Mukwonago vs Sussex

A side-by-side comparison of Mukwonago and Sussex: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sussex has the higher population (11,795 vs 8,411 in Mukwonago). Sussex has the higher median household income ($112,031 vs $96,096 in Mukwonago). Sussex has the higher median home value ($384,900 vs $335,900 in Mukwonago).

Population, income & housing

	Mukwonago	Sussex
Population	8,411	11,795
Median age	39.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,096	$112,031
Median home value	$335,900	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,097	$1,231
Housing units	3,386	4,732
Homeownership rate	74.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mukwonago	Sussex
Population	8,035 → 8,411 (+4.7%)	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$78,692 → $96,096 (+22.1%)	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$239,400 → $335,900 (+40.3%)	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,097 (+21.1%)	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)

Mukwonago

Population

8,0358,411

Median household income

$78,692$96,096

Median home value

$239,400$335,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,097

Sussex

Population

10,83311,795

Median household income

$91,387$112,031

Median home value

$286,300$384,900

Median gross rent

$987$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mukwonago	Sussex
Under 5	7.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.2%
75 and over	5.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mukwonago	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mukwonago	Sussex
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.2%
High school graduate	24.7%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mukwonago	Sussex
Drove alone	81.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.2%	4.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	17.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mukwonago	Sussex
1-unit, detached	65.7%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	18.9%
20 or more units	6.3%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mukwonago	Sussex
Poverty rate	2.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1989	1993