East Troy vs Whitewater

A side-by-side comparison of East Troy and Whitewater: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitewater has the higher population (15,705 vs 4,689 in East Troy). East Troy has the higher median household income ($77,698 vs $49,000 in Whitewater). East Troy has the higher median home value ($251,500 vs $211,800 in Whitewater).

Population, income & housing

	East Troy	Whitewater
Population	4,689	15,705
Median age	38.8 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,698	$49,000
Median home value	$251,500	$211,800
Median gross rent	$1,418	$985
Housing units	2,266	5,924
Homeownership rate	62.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Troy	Whitewater
Population	4,316 → 4,689 (+8.6%)	14,722 → 15,705 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$70,389 → $77,698 (+10.4%)	$36,176 → $49,000 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $251,500 (+31.2%)	$168,700 → $211,800 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,418 (+40.1%)	$774 → $985 (+27.3%)

East Troy

Population

4,3164,689

Median household income

$70,389$77,698

Median home value

$191,700$251,500

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,418

Whitewater

Population

14,72215,705

Median household income

$36,176$49,000

Median home value

$168,700$211,800

Median gross rent

$774$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Troy	Whitewater
Under 5	4.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	9.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	49.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	5.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	6.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	3.9%
75 and over	6.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Troy	Whitewater
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Troy	Whitewater
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.9%
High school graduate	28.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Troy	Whitewater
Drove alone	79.2%	66.4%
Carpooled	2.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.9%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.1%
Other means	3.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Troy	Whitewater
1-unit, detached	54.2%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	22.5%
20 or more units	21.0%	24.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	East Troy	Whitewater
Poverty rate	9.2%	29.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1987	1981