Juneau vs Waupun

A side-by-side comparison of Juneau and Waupun: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waupun has the higher population (11,244 vs 2,600 in Juneau). Juneau has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $66,931 in Waupun). Juneau has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $167,700 in Waupun).

Population, income & housing

	Juneau	Waupun
Population	2,600	11,244
Median age	44.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$66,931
Median home value	$175,200	$167,700
Median gross rent	$895	$830
Housing units	895	3,813
Homeownership rate	70.9%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Juneau	Waupun
Population	2,687 → 2,600 (-3.2%)	11,276 → 11,244 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$58,015 → $81,250 (+40.0%)	$56,587 → $66,931 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $175,200 (+37.2%)	$120,600 → $167,700 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $895 (+22.9%)	$701 → $830 (+18.4%)

Juneau

Population

2,6872,600

Median household income

$58,015$81,250

Median home value

$127,700$175,200

Median gross rent

$728$895

Waupun

Population

11,27611,244

Median household income

$56,587$66,931

Median home value

$120,600$167,700

Median gross rent

$701$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Juneau	Waupun
Under 5	3.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	18.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.6%
75 and over	11.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Juneau	Waupun
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	76.7%
Black or African American	3.8%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Juneau	Waupun
No high school diploma	12.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	44.8%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Juneau	Waupun
Drove alone	80.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Juneau	Waupun
1-unit, detached	70.4%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	12.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	16.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Juneau	Waupun
Poverty rate	9.8%	13.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1960	1961