Big Bend

Population: 1,311
Median household income: $136,042
Median home value: $293,900

Located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Big Bend is a community with a population of 1,311. At $136,042, its median household income sits above Waukesha County's $104,100.

From 2019 to 2023, Big Bend's population declined 2.7% from 1,348 to 1,311, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $223,100 to $293,900.

27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,311
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $136,042
Median home value: $293,900
Median gross rent: $988
Housing units: 568
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3481,311

Median household income

$85,750$136,042

Median home value

$223,100$293,900

Median gross rent

$1,110$988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,348	$85,750	$223,100	$1,110
2020	1,272	$96,346	$234,800	$1,080
2021	1,357	$114,405	$238,100	$900
2022	1,407	$127,188	$270,400	$986
2023	1,311	$136,042	$293,900	$988

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	4.0%
5 to 17	260	19.8%
18 to 24	66	5.0%
25 to 34	122	9.3%
35 to 44	175	13.3%
45 to 54	232	17.7%
55 to 64	170	13.0%
65 to 74	179	13.7%
75 and over	55	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,272	97.0%
Black or African American	12	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	5.1%
High school graduate	278	29.8%
Some college or associate's	349	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	175	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	83	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	583	85.4%
Carpooled	17	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	12.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72	12.0%
15 to 29 min	248	41.3%
30 to 44 min	212	35.3%
45 to 59 min	45	7.5%
60+ min	23	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 4.5% (59 of 1,311)

	Count	Share
Family households	392	71.4%
Nonfamily households	157	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	549	96.7%
Vacant	19	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	486	88.5%
Renter-occupied	63	11.5%

1-unit, detached93.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	532	93.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	33	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5507200
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.8839, -88.2036