Delavan Lake, WI Demographics

A map of Delavan Lake's Population by Race

Delavan Lake, Wisconsin has an estimated population of 2,757, a slight decrease from the 2,803 recorded in the 2020 Census. The population is 81.1% White, 18.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Black, 0.2% Multiracial, 0.0% Asian, and 0.0% Native American/Other. This demographic dot map shows the population of Delavan Lake, with one dot drawn for each person counted by the Census, color-coded by race.

Delavan Lake has become considerably more racially diverse since the 2020 Census. It is considerably less diverse than Wisconsin overall. Demographers use a diversity index to measure the probability that two randomly selected individuals belong to different racial or ethnic groups. In Delavan Lake, that probability was 25.3% in 2020 and 30.8% in the most recent ACS estimates.

Delavan Lake is ranked the 230th most populous place in Wisconsin, out of 808 places. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs). Delavan Lake was ranked the 226th most populous place in the 2020 Census.

Delavan Lake's White Population

2,237 residents of Delavan Lake, or 81.1% of the population, identify as White. The share of White residents in Delavan Lake is slightly higher than in Wisconsin overall, where 78.6% of the population is White. Delavan Lake ranks 624th statewide in terms of White residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's White population has declined by an estimated 6.9%. White residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has decreased from 85.8% to 81.1%.

Delavan Lake is more White than neighboring Delavan (75% White), Walworth (69.8% White), and Darien (74.9% White). Delavan Lake is less White than neighboring Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (93.4% White), and Williams Bay (89.7% White).

Delavan Lake's Black Population

11 residents of Delavan Lake, or 0.4% of the population, identify as Black. The share of Black residents in Delavan Lake is lower than in Wisconsin overall, where 5.9% of the population is Black. Delavan Lake ranks 396th statewide in terms of Black residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's Black population has declined by an estimated 15.4%. Black residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has remained roughly unchanged at 0.4%.

Delavan Lake is more Black than neighboring Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (0% Black), and Williams Bay (0% Black). Delavan Lake is less Black than neighboring Delavan (1.4% Black), Walworth (0.5% Black), and Darien (1.2% Black).

Delavan Lake's Asian Population

0 residents of Delavan Lake, or 0.0% of the population, identify as Asian. The share of Asian residents in Delavan Lake is slightly lower than in Wisconsin overall, where 2.9% of the population is Asian. Delavan Lake ranks 233rd statewide in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's Asian population has declined by an estimated 100.0%. Asian residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has decreased from 0.9% to 0.0%.

Delavan Lake is less Asian than neighboring Delavan (0.1% Asian), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (0.6% Asian), Walworth (1.9% Asian), Williams Bay (1.4% Asian), and Darien (0.4% Asian).

Delavan Lake's Hispanic Population

504 residents of Delavan Lake, or 18.3% of the population, identify as Hispanic. The share of Hispanic residents in Delavan Lake is considerably higher than in Wisconsin overall, where 8% of the population is Hispanic. Delavan Lake ranks 79th statewide in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's Hispanic population has grown by an estimated 76.2%. Hispanic residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has increased from 10.2% to 18.3%.

Delavan Lake is more Hispanic than neighboring Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (1.8% Hispanic), and Williams Bay (5.3% Hispanic). Delavan Lake is less Hispanic than neighboring Delavan (21.8% Hispanic), Walworth (21% Hispanic), and Darien (22.6% Hispanic).

Delavan Lake's Native American/Other Population

0 residents of Delavan Lake, or 0.0% of the population, identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other. The share of Native American/Other residents in Delavan Lake is comparable to the share in Wisconsin overall, where 0.9% of the population is Native American/Other. Delavan Lake ranks 693rd statewide in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's Native American/Other population has declined by an estimated 100.0%. Native American/Other residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has remained roughly unchanged at 0.0%.

Delavan Lake is less Native American/Other than neighboring Delavan (0.7% Native American/Other), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (1.4% Native American/Other), Walworth (1.4% Native American/Other), Williams Bay (1.1% Native American/Other), and Darien (0.4% Native American/Other).

Delavan Lake's Multiracial Population

5 residents of Delavan Lake, or 0.2% of the population, identify as Multiracial. The share of Multiracial residents in Delavan Lake is slightly lower than in Wisconsin overall, where 3.7% of the population is Multiracial. Delavan Lake ranks 542nd statewide in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population, out of 808 places.

Since the 2020 Census, Delavan Lake's Multiracial population has declined by an estimated 93.2%. Multiracial residents' share of Delavan Lake's population has decreased from 2.6% to 0.2%.

Delavan Lake is less Multiracial than neighboring Delavan (0.9% Multiracial), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (2.8% Multiracial), Walworth (5.3% Multiracial), Williams Bay (2.5% Multiracial), and Darien (0.6% Multiracial).

Sources: Most recent population estimates are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. 2020 population counts and map data are from 2020 Census State Redistricting Data. Geographic data are from Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.