Moving to Fontana, Wisconsin

Population: 1,754. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,951 (+11.2% change)
Males: 876 (49.9%), Females: 878 (50.1%)

Zip code: 53125

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $54,211
Median house value: $181,900

Population by Race

Races in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (36.3%), Irish (21.9%), English (14.5%), Polish (9.0%), Italian (8.0%), Swedish (6.9%).

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake

  • High school or higher: 92.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake village

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

2.6% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HARVARD, IL)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • ROCK CO (about 33 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 44 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 45 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
  • LAKE LAWN (about 7 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
  • DACY (about 11 miles; HARVARD, IL; Abbreviation: 0C0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fontana-on-Geneva Lake:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 23 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 40 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)