How long do people stay in their homes in Delavan Lake, WI?

Name: How long people stay in Delavan Lake, WI, 2020–2024
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14.1% (±5.3 points) of households in Delavan Lake, WI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.1% (±5.3 points)
Since before 2000: 27.8%

When households in Delavan Lake moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Delavan Lake	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
2023 or later	2.9% (±2.5 points)	3.5%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.2% (±4.7 points)	20.0%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	45.6% (±9.1 points)	38.2%	38.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	12.5% (±4.7 points)	17.0%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.0% (±6.1 points)	12.3%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.8% (±4.3 points)	9.0%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Delavan Lake, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Walworth County (23.5%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (23.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Delavan Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Delavan Lake
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Delavan Lake	—	14.1% (±5.3 points)	—
Town of Walworth	2.1 mi	14.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Delavan	2.2 mi	31.6% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Williams Bay	4.2 mi	21.9% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Darien	4.6 mi	12.5% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	4.7 mi	21.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Walworth	5.0 mi	26.4% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Town of Darien	5.2 mi	17.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sharon (Walworth County)	6.4 mi	10.9% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Delavan, WI (31.6%), Walworth, WI (26.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Como	16.6% (±7.7 points)
2	Delavan Lake	14.1% (±5.3 points)
3	Lauderdale Lakes	12.3% (±6.1 points)
4	Lyons	9.8% (±8.6 points)

Delavan Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Delavan, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Delavan Lake

How often do people move in Delavan Lake?

14.1% of households in Delavan Lake, WI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Delavan Lake have?

27.8% of households in Delavan Lake have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Delavan Lake CDP, Wisconsin

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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