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.

Pewaukee has the higher population (16,002 vs 11,795 in Sussex). Pewaukee has the higher median household income ($112,093 vs $112,031 in Sussex). Pewaukee has the higher median home value ($434,700 vs $384,900 in Sussex).

Population, income & housing

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Population	16,002	11,795
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$112,093	$112,031
Median home value	$434,700	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,485	$1,231
Housing units	7,063	4,732
Homeownership rate	84.2%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Population	14,431 → 16,002 (+10.9%)	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$104,645 → $112,093 (+7.1%)	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$315,300 → $434,700 (+37.9%)	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,485 (+11.0%)	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)

Pewaukee

Population

14,43116,002

Median household income

$104,645$112,093

Median home value

$315,300$434,700

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,485

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	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	16.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.2%
75 and over	10.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pewaukee	Sussex
No high school diploma	1.2%	1.2%
High school graduate	14.2%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	35.4%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Drove alone	74.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	4.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	0.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	17.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pewaukee	Sussex
1-unit, detached	65.3%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	18.9%
20 or more units	4.9%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pewaukee	Sussex
Poverty rate	2.9%	5.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1993	1993