Lake Geneva is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,544 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.Lake Geneva is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Geneva is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Geneva who work in sales jobs (14.19%), management occupations (10.65%), and office and administrative support (9.49%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Lake Geneva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Lake Geneva is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.32% of adults in Lake Geneva have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lake Geneva in 2022 was $42,817, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,268 for a family of four. However, Lake Geneva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Geneva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Lake Geneva also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Geneva include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Lake Geneva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
