Elkhart Lake is a city of 1,092 people in Wisconsin. At a median age of 62.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elkhart Lake
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.6 → 62.5(+25.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.3% → 50.5%(+26.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate1.1% → 6.3%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.1%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.9%(28)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 54 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elkhart Lake, decade by decade
Elkhart Lake population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
999
$91,387
$168,245
24.3%
1.0
2000
1,021
$102,993
$218,234
25.2%
3.6
2010
967
$79,721
$251,750
27.3%
7.4
2020
941
$79,540
$238,166
44.3%
12.4
2024
1,092
$94,250
$328,300
50.5%
6.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
