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)