Waupun

Population: 11,244
Median household income: $66,931
Median home value: $167,700

Waupun is a community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, home to 11,244 residents. At $66,931, its median household income sits below Dodge County's $73,992.

From 2019 to 2023, Waupun's population held roughly steady from 11,276 to 11,244, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $120,600 to $167,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.7% of the population. 79.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,244
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,931
Median home value: $167,700
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 3,813
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,27611,244

Median household income

$56,587$66,931

Median home value

$120,600$167,700

Median gross rent

$701$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,276	$56,587	$120,600	$701
2020	11,264	$55,621	$127,300	$730
2021	11,494	$59,977	$130,300	$705
2022	11,109	$66,033	$151,800	$797
2023	11,244	$66,931	$167,700	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4418.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	585	5.2%
5 to 17	1,611	14.3%
18 to 24	1,096	9.7%
25 to 34	1,666	14.8%
35 to 44	2,118	18.8%
45 to 54	1,333	11.9%
55 to 64	1,305	11.6%
65 to 74	742	6.6%
75 and over	788	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,621	76.7%
Black or African American	1,088	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	102	0.9%
Asian	116	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	159	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,132	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	816	10.3%
High school graduate	3,658	46.0%
Some college or associate's	2,310	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	885	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	283	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,816	79.5%
Carpooled	413	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	175	3.6%
Bicycle	25	0.5%
Worked from home	327	6.8%
Other means	43	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,690	37.8%
15 to 29 min	1,879	42.0%
30 to 44 min	786	17.6%
45 to 59 min	16	0.4%
60+ min	101	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 13.7% (1,261 of 9,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,304	63.5%
Nonfamily households	1,327	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,631	95.2%
Vacant	182	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,343	64.5%
Renter-occupied	1,288	35.5%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,455	64.4%
1-unit, attached	65	1.7%
2 to 4 units	329	8.6%
5 to 19 units	627	16.4%
20 or more units	206	5.4%
Mobile home & other	131	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5584425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 43.6315, -88.7375