Waukesha County, Wisconsin

31 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 409,040
Median household income: $104,100
Median home value: $373,600

Home to 409,040 residents, Waukesha County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 31 cities and places have their primary county here. At $104,100, its median household income sits above Wisconsin's $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Waukesha County's population grew 2.1% from 400,475 to 409,040, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $87,277 to $104,100.

The median gross rent is $1,300. 47.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 409,040
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $104,100
Median home value: $373,600
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 173,567
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400,475409,040

Median household income

$87,277$104,100

Median home value

$282,300$373,600

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	400,475	$87,277	$282,300	$1,046
2020	402,637	$88,985	$293,500	$1,078
2021	405,332	$94,310	$306,300	$1,147
2022	407,290	$101,639	$352,600	$1,235
2023	409,040	$104,100	$373,600	$1,300

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,731	5.1%
5 to 17	66,023	16.1%
18 to 24	30,245	7.4%
25 to 34	42,712	10.4%
35 to 44	53,232	13.0%
45 to 54	52,500	12.8%
55 to 64	62,324	15.2%
65 to 74	48,023	11.7%
75 and over	33,250	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	350,739	85.7%
Black or African American	6,111	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	399	0.1%
Asian	15,695	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.0%
Some other race	1,776	0.4%
Two or more races	11,541	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,725	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,351	2.9%
High school graduate	60,037	20.6%
Some college or associate's	83,658	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	92,523	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	47,472	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	167,035	77.5%
Carpooled	10,972	5.1%
Public transit	510	0.2%
Walked	2,393	1.1%
Bicycle	297	0.1%
Worked from home	32,866	15.3%
Other means	1,437	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50,250	27.5%
15 to 29 min	78,460	43.0%
30 to 44 min	37,800	20.7%
45 to 59 min	9,171	5.0%
60+ min	6,963	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 5.2% (21,085 of 405,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	112,903	67.7%
Nonfamily households	53,887	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	166,790	96.1%
Vacant	6,777	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127,473	76.4%
Renter-occupied	39,317	23.6%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120,477	69.4%
1-unit, attached	10,811	6.2%
2 to 4 units	8,945	5.2%
5 to 19 units	14,881	8.6%
20 or more units	17,446	10.1%
Mobile home & other	1,007	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 55133
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 550 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 43.0184, -88.3042