Mequon vs Saukville

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

Mequon and Saukville 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 4,268 in Saukville). Mequon has the higher median household income ($147,391 vs $79,148 in Saukville). Mequon has the higher median home value ($485,300 vs $286,400 in Saukville).

Population, income & housing

	Mequon	Saukville
Population	25,259	4,268
Median age	46.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$147,391	$79,148
Median home value	$485,300	$286,400
Median gross rent	$2,271	$964
Housing units	9,922	2,062
Homeownership rate	83.9%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mequon	Saukville
Population	24,144 → 25,259 (+4.6%)	4,442 → 4,268 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$116,486 → $147,391 (+26.5%)	$52,329 → $79,148 (+51.3%)
Median home value	$407,000 → $485,300 (+19.2%)	$188,300 → $286,400 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,561 → $2,271 (+45.5%)	$730 → $964 (+32.1%)

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

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)

	Mequon	Saukville
Under 5	6.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	5.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.5%
75 and over	10.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mequon	Saukville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	91.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mequon	Saukville
No high school diploma	1.4%	2.0%
High school graduate	11.9%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mequon	Saukville
Drove alone	68.6%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	10.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mequon	Saukville
1-unit, detached	73.5%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	17.8%
20 or more units	8.6%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Mequon	Saukville
Poverty rate	3.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1982	1977