King vs Waupaca

A side-by-side comparison of King and Waupaca: population, income, housing, and more.

King and Waupaca are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waupaca has the higher population (6,314 vs 1,474 in King). King has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $52,586 in Waupaca). Waupaca has the higher median home value ($177,600 vs $174,200 in King).

Population, income & housing

	King	Waupaca
Population	1,474	6,314
Median age	56.2 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$52,586
Median home value	$174,200	$177,600
Median gross rent	$1,082	$748
Housing units	522	3,030
Homeownership rate	75.1%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King	Waupaca
Population	1,790 → 1,474 (-17.7%)	5,952 → 6,314 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$60,500 → $72,500 (+19.8%)	$52,590 → $52,586 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$130,600 → $174,200 (+33.4%)	$104,900 → $177,600 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,082 (+20.0%)	$647 → $748 (+15.6%)

King

Population

1,7901,474

Median household income

$60,500$72,500

Median home value

$130,600$174,200

Median gross rent

$902$1,082

Waupaca

Population

5,9526,314

Median household income

$52,590$52,586

Median home value

$104,900$177,600

Median gross rent

$647$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	King	Waupaca
Under 5	1.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	5.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	16.6%	12.3%
75 and over	20.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King	Waupaca
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King	Waupaca
No high school diploma	14.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	51.9%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King	Waupaca
Drove alone	91.4%	81.0%
Carpooled	2.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King	Waupaca
1-unit, detached	81.0%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	King	Waupaca
Poverty rate	7.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	9	27
Median year structure built	1974	1975