Mukwonago vs Waukesha

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

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

Waukesha has the higher population (8,479 vs 8,411 in Mukwonago). Waukesha has the higher median household income ($126,286 vs $96,096 in Mukwonago). Waukesha has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $335,900 in Mukwonago).

Population, income & housing

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
Population	8,411	8,479
Median age	39.0 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,096	$126,286
Median home value	$335,900	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,097	$1,167
Housing units	3,386	3,263
Homeownership rate	74.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
Population	8,035 → 8,411 (+4.7%)	8,455 → 8,479 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$78,692 → $96,096 (+22.1%)	$119,685 → $126,286 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$239,400 → $335,900 (+40.3%)	$327,800 → $375,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,097 (+21.1%)	$991 → $1,167 (+17.8%)

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

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)

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
Under 5	7.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	20.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.0%
75 and over	5.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.4%
High school graduate	24.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
Drove alone	81.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	3.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	16.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	65.7%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mukwonago	Waukesha
Poverty rate	2.4%	2.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1989	1977