Mayville vs Waupun

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

Mayville 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 5,169 in Mayville). Waupun has the higher median household income ($66,931 vs $66,453 in Mayville). Mayville has the higher median home value ($184,800 vs $167,700 in Waupun).

Population, income & housing

	Mayville	Waupun
Population	5,169	11,244
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,453	$66,931
Median home value	$184,800	$167,700
Median gross rent	$853	$830
Housing units	2,322	3,813
Homeownership rate	74.3%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayville	Waupun
Population	4,895 → 5,169 (+5.6%)	11,276 → 11,244 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$46,889 → $66,453 (+41.7%)	$56,587 → $66,931 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$130,900 → $184,800 (+41.2%)	$120,600 → $167,700 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $853 (+23.8%)	$701 → $830 (+18.4%)

Mayville

Population

4,8955,169

Median household income

$46,889$66,453

Median home value

$130,900$184,800

Median gross rent

$689$853

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)

	Mayville	Waupun
Under 5	8.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	18.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	6.6%
75 and over	8.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayville	Waupun
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayville	Waupun
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	40.7%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayville	Waupun
Drove alone	91.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayville	Waupun
1-unit, detached	67.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	16.4%
20 or more units	4.6%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Mayville	Waupun
Poverty rate	6.9%	13.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1967	1961