Union Grove vs Waterford

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

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

Waterford has the higher population (5,627 vs 4,968 in Union Grove). Union Grove has the higher median household income ($94,621 vs $80,380 in Waterford). Waterford has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $258,100 in Union Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Union Grove	Waterford
Population	4,968	5,627
Median age	34.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$94,621	$80,380
Median home value	$258,100	$312,700
Median gross rent	$1,051	$1,278
Housing units	1,998	2,473
Homeownership rate	48.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union Grove	Waterford
Population	4,963 → 4,968 (+0.1%)	5,452 → 5,627 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$67,405 → $94,621 (+40.4%)	$87,929 → $80,380 (-8.6%)
Median home value	$174,100 → $258,100 (+48.2%)	$211,500 → $312,700 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $1,051 (+19.3%)	$985 → $1,278 (+29.7%)

Union Grove

Population

4,9634,968

Median household income

$67,405$94,621

Median home value

$174,100$258,100

Median gross rent

$881$1,051

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)

	Union Grove	Waterford
Under 5	4.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.4%
75 and over	5.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union Grove	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	88.4%
Black or African American	7.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union Grove	Waterford
No high school diploma	8.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union Grove	Waterford
Drove alone	82.8%	83.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	3.1%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.7%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union Grove	Waterford
1-unit, detached	53.9%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	17.1%
2 to 4 units	23.4%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	10.6%
20 or more units	8.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Union Grove	Waterford
Poverty rate	10.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1976	1991