Pewaukee vs Waukesha

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

Pewaukee 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 8,240 in Pewaukee). Waukesha has the higher median household income ($126,286 vs $62,380 in Pewaukee). Waukesha has the higher median home value ($375,700 vs $266,300 in Pewaukee).

Population, income & housing

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
Population	8,240	8,479
Median age	45.3 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,380	$126,286
Median home value	$266,300	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,167
Housing units	4,444	3,263
Homeownership rate	59.1%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
Population	8,164 → 8,240 (+0.9%)	8,455 → 8,479 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$60,909 → $62,380 (+2.4%)	$119,685 → $126,286 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$211,100 → $266,300 (+26.1%)	$327,800 → $375,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$984 → $1,281 (+30.2%)	$991 → $1,167 (+17.8%)

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

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)

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
Under 5	3.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.8%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.0%
75 and over	10.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
No high school diploma	4.9%	1.4%
High school graduate	19.9%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
Drove alone	77.0%	78.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	16.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	38.5%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	30.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pewaukee	Waukesha
Poverty rate	8.4%	2.4%
Average household size	1.87	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1987	1977