Waukau vs Winchester

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

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

Winchester has the higher population (619 vs 332 in Waukau). Winchester has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $166,800 in Waukau). Since 2019, Waukau's population has grown faster (+50.9% vs -2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Waukau	Winchester
Population	332	619
Median age	57.0 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$86,458
Median home value	$166,800	$222,900
Median gross rent	—	$958
Housing units	186	267
Homeownership rate	95.6%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waukau	Winchester
Population	220 → 332 (+50.9%)	635 → 619 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $42,596 (-34.0%)	$85,000 → $86,458 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$147,500 → $166,800 (+13.1%)	$164,800 → $222,900 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $958 (+16.1%)

Waukau

Population

220332

Median household income

$64,583$42,596

Median home value

$147,500$166,800

Winchester

Population

635619

Median household income

$85,000$86,458

Median home value

$164,800$222,900

Median gross rent

$825$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waukau	Winchester
Under 5	0.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	6.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.3%
75 and over	40.4%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waukau	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waukau	Winchester
No high school diploma	3.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	70.0%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waukau	Winchester
Drove alone	84.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waukau	Winchester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Waukau	Winchester
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.6%
Average household size	1.82	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1938	1978