Sussex vs Waukesha

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

Sussex and Waukesha 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 8,479 in Waukesha). Waukesha has the higher median household income ($126,286 vs $112,031 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median home value ($384,900 vs $375,700 in Waukesha).

Population, income & housing

	Sussex	Waukesha
Population	11,795	8,479
Median age	38.9 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$112,031	$126,286
Median home value	$384,900	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,231	$1,167
Housing units	4,732	3,263
Homeownership rate	69.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.1%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sussex	Waukesha
Population	10,833 → 11,795 (+8.9%)	8,455 → 8,479 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$91,387 → $112,031 (+22.6%)	$119,685 → $126,286 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$286,300 → $384,900 (+34.4%)	$327,800 → $375,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,231 (+24.7%)	$991 → $1,167 (+17.8%)

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

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)

	Sussex	Waukesha
Under 5	5.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	20.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	16.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	10.0%
75 and over	5.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sussex	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	8.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sussex	Waukesha
No high school diploma	1.2%	1.4%
High school graduate	17.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sussex	Waukesha
Drove alone	76.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	3.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	16.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sussex	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	62.3%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sussex	Waukesha
Poverty rate	5.6%	2.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1993	1977