Monroe County vs Waupaca County

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

Monroe County and Waupaca County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waupaca County has the higher population (51,714 vs 46,169 in Monroe County). Waupaca County has the higher median household income ($71,189 vs $68,213 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $192,800 in Waupaca County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
Population	46,169	51,714
Median age	39.6 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,213	$71,189
Median home value	$197,200	$192,800
Median gross rent	$920	$834
Housing units	19,918	25,620
Homeownership rate	72.4%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
Population	45,771 → 46,169 (+0.9%)	51,245 → 51,714 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$59,587 → $68,213 (+14.5%)	$58,693 → $71,189 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$155,000 → $197,200 (+27.2%)	$149,900 → $192,800 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $920 (+12.9%)	$698 → $834 (+19.5%)

Monroe County

Population

45,77146,169

Median household income

$59,587$68,213

Median home value

$155,000$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$920

Waupaca County

Population

51,24551,714

Median household income

$58,693$71,189

Median home value

$149,900$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
Under 5	6.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.3%
75 and over	6.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
No high school diploma	9.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
Drove alone	78.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.3%	7.5%
Other means	2.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	7.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Waupaca County
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1980	1975