Potter LakeWI
The town has 807 residents and lies in Wisconsin.
Is Potter Lake a good place to live?
Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Potter Lake. Potter Lake’s median age is 50.8 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Potter Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
807 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Potter Lake: who provides what
Potter 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 Potter Lake.
Potter Lake’s typical home value is about $453K
Among households in Potter Lake, 92% own their home. Typical home values rose 3.8% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Potter Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 19 miles. The share of residents in Potter Lake who live below the poverty line: 2.9%. The top destinations are East Troy (8%), Waukesha (6%) and Madison (5%). The median household income locally is $95,000.
| Potter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Wisconsin overall
Among adults 25 and older, 33% have a four-year degree or more, against 33% across Wisconsin. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 25% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Potter Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.1 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Potter Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Potter Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Potter Lake’s FEMA risk score comes in at 31 of 100. Expected losses in Potter Lake break down as 50% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Potter Lake is
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Potter Lake. This Wisconsin town beats the Wisconsin average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Potter Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Potter Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Six Flags Great America and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Potter Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
7 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
27 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
31 mi State parkAztalan State ParkPhoto 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 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Potter Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Potter Lake
About 4 of every 100 Potter Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
100% of working residents leave Potter Lake for work
Where Potter Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Potter Lake
CDP in Wisconsin, United States
Potter Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of East Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 846 ft
Questions about Potter Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Potter Lake, WI a good place to live?
Potter Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.