Pewaukee

Population: 8,240
Median household income: $62,380
Median home value: $266,300

Pewaukee is a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to 8,240 residents. At $62,380, its median household income sits below Waukesha County's $104,100.

From 2019 to 2023, Pewaukee's population held roughly steady from 8,164 to 8,240, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $211,100 to $266,300.

The median gross rent is $1,281. 42.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,240
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,380
Median home value: $266,300
Median gross rent: $1,281
Housing units: 4,444
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1648,240

Median household income

$60,909$62,380

Median home value

$211,100$266,300

Median gross rent

$984$1,281

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,164	$60,909	$211,100	$984
2020	8,139	$52,172	$198,600	$1,018
2021	8,203	$59,569	$219,500	$1,076
2022	8,227	$60,202	$248,200	$1,199
2023	8,240	$62,380	$266,300	$1,281

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	322	3.9%
5 to 17	1,141	13.8%
18 to 24	570	6.9%
25 to 34	1,026	12.5%
35 to 44	1,017	12.3%
45 to 54	977	11.9%
55 to 64	1,418	17.2%
65 to 74	880	10.7%
75 and over	889	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,231	87.8%
Black or African American	12	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	213	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	358	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	426	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	304	4.9%
High school graduate	1,238	19.9%
Some college or associate's	2,035	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,790	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	840	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,522	77.0%
Carpooled	217	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.4%
Bicycle	17	0.4%
Worked from home	748	16.4%
Other means	52	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,173	30.7%
15 to 29 min	1,737	45.4%
30 to 44 min	798	20.9%
45 to 59 min	31	0.8%
60+ min	86	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 8.4% (680 of 8,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,077	47.8%
Nonfamily households	2,269	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,346	97.8%
Vacant	98	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,570	59.1%
Renter-occupied	1,776	40.9%

1-unit, detached38.5%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units30.7%

20 or more units15.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,712	38.5%
1-unit, attached	349	7.9%
2 to 4 units	275	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1,366	30.7%
20 or more units	684	15.4%
Mobile home & other	58	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5562250
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 43.0869, -88.2564