New London vs Waupaca

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

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

New London has the higher population (7,492 vs 6,314 in Waupaca). New London has the higher median household income ($61,447 vs $52,586 in Waupaca). Waupaca has the higher median home value ($177,600 vs $162,800 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Waupaca
Population	7,492	6,314
Median age	35.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,447	$52,586
Median home value	$162,800	$177,600
Median gross rent	$822	$748
Housing units	3,281	3,030
Homeownership rate	48.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Waupaca
Population	6,879 → 7,492 (+8.9%)	5,952 → 6,314 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$48,379 → $61,447 (+27.0%)	$52,590 → $52,586 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $162,800 (+22.1%)	$104,900 → $177,600 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $822 (+20.9%)	$647 → $748 (+15.6%)

New London

Population

6,8797,492

Median household income

$48,379$61,447

Median home value

$133,300$162,800

Median gross rent

$680$822

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)

	New London	Waupaca
Under 5	7.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.3%
75 and over	8.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Waupaca
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Waupaca
No high school diploma	12.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	50.1%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Waupaca
Drove alone	77.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	7.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Waupaca
1-unit, detached	54.4%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	19.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	New London	Waupaca
Poverty rate	17.5%	10.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1972	1975