Oconomowoc

Population: 18,385
Median household income: $105,833
Median home value: $367,700

Located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Oconomowoc is a community with a population of 18,385. Its median household income of $105,833 runs in line with the Waukesha County figure of $104,100.

From 2019 to 2023, Oconomowoc's population grew 10.1% from 16,698 to 18,385, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $259,200 to $367,700.

Households average 2.37 people. The median gross rent is $1,235.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,385
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $105,833
Median home value: $367,700
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 7,934
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,69818,385

Median household income

$88,662$105,833

Median home value

$259,200$367,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,698	$88,662	$259,200	$972
2020	16,931	$96,588	$271,700	$1,015
2021	17,969	$95,914	$290,500	$1,050
2022	18,178	$99,104	$339,400	$1,161
2023	18,385	$105,833	$367,700	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	974	5.3%
5 to 17	2,828	15.4%
18 to 24	1,483	8.1%
25 to 34	2,030	11.0%
35 to 44	2,185	11.9%
45 to 54	2,517	13.7%
55 to 64	2,844	15.5%
65 to 74	2,049	11.1%
75 and over	1,475	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,550	95.5%
Black or African American	35	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.2%
Asian	74	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	186	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	494	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	373	2.8%
High school graduate	2,885	22.0%
Some college or associate's	3,699	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,416	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,727	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,431	77.1%
Carpooled	391	4.1%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	105	1.1%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	1,660	17.2%
Other means	43	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,436	30.5%
15 to 29 min	2,332	29.2%
30 to 44 min	1,811	22.7%
45 to 59 min	841	10.5%
60+ min	563	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.2% (1,323 of 18,256)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,706	61.6%
Nonfamily households	2,932	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,638	96.3%
Vacant	296	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,194	68.0%
Renter-occupied	2,444	32.0%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units15.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,930	62.1%
1-unit, attached	441	5.6%
2 to 4 units	412	5.2%
5 to 19 units	901	11.4%
20 or more units	1,245	15.7%
Mobile home & other	5	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5559250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 43.1010, -88.4951