COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Green Lake County

Wisconsin · 18,651 residents · 350 sq mi

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Green Lake County is a county of 18,651 people in Wisconsin. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $48,400. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $306 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,651

−2%vs 2000

vs 19,105 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

350 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,191)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,401)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,203)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(918)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(2,635)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,536)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,842)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,861)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,887)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(1,250)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(442)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,708

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,462 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,840

−38%vs 2000

vs $19,024 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,400

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(18,474)

Black0.2%(29)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(393)

Asian0.3%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(18,445)

Black0.2%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(150)

Asian0.3%(57)

Other0.6%(118)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(658)

Puerto Rican0.9%(182)

Cuban0.4%(73)

Spaniard0.3%(54)

Central American0.2%(48)

Panamanian0.2%(43)

South American0.1%(18)

Argentine0.1%(11)

Chilean0%(5)

Honduran0%(4)

Peruvian0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Hmong0.8%(158)

Chinese0.3%(57)

Filipino0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German42.6%(8,201)

Polish10.1%(1,943)

Irish9.8%(1,884)

English6.8%(1,304)

American4.4%(855)

Dutch3.7%(706)

Italian3.4%(646)

Norwegian3.3%(628)

French2.5%(475)

Swedish2.1%(409)

Scottish1.1%(205)

Welsh0.8%(152)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(151)

Belgian0.5%(90)

Danish0.4%(85)

Swiss0.4%(80)

Austrian0.4%(72)

Czech0.4%(69)

Russian0.3%(64)

Hungarian0.3%(63)

Finnish0.3%(61)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Croatian0.1%(17)

Serbian0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

British0.1%(10)

Greek0%(9)

Armenian0%(5)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Slovak0%(2)

Slovene0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 15.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(2,502)

Married55.1%(4,405)

Widowed3.4%(272)

Divorced10.2%(816)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(1,725)

Married53.2%(4,205)

Widowed10.3%(816)

Divorced14.7%(1,165)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.4%(272)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(213)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.9%(522)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,113 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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