
Wisconsin · Census place 19500
Delavan Lake, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Delavan Lake, Wisconsin (Delavan Lake, WI — Census place “Delavan Lake CDP”) is 2,728 residents, ranking #231 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $71,042, the median home is worth $292,100 and median gross rent runs $875 a month. Looking for the Delavan Lake Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Delavan Lake, WI: 53115.
- Population
- 2,728Delavan Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $71,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $292,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.5%Owner-occupied households
Delavan Lake ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Delavan Lake.
The Delavan Lake WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Delavan Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Delavan Lake CDP median would spend about 14.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 86.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Delavan Lake CDP, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Delavan Lake CDP is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,728 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #231 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 71% of them. The median age here is 49.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Delavan Lake CDP earn a median of $71,042 a year, 9.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Delavan Lake CDP is valued at $292,100, 3.7% below the national figure and 38% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $875 a month, 37.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 86.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Delavan Lake CDP?
- Delavan Lake CDP has 2,728 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #231 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Delavan Lake CDP?
- Median household income in Delavan Lake CDP is $71,042 a year, 9.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Delavan Lake CDP?
- Median gross rent is $875 a month and the median home value is $292,100, so rent absorbs about 14.8% of median household income.
- Is Delavan Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Delavan Lake CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Delavan Lake CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.