Caledonia vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Caledonia and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caledonia has the higher population (25,292 vs 5,627 in Waterford). Caledonia has the higher median household income ($91,053 vs $80,380 in Waterford). Waterford has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $279,400 in Caledonia).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	Waterford
Population	25,292	5,627
Median age	44.8 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,053	$80,380
Median home value	$279,400	$312,700
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,278
Housing units	10,653	2,473
Homeownership rate	81.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	Waterford
Population	25,120 → 25,292 (+0.7%)	5,452 → 5,627 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$80,659 → $91,053 (+12.9%)	$87,929 → $80,380 (-8.6%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $279,400 (+33.9%)	$211,500 → $312,700 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,080 (+17.8%)	$985 → $1,278 (+29.7%)

Caledonia

Population

25,12025,292

Median household income

$80,659$91,053

Median home value

$208,600$279,400

Median gross rent

$917$1,080

Waterford

Population

5,4525,627

Median household income

$87,929$80,380

Median home value

$211,500$312,700

Median gross rent

$985$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	Waterford
Under 5	6.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.4%
75 and over	8.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	88.4%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	Waterford
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.9%
High school graduate	27.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	Waterford
Drove alone	82.1%	83.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	Waterford
1-unit, detached	80.5%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	17.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	10.6%
20 or more units	5.8%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	Waterford
Poverty rate	4.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1978	1991