Middleton vs Waunakee

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

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

Middleton has the higher population (22,235 vs 14,927 in Waunakee). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $85,526 in Middleton). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $457,400 in Middleton).

Population, income & housing

	Middleton	Waunakee
Population	22,235	14,927
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,526	$128,750
Median home value	$457,400	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,357	$1,236
Housing units	10,781	5,660
Homeownership rate	48.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.1%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middleton	Waunakee
Population	19,487 → 22,235 (+14.1%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$76,011 → $85,526 (+12.5%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$336,900 → $457,400 (+35.8%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,081 → $1,357 (+25.5%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

Middleton

Population

19,48722,235

Median household income

$76,011$85,526

Median home value

$336,900$457,400

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,357

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)

	Middleton	Waunakee
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	17.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.6%
75 and over	7.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middleton	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middleton	Waunakee
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.1%
High school graduate	10.6%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middleton	Waunakee
Drove alone	72.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	8.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.3%	18.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middleton	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	36.9%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	7.2%
20 or more units	28.5%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Middleton	Waunakee
Poverty rate	7.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1986	1997