City profile · Missouri · Census ACS 2023

Lake Winnebago, MO

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Lake Winnebago - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,401
Residents
$179,038
Median income
$646,200
Median home
$1,358
Median rent (state)

Lake Winnebago - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Lake Winnebago lands in the 97th percentile for household income and the 95th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

97th
percentile, household income
91st
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
95th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Lake Winnebago, MO

1,401 people live in Lake Winnebago, Missouri - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Lake Winnebago households earn a median of $179,038 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. Home values in Lake Winnebago run a median of $646,200, and the median resident age is 49.7 years. About 59.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 58.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 35 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 24% from five years earlier. Lake Winnebago reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 221.1 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,358 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Missouri's average monthly utility costs around $219 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 74.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

1,401 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Missouri

Median Household Income

$179,038 /yr

Poverty 0.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average

How does Lake Winnebago compare to other US cities?

Where Lake Winnebago sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 97% higher than other cities
Home value 91% pricier than other cities
Median rent 51% pricier than other cities
Safety 95% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Missouri alone, Lake Winnebago ranks #8 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Lake Winnebago against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Missouri-relative analysis

Poverty Rate places Lake Winnebago near the bottom of Missouri's cities

Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Lake Winnebago ranks #795 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lake Winnebago only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#9 of 842
99th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
88th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#9 of 833
99th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#795 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#35 of 875
96th percentile in Missouri

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

97thIncome percentile
95thSafety percentile

97th percentile nationally for median household income · 95th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Lake Winnebago's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Lake Winnebago's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 74 Avg. percentile National median
Lake Winnebago's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Lake Winnebago's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$646,200 9th percentile more affordable than 9% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Lake Winnebago $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Lake Winnebago, MO Lake Winnebago, MO's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Lake Winnebago, MO-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Lake Winnebago, MO median $179,038/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Lake Winnebago, MO's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Lake Winnebago, MO. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 59.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 58.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,401
Median Income
$179,038
Median Home Value
$646,200
Median Age
49.7
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
58.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
59.6%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
221.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
0.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
221.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,400 residents1,600 residents1,800 residents2,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,466 residents 1,869 residents ▲ +27.5%
Lake Winnebago's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
35
housing units authorized
Single-Family
35
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
25
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 46
2020 51
2021 56
2022 34
2023 20
2024 35

Permit volume decreased 24% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
79.4%
Carpool
3.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
16.3%
Other
1.2%

Based on 680 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Missouri - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$105
avg/month
Natural Gas
$72
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$219
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Missouri state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Missouri state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Lake Winnebago sits in

Cost of Living Index
90.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,358/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
74.9 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Missouri

La Plata
1,401 people
Steelville
1,410 people
Rich Hill
1,412 people
Auxvasse
1,385 people
Edina
1,420 people
Mansfield
1,375 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Lake Winnebago's 1,401 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

St. Elmo, IL
1,401 people
Harbor Isle, NY
1,401 people
Forest, OH
1,401 people
Wheeler, TX
1,401 people
Lyndhurst, VA
1,401 people
Walnut, IL
1,402 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Lake Winnebago's $179,038 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Burke, VA
$179,063 median income
Wesley Hills, NY
$179,000 median income
West Concord, MA
$178,979 median income
Duvall, WA
$178,821 median income
Maltby, WA
$179,276 median income
Lake Butler, FL
$178,750 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Lake Winnebago, MO Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Lake Winnebago, MO - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 94.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3% White 94.2% Black or African American 2.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.0% Two or more races 3.9% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Lake Winnebago compares to nearby Missouri cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Lake Winnebago (this city) 1,401 $179,038
La Plata 1,401 $49,107
Steelville 1,410 $32,404
Rich Hill 1,412 $45,203
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MO FBI UCR Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Lake Winnebago, MO?

What is the population of Lake Winnebago, MO? +

Lake Winnebago, MO counts 1,401 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Lake Winnebago, MO? +

In Lake Winnebago, the typical household earns $179,038 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Lake Winnebago? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Lake Winnebago; the closest available measure is the Missouri state average, a cost of living index of 90.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Missouri vary by metro area.

Is Lake Winnebago, MO safe? +

Lake Winnebago has a total crime rate of 221.1 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Lake Winnebago, MO? +

The median home value in Lake Winnebago is $646,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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