Eureka vs Waukau

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Waukau: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waukau has the higher population (332 vs 255 in Eureka). Waukau has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $143,200 in Eureka). Since 2019, Waukau's population has grown faster (+50.9% vs -57.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Waukau
Population	255	332
Median age	34.2 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	—
Median home value	$143,200	$166,800
Median gross rent	$1,119	—
Housing units	122	186
Homeownership rate	70.5%	95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Waukau
Population	601 → 255 (-57.6%)	220 → 332 (+50.9%)
Median household income	$65,521 → $67,083 (+2.4%)	$64,583 → $42,596 (-34.0%)
Median home value	$132,100 → $143,200 (+8.4%)	$147,500 → $166,800 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$483 → $1,119 (+131.7%)	—

Eureka

Population

601255

Median household income

$65,521$67,083

Median home value

$132,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$483$1,119

Waukau

Population

220332

Median household income

$64,583$42,596

Median home value

$147,500$166,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Waukau
Under 5	12.9%	0.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	20.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	6.9%
45 to 54	2.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	16.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	5.4%
75 and over	3.9%	40.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Waukau
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	99.1%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Waukau
No high school diploma	15.2%	3.0%
High school graduate	26.1%	70.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Waukau
Drove alone	91.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Waukau
1-unit, detached	89.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Waukau
Poverty rate	3.2%	1.8%
Average household size	2.68	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1962	1938