The Town Files

Walworth County, Wisconsin

105,657 people. The median home is worth $302,700 (typical Wisconsin town: $256,000) and the median household earns $80,520.

Towns in Walworth County

Towns in Walworth County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Whitewater14,889$229,400$54,96922.1
Elkhorn10,247$273,600$77,64937.6
Delavan8,505$218,800$65,35738.1
Lake Geneva8,277$343,800$75,62949.1
Geneva5,390$382,400$96,15448.3
Delavan5,273$302,700$75,82450.7
Bloomfield4,781$236,100$98,06839.1
East Troy4,687$299,600$79,66938.7
East Troy3,992$369,300$123,80446.4
Sugar Creek3,902$330,200$101,70353.3
Lyons3,648$315,900$83,91947.3
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake3,120$572,600$106,75057.1
Genoa City2,982$241,300$81,21334.9
Williams Bay2,953$444,700$84,11345.9
Delavan Lake2,803$355,500$83,55049.8
Walworth2,759$290,600$70,20838.3
Linn2,687$537,100$99,20550.4

People and housing

Walworth CountyTypical Wisconsin town
Median home value$302,700$256,000
Median rent$1,150$951
Median household income$80,520$82,217
Median age41.445.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%23.8%
Below the poverty line9.4%7.2%

Jobs and pay

45,268 jobs in 2024, average pay $50,949 a year.

Largest industries in Walworth CountyManufacturing8,946 jobs · $65,834Hotels & restaurants6,708 jobs · $26,062Retail5,137 jobs · $33,827Health care & social assistan…4,701 jobs · $52,069Administrative & support2,131 jobs · $41,599Construction1,928 jobs · $66,346
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Walworth County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 932 storm events in Walworth County from 1996 to 2026, with 7 deaths.

Storm events in Walworth County by type since 1996Hail119Heat39Drought18Tornado26Dense Fog76Lightning22Flash Flood18Strong Wind49Winter Storm49Winter Weather158
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Walworth County has been included in 13 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4520: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3454: Covid-19
April 5, 2011SnowstormDR-1966: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
June 14, 2008Severe StormDR-1768: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 19, 2008SnowstormEM-3285: Record Snow And Near Record Snow
September 13, 2005HurricaneEM-3249: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).