Vernon vs Waukesha

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

Vernon 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 7,470 in Vernon). Waukesha has the higher median household income ($126,286 vs $121,401 in Vernon). Vernon has the higher median home value ($412,600 vs $375,700 in Waukesha).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon	Waukesha
Population	7,470	8,479
Median age	49.7 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,401	$126,286
Median home value	$412,600	$375,700
Median gross rent	$1,159	$1,167
Housing units	3,128	3,263
Homeownership rate	96.5%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon	Waukesha
Population	7,464 → 7,470 (+0.1%)	8,455 → 8,479 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$110,208 → $121,401 (+10.2%)	$119,685 → $126,286 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$353,600 → $412,600 (+16.7%)	$327,800 → $375,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,159 (+34.0%)	$991 → $1,167 (+17.8%)

Vernon

Population

7,4647,470

Median household income

$110,208$121,401

Median home value

$353,600$412,600

Median gross rent

$865$1,159

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)

	Vernon	Waukesha
Under 5	4.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	20.7%
65 to 74	19.1%	10.0%
75 and over	9.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon	Waukesha
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon	Waukesha
No high school diploma	1.5%	1.4%
High school graduate	25.9%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon	Waukesha
Drove alone	81.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon	Waukesha
1-unit, detached	97.5%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Vernon	Waukesha
Poverty rate	2.3%	2.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1978	1977