Mequon vs Port Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Mequon and Port Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mequon has the higher population (25,259 vs 12,569 in Port Washington). Mequon has the higher median household income ($147,391 vs $81,582 in Port Washington). Mequon has the higher median home value ($485,300 vs $276,000 in Port Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Mequon	Port Washington
Population	25,259	12,569
Median age	46.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$147,391	$81,582
Median home value	$485,300	$276,000
Median gross rent	$2,271	$1,021
Housing units	9,922	5,433
Homeownership rate	83.9%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mequon	Port Washington
Population	24,144 → 25,259 (+4.6%)	11,761 → 12,569 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$116,486 → $147,391 (+26.5%)	$68,167 → $81,582 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$407,000 → $485,300 (+19.2%)	$197,900 → $276,000 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,561 → $2,271 (+45.5%)	$890 → $1,021 (+14.7%)

Mequon

Population

24,14425,259

Median household income

$116,486$147,391

Median home value

$407,000$485,300

Median gross rent

$1,561$2,271

Port Washington

Population

11,76112,569

Median household income

$68,167$81,582

Median home value

$197,900$276,000

Median gross rent

$890$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mequon	Port Washington
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.5%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.0%
75 and over	10.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mequon	Port Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	90.7%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mequon	Port Washington
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.0%
High school graduate	11.9%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mequon	Port Washington
Drove alone	68.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.8%
Worked from home	22.5%	12.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mequon	Port Washington
1-unit, detached	73.5%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	21.6%
20 or more units	8.6%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mequon	Port Washington
Poverty rate	3.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1982	1975