Country United States County Racine FIPS code 55-87675 Elevation 242 m Area code 262 | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1576844 Population 5,342 (2010) | |
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Area 18.8 km² (14.02 km² Land / 4.781 km² Water) | ||
Wind Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,342 at the 2010 census. Wind Lake is in the town of Norway.
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Map of Wind Lake, WI 53185, USA
Geography
Wind Lake is located at 42°49′19″N 88°9′28″W (42.821952, -88.157810).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²) of it (25.43%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,202 people, 1,817 households, and 1,466 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 986.5 people per square mile (381.1/km²). There were 1,933 housing units at an average density of 366.6/sq mi (141.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.15% White, 0.31% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 1,817 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,378, and the median income for a family was $74,497. Males had a median income of $46,596 versus $31,716 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,765. About 1.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.