Lake Geneva is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,691 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.Unlike some cities, Lake Geneva isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lake Geneva are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Geneva is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Geneva who work in management occupations (12.76%), sales jobs (10.70%), and office and administrative support (10.63%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lake Geneva has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Lake Geneva ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lake Geneva, 41.32% 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 $47,978, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,912 for a family of four. However, Lake Geneva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Lake Geneva include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Lake Geneva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
