Hartland vs Waukesha

A side-by-side comparison of Hartland and Waukesha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartland has the higher population (9,716 vs 8,479 in Waukesha). Waukesha has the higher median household income ($126,286 vs $87,297 in Hartland). Waukesha has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $358,000 in Hartland).

Population, income & housing

	Hartland	Waukesha
Population	9,716	8,479
Median age	41.5 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,297	$126,286
Median home value	$358,000	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,167
Housing units	4,099	3,263
Homeownership rate	64.7%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartland	Waukesha
Population	9,268 → 9,716 (+4.8%)	8,455 → 8,479 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$90,968 → $87,297 (-4.0%)	$119,685 → $126,286 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$292,500 → $358,000 (+22.4%)	$327,800 → $375,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,104 (+5.7%)	$991 → $1,167 (+17.8%)

Hartland

Population

9,2689,716

Median household income

$90,968$87,297

Median home value

$292,500$358,000

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,104

Waukesha

Population

8,4558,479

Median household income

$119,685$126,286

Median home value

$327,800$375,700

Median gross rent

$991$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartland	Waukesha
Under 5	3.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	20.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.0%
75 and over	7.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartland	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.7%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartland	Waukesha
No high school diploma	1.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartland	Waukesha
Drove alone	78.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartland	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	52.5%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hartland	Waukesha
Poverty rate	7.5%	2.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1982	1977