Powers LakeWI
A town of 1,278, settled in 1900.
Is Powers Lake a good place to live?
Powers Lake’s median age is 59.4 years, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 42.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Powers Lake. We don’t grade Powers Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Powers Lake has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020
1,615 counted in 2010 and 1,401 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Powers Lake: who provides what
Powers Lake is unincorporated, so Kenosha 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 Powers Lake.
Older than Wisconsin overall
People 65 and older are 36% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). 37% of Powers Lake adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 44% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Powers Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Powers Lake | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Powers Lake’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Powers Lake for work: only 0% work in town. Powers Lake’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Kenosha (6%), Lake Geneva (5%) and Burlington (5%).
| Powers Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Powers Lake’s typical home value is about $433K
The typical Powers Lake home is worth about $433,000, up 4% in a year, 28% above the Wisconsin typical home. 97% of Powers Lake households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in Powers Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Powers Lake.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Powers Lake has four seasons and pleasant summers
Powers Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 14° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Powers Lake is
Powers Lake beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Powers Lake.
| Powers Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Powers Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Powers Lake is conserved land
0.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Powers Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Powers Lake Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Bayview Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Lakeside Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Six Flags Great America and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Powers Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
40 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
25 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
40 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
15 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
40 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 · 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 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain
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Everything we know about Powers Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Powers Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Powers Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
1,278 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Powers Lake
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Powers Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Randall and Wheatland, in Kenosha County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,401. Part of the Powers Lake CDP was in Walworth County, but on December 20, 2011, it became part of the village of Bloomfield.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- ZIP code
- 53159
Questions about Powers Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Powers Lake, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Powers Lake yet; the figures below are still real.