Muskego vs Sussex

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

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

Muskego has the higher population (25,156 vs 11,795 in Sussex). Muskego has the higher median household income ($116,361 vs $112,031 in Sussex). Muskego has the higher median home value ($390,900 vs $384,900 in Sussex).

Population, income & housing

	Muskego	Sussex
Population	25,156	11,795
Median age	45.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$116,361	$112,031
Median home value	$390,900	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,231
Housing units	10,105	4,732
Homeownership rate	87.6%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskego	Sussex
Population	24,946 → 25,156 (+0.8%)	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$95,242 → $116,361 (+22.2%)	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$291,700 → $390,900 (+34.0%)	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,292 (+17.9%)	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)

Muskego

Population

24,94625,156

Median household income

$95,242$116,361

Median home value

$291,700$390,900

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,292

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)

	Muskego	Sussex
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.2%
75 and over	7.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskego	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskego	Sussex
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	24.1%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskego	Sussex
Drove alone	80.5%	76.3%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	17.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskego	Sussex
1-unit, detached	79.8%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	18.9%
20 or more units	3.4%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Muskego	Sussex
Poverty rate	3.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1987	1993