Pewaukee vs Sussex

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

Pewaukee 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 8,240 in Pewaukee). Sussex has the higher median household income ($112,031 vs $62,380 in Pewaukee). Sussex has the higher median home value ($384,900 vs $266,300 in Pewaukee).

Population, income & housing

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Population	8,240	11,795
Median age	45.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,380	$112,031
Median home value	$266,300	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,231
Housing units	4,444	4,732
Homeownership rate	59.1%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Population	8,164 → 8,240 (+0.9%)	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$60,909 → $62,380 (+2.4%)	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$211,100 → $266,300 (+26.1%)	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$984 → $1,281 (+30.2%)	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)

Pewaukee

Population

8,1648,240

Median household income

$60,909$62,380

Median home value

$211,100$266,300

Median gross rent

$984$1,281

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)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Under 5	3.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.2%
75 and over	10.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pewaukee	Sussex
No high school diploma	4.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	19.9%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Drove alone	77.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	17.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
1-unit, detached	38.5%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	30.7%	18.9%
20 or more units	15.4%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Poverty rate	8.4%	5.6%
Average household size	1.87	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1987	1993