McFarland vs Waunakee

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

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

Waunakee has the higher population (14,927 vs 9,230 in McFarland). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $93,810 in McFarland). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $363,400 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Waunakee
Population	9,230	14,927
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,810	$128,750
Median home value	$363,400	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,447	$1,236
Housing units	3,821	5,660
Homeownership rate	72.0%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Waunakee
Population	8,650 → 9,230 (+6.7%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$92,944 → $93,810 (+0.9%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $363,400 (+45.8%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,447 (+36.4%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

McFarland

Population

8,6509,230

Median household income

$92,944$93,810

Median home value

$249,200$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,447

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)

	McFarland	Waunakee
Under 5	3.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	14.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.6%
75 and over	6.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Waunakee
No high school diploma	2.5%	1.1%
High school graduate	22.3%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Waunakee
Drove alone	76.2%	69.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.9%	18.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	66.5%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	7.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Waunakee
Poverty rate	2.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1986	1997