Stoughton vs Waunakee

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

Stoughton 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 13,063 in Stoughton). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $78,517 in Stoughton). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $283,900 in Stoughton).

Population, income & housing

	Stoughton	Waunakee
Population	13,063	14,927
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,517	$128,750
Median home value	$283,900	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,236
Housing units	5,889	5,660
Homeownership rate	67.5%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stoughton	Waunakee
Population	13,097 → 13,063 (-0.3%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$67,329 → $78,517 (+16.6%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$218,100 → $283,900 (+30.2%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,155 (+22.5%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

Stoughton

Population

13,09713,063

Median household income

$67,329$78,517

Median home value

$218,100$283,900

Median gross rent

$943$1,155

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)

	Stoughton	Waunakee
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	17.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.6%
75 and over	9.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stoughton	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stoughton	Waunakee
No high school diploma	5.4%	1.1%
High school graduate	21.4%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stoughton	Waunakee
Drove alone	72.8%	69.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.9%	18.9%
Other means	2.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stoughton	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	55.7%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	7.2%
20 or more units	9.5%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Stoughton	Waunakee
Poverty rate	6.9%	3.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1982	1997