Grafton vs Saukville

A side-by-side comparison of Grafton and Saukville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grafton has the higher population (12,274 vs 4,268 in Saukville). Grafton has the higher median household income ($88,634 vs $79,148 in Saukville). Grafton has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $286,400 in Saukville).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Saukville
Population	12,274	4,268
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,634	$79,148
Median home value	$301,300	$286,400
Median gross rent	$1,162	$964
Housing units	5,824	2,062
Homeownership rate	63.2%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Saukville
Population	11,646 → 12,274 (+5.4%)	4,442 → 4,268 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$75,963 → $88,634 (+16.7%)	$52,329 → $79,148 (+51.3%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $301,300 (+28.3%)	$188,300 → $286,400 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,162 (+21.8%)	$730 → $964 (+32.1%)

Grafton

Population

11,64612,274

Median household income

$75,963$88,634

Median home value

$234,800$301,300

Median gross rent

$954$1,162

Saukville

Population

4,4424,268

Median household income

$52,329$79,148

Median home value

$188,300$286,400

Median gross rent

$730$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Saukville
Under 5	4.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Saukville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Saukville
No high school diploma	2.2%	2.0%
High school graduate	20.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Saukville
Drove alone	79.9%	79.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	10.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Saukville
1-unit, detached	47.8%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	17.8%
20 or more units	13.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Saukville
Poverty rate	4.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.18	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1986	1977