Lomira vs Waupun

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

Lomira 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 2,681 in Lomira). Waupun has the higher median household income ($66,931 vs $66,471 in Lomira). Lomira has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $167,700 in Waupun).

Population, income & housing

	Lomira	Waupun
Population	2,681	11,244
Median age	39.0 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,471	$66,931
Median home value	$207,200	$167,700
Median gross rent	$1,087	$830
Housing units	1,276	3,813
Homeownership rate	51.8%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lomira	Waupun
Population	2,553 → 2,681 (+5.0%)	11,276 → 11,244 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$53,293 → $66,471 (+24.7%)	$56,587 → $66,931 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $207,200 (+25.3%)	$120,600 → $167,700 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,087 (+27.0%)	$701 → $830 (+18.4%)

Lomira

Population

2,5532,681

Median household income

$53,293$66,471

Median home value

$165,400$207,200

Median gross rent

$856$1,087

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)

	Lomira	Waupun
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	18.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.6%
75 and over	6.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lomira	Waupun
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	76.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lomira	Waupun
No high school diploma	8.7%	10.3%
High school graduate	39.8%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lomira	Waupun
Drove alone	72.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	13.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.9%	6.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lomira	Waupun
1-unit, detached	40.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	28.3%	16.4%
20 or more units	4.9%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Lomira	Waupun
Poverty rate	9.4%	13.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1991	1961