Mequon vs Thiensville

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

Mequon and Thiensville 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 3,277 in Thiensville). Mequon has the higher median household income ($147,391 vs $93,208 in Thiensville). Mequon has the higher median home value ($485,300 vs $342,800 in Thiensville).

Population, income & housing

	Mequon	Thiensville
Population	25,259	3,277
Median age	46.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$147,391	$93,208
Median home value	$485,300	$342,800
Median gross rent	$2,271	$1,218
Housing units	9,922	1,538
Homeownership rate	83.9%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mequon	Thiensville
Population	24,144 → 25,259 (+4.6%)	3,157 → 3,277 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$116,486 → $147,391 (+26.5%)	$73,007 → $93,208 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$407,000 → $485,300 (+19.2%)	$253,600 → $342,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,561 → $2,271 (+45.5%)	$1,056 → $1,218 (+15.3%)

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

Thiensville

Population

3,1573,277

Median household income

$73,007$93,208

Median home value

$253,600$342,800

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,218

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mequon	Thiensville
Under 5	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.6%
75 and over	10.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mequon	Thiensville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.7%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mequon	Thiensville
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	11.9%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mequon	Thiensville
Drove alone	68.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	16.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mequon	Thiensville
1-unit, detached	73.5%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	29.7%
20 or more units	8.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Mequon	Thiensville
Poverty rate	3.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1982	1966