Grafton vs Waubeka

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

Grafton and Waubeka 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 560 in Waubeka). Grafton has the higher median household income ($88,634 vs $64,943 in Waubeka). Grafton has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $236,200 in Waubeka).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Waubeka
Population	12,274	560
Median age	43.5 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,634	$64,943
Median home value	$301,300	$236,200
Median gross rent	$1,162	—
Housing units	5,824	217
Homeownership rate	63.2%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Waubeka
Population	11,646 → 12,274 (+5.4%)	681 → 560 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$75,963 → $88,634 (+16.7%)	$56,563 → $64,943 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $301,300 (+28.3%)	$218,300 → $236,200 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,162 (+21.8%)	$821 → $792 (-3.5%)

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

Waubeka

Population

681560

Median household income

$56,563$64,943

Median home value

$218,300$236,200

Median gross rent

$821$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Waubeka
Under 5	4.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	4.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	16.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	6.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	22.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	11.1%
75 and over	8.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Waubeka
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	84.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Waubeka
No high school diploma	2.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	20.7%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Waubeka
Drove alone	79.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	20.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Waubeka
1-unit, detached	47.8%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Waubeka
Poverty rate	4.2%	14.3%
Average household size	2.18	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1986	1953