Muskego vs Waukesha

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

Muskego 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 (70,779 vs 25,156 in Muskego). Muskego has the higher median household income ($116,361 vs $81,651 in Waukesha). Muskego has the higher median home value ($390,900 vs $286,600 in Waukesha).

Population, income & housing

	Muskego	Waukesha
Population	25,156	70,779
Median age	45.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$116,361	$81,651
Median home value	$390,900	$286,600
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,183
Housing units	10,105	31,019
Homeownership rate	87.6%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskego	Waukesha
Population	24,946 → 25,156 (+0.8%)	72,412 → 70,779 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$95,242 → $116,361 (+22.2%)	$65,260 → $81,651 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$291,700 → $390,900 (+34.0%)	$212,700 → $286,600 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,292 (+17.9%)	$944 → $1,183 (+25.3%)

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

Waukesha

Population

72,41270,779

Median household income

$65,260$81,651

Median home value

$212,700$286,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muskego	Waukesha
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.8%
75 and over	7.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskego	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	78.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskego	Waukesha
No high school diploma	2.8%	4.5%
High school graduate	24.1%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskego	Waukesha
Drove alone	80.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	2.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	11.8%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskego	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	79.8%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	10.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	18.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Muskego	Waukesha
Poverty rate	3.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1987	1979