in Wisconsin.
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Oconomowoc Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.