Waunakee

Population: 14,927
Median household income: $128,750
Median home value: $490,300

Waunakee, a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, has 14,927 residents. At $128,750, its median household income sits above Dane County's $88,108.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waunakee's population grew 8.7% from 13,730 to 14,927, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $346,300 to $490,300.

The median resident is 39.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,927
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $128,750
Median home value: $490,300
Median gross rent: $1,236
Housing units: 5,660
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,73014,927

Median household income

$112,845$128,750

Median home value

$346,300$490,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,236

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,730	$112,845	$346,300	$1,013
2020	13,903	$114,983	$358,100	$1,022
2021	14,679	$118,631	$380,200	$1,093
2022	14,794	$132,305	$442,700	$1,179
2023	14,927	$128,750	$490,300	$1,236

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	920	6.2%
5 to 17	3,448	23.1%
18 to 24	719	4.8%
25 to 34	1,109	7.4%
35 to 44	2,655	17.8%
45 to 54	2,579	17.3%
55 to 64	1,442	9.7%
65 to 74	1,278	8.6%
75 and over	777	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,063	87.5%
Black or African American	252	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	197	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	591	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	809	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree39.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	1.1%
High school graduate	1,285	13.1%
Some college or associate's	2,348	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,906	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,192	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,341	69.9%
Carpooled	653	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	155	2.0%
Bicycle	29	0.4%
Worked from home	1,443	18.9%
Other means	25	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,506	24.3%
15 to 29 min	3,123	50.3%
30 to 44 min	1,184	19.1%
45 to 59 min	217	3.5%
60+ min	173	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 3.7% (547 of 14,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,237	77.4%
Nonfamily households	1,235	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,472	96.7%
Vacant	188	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,208	76.9%
Renter-occupied	1,264	23.1%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,691	65.2%
1-unit, attached	595	10.5%
2 to 4 units	296	5.2%
5 to 19 units	410	7.2%
20 or more units	668	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5584350
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1829, -89.4453