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42.62° N · 88.28° W · GEOID 5508625

Bohners Lake

Racine County, Wisconsin · part of the Racine, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WisconsinBohners Lake, WIBohners LakeBohners Lake

The short answer

Bohners Lake is home to 2,460 people. Median household income is $76,359 a year and median rent is $1,144 a month, 18.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $266,800, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,144
16% below the median place
Median household income
$76,359
5% below the median place
Median home value
$266,800
16% below the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bohners Lake

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Wisconsin places.
  • Household income has grown 0.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.8 years old, older than in 91% of places its size.
  • 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 84% of places its size.
  • 84% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bohners Lake

Racine County gains about 3.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,783
Moved out7,274
Net+509

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Racine County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Racine County report $67,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,144 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,441 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $266,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 9.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Gun Barrel City, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.6%
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.6%19% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure3.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$67,1425% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$62,74311% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 83.9%, 26% above the median place.

Bohners Lake18.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.0%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bohners Lake, $1,144 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bohners Lake, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Lakehills, TX13.9% vs 18.0%$17,100Compare
Twin Lakes, WI12.1% vs 18.0%$9,400Compare
Lake City, MN14.5% vs 18.0%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
83.9%
26% above the median place
Median year built1
1963
1% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,441
23% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,14416% below
Rent to income118.0%12% below
Property tax rate11.1%19% above
Home price to income13.5x8% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.05% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,28321% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,89211% below
Median home value1$266,80016% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.9%149% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure57.3%11% above
Homeownership183.9%26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.1%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44123% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
22 min
12% below the median place
Median household income1
$76,359
5% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,3595% below
Income per person1$39,0842% below
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,9282% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs5County figure75,87350% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%4% below
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home1County figure9.9%20% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
49.8
28% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher15.8% −51%
Household size2.2 −11%
Homes with broadband94.8% +3%
High school or higher90.2% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4606646th largest
Median age149.828% above
Bachelor's or higher115.8%51% below
High school or higher190.2%2% below
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband194.8%3% above
05

Life in Bohners Lake

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents24.4 2.4×
Playgrounds per 10k8.1 −14%
Grocery stores per 10k8.1 3.8×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops26.1 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
51
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
25,125
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
26.1
14% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure51above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure25,125above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k7County figure26.114% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k824.4140% above
Playgrounds per 10k88.114% below
Grocery stores per 10k88.1283% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 14°F, 43% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bohners Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
14°F
43% below the median place
Average temperature11
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high11
82°F
5% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBohners LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F5% below
January average low11County figure14°F43% below
Average temperature11County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation11County figure35.3 in19% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure85.48% below
Hurricane risk12County figure19.473% below
Tornado risk12County figure93.114% above
Wildfire risk12County figure29.851% below
Heat wave risk12County figure83.08% below
Median air quality index13County figure415% below
Good air days13County figure75.9%11% above
08

Bohners Lake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,144/mo (2024)$1,440/mo$1,180 to $1,750/mo+3.9%
Median household income$76,359 (2024)$95,500$80,500 to $113,000+3.8%
Median home value$266,800 (2024)$380,000$276,000 to $523,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bohners Lake

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Lakewood Park, FL$1,206$64,023Compare
Arizona City, AZ$990$66,420Compare
Palmer Town, MA$1,075$78,480Compare
Palmer Town, MAArizona City, AZLakewood Park, FLGun Barrel City, TXBohners Lake, WIBohners LakeGun Barrel CityLakewood ParkArizona CityPalmer TownBohners LakeGun Barrel CityLakewood ParkArizona City

Common questions

Is Bohners Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Wisconsin places. Household income has grown 0.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 92% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bohners Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $266,800.

What salary do you need to live in Bohners Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bohners Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Gun Barrel City, TX, Lakewood Park, FL, Arizona City, AZ and Palmer Town, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bohners Lake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bohners Lake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bohners-lake-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Bohners Lake, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bohners-lake-wisconsin/

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