Germantown

Population: 20,940
Median household income: $104,337
Median home value: $356,700

Germantown is a community in Washington County, Wisconsin, home to 20,940 residents. Its median household income of $104,337 runs above the Washington County figure of $95,851.

Between 2019 and 2023, Germantown's population grew 3.8% from 20,166 to 20,940, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $264,100 to $356,700.

61.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,940
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $104,337
Median home value: $356,700
Median gross rent: $1,310
Housing units: 8,619
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,16620,940

Median household income

$87,562$104,337

Median home value

$264,100$356,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,310

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,166	$87,562	$264,100	$1,064
2020	20,142	$89,111	$274,900	$1,061
2021	20,780	$94,278	$283,800	$1,164
2022	20,885	$101,554	$333,200	$1,263
2023	20,940	$104,337	$356,700	$1,310

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	952	4.5%
5 to 17	3,835	18.3%
18 to 24	1,164	5.6%
25 to 34	1,933	9.2%
35 to 44	3,167	15.1%
45 to 54	2,911	13.9%
55 to 64	3,536	16.9%
65 to 74	1,806	8.6%
75 and over	1,636	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,261	82.4%
Black or African American	890	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.2%
Asian	1,329	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	596	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	805	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree32.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	610	4.1%
High school graduate	2,994	20.0%
Some college or associate's	4,147	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,910	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,328	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,953	78.3%
Carpooled	408	3.6%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	68	0.6%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	1,875	16.4%
Other means	95	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,023	31.6%
15 to 29 min	3,556	37.2%
30 to 44 min	2,174	22.8%
45 to 59 min	557	5.8%
60+ min	246	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 3.2% (656 of 20,810)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,795	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,533	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,328	96.6%
Vacant	291	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,321	75.9%
Renter-occupied	2,007	24.1%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,318	61.7%
1-unit, attached	1,030	12.0%
2 to 4 units	437	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1,076	12.5%
20 or more units	609	7.1%
Mobile home & other	149	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5528875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.2345, -88.1250