Manawa vs Waupaca

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

Manawa 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 1,317 in Manawa). Manawa has the higher median household income ($79,432 vs $52,586 in Waupaca). Waupaca has the higher median home value ($177,600 vs $146,200 in Manawa).

Population, income & housing

	Manawa	Waupaca
Population	1,317	6,314
Median age	51.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,432	$52,586
Median home value	$146,200	$177,600
Median gross rent	$817	$748
Housing units	691	3,030
Homeownership rate	59.7%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manawa	Waupaca
Population	1,352 → 1,317 (-2.6%)	5,952 → 6,314 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$51,813 → $79,432 (+53.3%)	$52,590 → $52,586 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $146,200 (+47.1%)	$104,900 → $177,600 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $817 (+24.0%)	$647 → $748 (+15.6%)

Manawa

Population

1,3521,317

Median household income

$51,813$79,432

Median home value

$99,400$146,200

Median gross rent

$659$817

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)

	Manawa	Waupaca
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	17.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	20.5%	12.3%
75 and over	5.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manawa	Waupaca
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manawa	Waupaca
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	48.9%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manawa	Waupaca
Drove alone	86.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	11.1%
Other means	3.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manawa	Waupaca
1-unit, detached	78.6%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	19.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Manawa	Waupaca
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.7%
Average household size	1.92	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1967	1975