Waukau vs Winneconne

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

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

Winneconne has the higher population (2,519 vs 332 in Waukau). Winneconne has the higher median home value ($196,900 vs $166,800 in Waukau). Since 2019, Waukau's population has grown faster (+50.9% vs -7.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Waukau	Winneconne
Population	332	2,519
Median age	57.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,980
Median home value	$166,800	$196,900
Median gross rent	—	$819
Housing units	186	1,174
Homeownership rate	95.6%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waukau	Winneconne
Population	220 → 332 (+50.9%)	2,708 → 2,519 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $42,596 (-34.0%)	$64,606 → $85,980 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$147,500 → $166,800 (+13.1%)	$155,900 → $196,900 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$659 → $819 (+24.3%)

Waukau

Population

220332

Median household income

$64,583$42,596

Median home value

$147,500$166,800

Winneconne

Population

2,7082,519

Median household income

$64,606$85,980

Median home value

$155,900$196,900

Median gross rent

$659$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waukau	Winneconne
Under 5	0.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	6.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.5%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.2%
75 and over	40.4%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waukau	Winneconne
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waukau	Winneconne
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	70.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waukau	Winneconne
Drove alone	84.2%	86.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waukau	Winneconne
1-unit, detached	100.0%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Waukau	Winneconne
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.8%
Average household size	1.82	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1938	1974