Fitchburg vs Waunakee

A side-by-side comparison of Fitchburg and Waunakee: population, income, housing, and more.

Fitchburg and Waunakee are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fitchburg has the higher population (31,566 vs 14,927 in Waunakee). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $85,420 in Fitchburg). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $389,400 in Fitchburg).

Population, income & housing

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
Population	31,566	14,927
Median age	34.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,420	$128,750
Median home value	$389,400	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,302	$1,236
Housing units	15,274	5,660
Homeownership rate	45.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
Population	29,450 → 31,566 (+7.2%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$72,324 → $85,420 (+18.1%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$315,900 → $389,400 (+23.3%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,302 (+23.5%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

Fitchburg

Population

29,45031,566

Median household income

$72,324$85,420

Median home value

$315,900$389,400

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,302

Waunakee

Population

13,73014,927

Median household income

$112,845$128,750

Median home value

$346,300$490,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	22.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	17.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.6%
75 and over	4.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	9.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
No high school diploma	6.7%	1.1%
High school graduate	16.7%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
Drove alone	72.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.7%	18.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	35.9%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	19.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	31.5%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fitchburg	Waunakee
Poverty rate	7.5%	3.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1995	1997