Moving to Williams Bay, Wisconsin

Population: 2,415. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,668 (+10.5% change)
Males: 1,156 (47.9%), Females: 1,259 (52.1%)

Walworth County

Zip code: 53191

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $50,450
Median house value: $157,000

Population by Race

Races in Williams Bay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (35.4%), Irish (24.4%), English (10.8%), Norwegian (9.8%), Swedish (7.7%), Polish (7.6%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Williams Bay

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Williams Bay village

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

3.5% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.2% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +310 (+14.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Williams Bay:

  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 10 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HARVARD, IL)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 20 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Williams Bay:

  • ROCK CO (about 34 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 46 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Williams Bay:

  • LAKE LAWN (about 6 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 9 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
  • GRAND GENEVA RESORT (about 12 miles; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Abbreviation: C02)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Williams Bay:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 22 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 39 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)

Schools

Public high school in Williams Bay:

  • WILLIAMS BAY HI (Students: 185; Location: 500 W GENEVA ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Williams Bay:

  • FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: PO BOX 1230; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Williams Bay:

  • WILLIAMS BAY EL (Students: 233; Location: 139 CONGRESS; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WILLIAMS BAY JR (Students: 87; Location: 500 W GENEVA ST; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Williams Bay:

  • BARRETT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $140,484; Location: 65 W. GENEVA ST.; 22,885 books; 534 audio materials; 2,160 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)