New Berlin

Population: 40,384
Median household income: $97,414
Median home value: $343,500

New Berlin is a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to 40,384 residents. At $97,414, its median household income sits below Waukesha County's $104,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Berlin's population grew 1.7% from 39,718 to 40,384, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $259,800 to $343,500.

46.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,384
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $97,414
Median home value: $343,500
Median gross rent: $1,409
Housing units: 17,522
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,71840,384

Median household income

$83,488$97,414

Median home value

$259,800$343,500

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,409

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,718	$83,488	$259,800	$1,211
2020	39,794	$85,577	$271,400	$1,265
2021	40,289	$87,248	$282,300	$1,302
2022	40,387	$94,769	$320,800	$1,371
2023	40,384	$97,414	$343,500	$1,409

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,230	5.5%
5 to 17	5,867	14.5%
18 to 24	2,660	6.6%
25 to 34	4,061	10.1%
35 to 44	5,047	12.5%
45 to 54	4,724	11.7%
55 to 64	6,541	16.2%
65 to 74	5,232	13.0%
75 and over	4,022	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,296	84.9%
Black or African American	794	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	2,327	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.2%
Two or more races	1,054	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,831	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	892	3.0%
High school graduate	6,896	23.3%
Some college or associate's	8,023	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	9,361	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,455	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,736	80.9%
Carpooled	950	4.6%
Public transit	30	0.1%
Walked	75	0.4%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	2,801	13.5%
Other means	85	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,529	25.3%
15 to 29 min	8,947	50.0%
30 to 44 min	3,330	18.6%
45 to 59 min	445	2.5%
60+ min	639	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 3.6% (1,452 of 40,178)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,839	68.8%
Nonfamily households	5,375	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,214	98.2%
Vacant	308	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,090	76.0%
Renter-occupied	4,124	24.0%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,205	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1,227	7.0%
2 to 4 units	494	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1,764	10.1%
20 or more units	1,777	10.1%
Mobile home & other	55	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5556375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 42.9720, -88.1292