Whitewater

Population: 15,705
Median household income: $49,000
Median home value: $211,800

Whitewater is a community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, home to 15,705 residents. The median household income of $49,000 is below the Walworth County median ($77,359).

Between 2019 and 2023, Whitewater's population grew 6.7% from 14,722 to 15,705, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $168,700 to $211,800.

66.4% of workers drive to work alone. 31.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,705
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,000
Median home value: $211,800
Median gross rent: $985
Housing units: 5,924
Homeownership rate: 30.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,72215,705

Median household income

$36,176$49,000

Median home value

$168,700$211,800

Median gross rent

$774$985

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,722	$36,176	$168,700	$774
2020	14,762	$36,211	$171,300	$783
2021	14,369	$39,172	$179,400	$831
2022	15,725	$46,135	$199,700	$912
2023	15,705	$49,000	$211,800	$985

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2449.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	541	3.4%
5 to 17	1,542	9.8%
18 to 24	7,795	49.6%
25 to 34	1,696	10.8%
35 to 44	871	5.5%
45 to 54	887	5.6%
55 to 64	972	6.2%
65 to 74	619	3.9%
75 and over	782	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,860	81.9%
Black or African American	521	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.4%
Asian	355	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.4%
Two or more races	424	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,419	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	518	8.9%
High school graduate	1,372	23.5%
Some college or associate's	1,855	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,170	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	912	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked14.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,844	66.4%
Carpooled	848	9.6%
Public transit	53	0.6%
Walked	1,232	14.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	712	8.1%
Other means	108	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,068	50.3%
15 to 29 min	2,211	27.3%
30 to 44 min	1,193	14.8%
45 to 59 min	369	4.6%
60+ min	244	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 29.2% (3,454 of 11,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,870	36.2%
Nonfamily households	3,302	63.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,172	87.3%
Vacant	752	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,568	30.3%
Renter-occupied	3,604	69.7%

1-unit, detached31.3%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units22.5%

20 or more units24.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,855	31.3%
1-unit, attached	488	8.2%
2 to 4 units	712	12.0%
5 to 19 units	1,334	22.5%
20 or more units	1,419	24.0%
Mobile home & other	116	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5586925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 42.8374, -88.7343