Lake Geneva is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,684 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lake Geneva is the 114th largest community in Wisconsin.
Lake Geneva real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Lake Geneva house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Lake Geneva has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Lake Geneva telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small city, Lake Geneva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Lake Geneva ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lake Geneva, 43.19% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Lake Geneva in 2022 was $46,359, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,436 for a family of four. However, Lake Geneva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lake Geneva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Geneva home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Geneva residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lake Geneva also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Geneva include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lake Geneva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.