Elm Grove

Population: 6,428
Median household income: $133,304
Median home value: $468,000

Elm Grove, a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has 6,428 residents. The median household income of $133,304 is above the Waukesha County median ($104,100).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elm Grove's population grew 4.5% from 6,153 to 6,428, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $370,500 to $468,000.

4.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.80 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,428
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $133,304
Median home value: $468,000
Median gross rent: $1,788
Housing units: 2,316
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1536,428

Median household income

$106,058$133,304

Median home value

$370,500$468,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,153	$106,058	$370,500	$950
2020	6,156	$112,500	$395,500	$998
2021	6,456	$115,459	$412,800	$1,256
2022	6,445	$126,996	$433,300	$1,424
2023	6,428	$133,304	$468,000	$1,788

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	558	8.7%
5 to 17	1,195	18.6%
18 to 24	311	4.8%
25 to 34	458	7.1%
35 to 44	704	11.0%
45 to 54	812	12.6%
55 to 64	970	15.1%
65 to 74	783	12.2%
75 and over	637	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,802	90.3%
Black or African American	16	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	150	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.6%
Two or more races	227	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	192	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree41.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	0.9%
High school graduate	521	11.9%
Some college or associate's	880	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,809	41.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,115	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,110	71.0%
Carpooled	104	3.5%
Public transit	30	1.0%
Walked	27	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	662	22.3%
Other means	40	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,042	45.1%
15 to 29 min	906	39.2%
30 to 44 min	166	7.2%
45 to 59 min	82	3.5%
60+ min	115	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 4.5% (289 of 6,428)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,723	77.2%
Nonfamily households	508	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,231	96.3%
Vacant	85	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,973	88.4%
Renter-occupied	258	11.6%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,783	77.0%
1-unit, attached	66	2.8%
2 to 4 units	174	7.5%
5 to 19 units	94	4.1%
20 or more units	195	8.4%
Mobile home & other	4	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5523575
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.0475, -88.0870