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)