Oconomowoc vs Sussex

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

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

Oconomowoc has the higher population (18,385 vs 11,795 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median household income ($112,031 vs $105,833 in Oconomowoc). Sussex has the higher median home value ($384,900 vs $367,700 in Oconomowoc).

Population, income & housing

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
Population	18,385	11,795
Median age	43.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$105,833	$112,031
Median home value	$367,700	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,231
Housing units	7,934	4,732
Homeownership rate	68.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.9%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
Population	16,698 → 18,385 (+10.1%)	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$88,662 → $105,833 (+19.4%)	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$259,200 → $367,700 (+41.9%)	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,235 (+27.1%)	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)

Oconomowoc

Population

16,69818,385

Median household income

$88,662$105,833

Median home value

$259,200$367,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,235

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)

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
Under 5	5.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.2%
75 and over	8.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	22.0%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
Drove alone	77.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	17.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
1-unit, detached	62.1%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	18.9%
20 or more units	15.7%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oconomowoc	Sussex
Poverty rate	7.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1984	1993