What kinds of homes are in the Town of Delavan, WI?

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Delavan, WI, 2020–2024
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The Town of Delavan, WI has 3,846 (±186) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 158 homes per square mile of land.

78.5% are detached single-family houses.

1.6% are in buildings of two to four units.

11.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 3,846 (±186)
Detached houses: 78.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.6%
5+ unit buildings: 11.3%

Homes in the Town of Delavan by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Delavan	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Single-family, detached	78.5% (±4.7 points)	69.8%	66.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.2% (±2.5 points)	5.3%	4.3%	6.2%
2 units	1.4% (±1.8 points)	3.0%	5.9%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.2% (±0.4 points)	3.8%	3.5%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.9% (±3.1 points)	6.6%	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.4% (±2.6 points)	3.1%	3.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.0% (±0.5 points)	5.9%	8.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.4% (±1.2 points)	2.4%	3.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Delavan, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Walworth County (15.6%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (17.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near the Town of Delavan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Delavan
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Delavan	—	11.3% (±4.1 points)	—
Williams Bay	2.3 mi	12.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Delavan	3.3 mi	25.3% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Town of Walworth	3.7 mi	2.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	4.2 mi	15.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Como	4.6 mi	5.3% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Geneva	4.9 mi	11.7% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhorn	5.0 mi	26.8% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Walworth	5.2 mi	24.8% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Walworth, WI (2.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Delavan, WI (25.3%), Elkhorn, WI (26.8%), Walworth, WI (24.8%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
6	Walworth	24.8% (±7.4 points)
7	Sharon	22.9% (±5.6 points)
8	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	15.8% (±5.0 points)
9	Darien	12.6% (±8.7 points)
10	Williams Bay	12.3% (±7.4 points)
11	Town of Geneva	11.7% (±3.8 points)
12	Town of Delavan	11.3% (±4.1 points)
13	Town of Walworth	2.3% (±3.6 points)
14	Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	1.3% (±4.4 points)
15 (tie)	Genoa City	1.2% (±2.3 points)
15 (tie)	Town of La Grange (Walworth County)	1.2% (±2.0 points)
17	Town of Linn	1.0% (±1.4 points)
18	Town of Lyons	0.5% (±2.0 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Walworth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Delavan include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Delavan Lake.

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 Town of Delavan

How many homes are in the Town of Delavan?

The Town of Delavan, WI has an estimated 3,846 (±186) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in the Town of Delavan houses or apartments?

78.5% are detached houses and 7.2% attached houses, while 12.9% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in the Town of Delavan?

1.6% of homes in the Town of Delavan are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Delavan town, Walworth County, Wisconsin

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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