Summit

Population: 4,997
Median household income: $124,750
Median home value: $510,200

Summit is a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to 4,997 residents. The median household income of $124,750 is above the Waukesha County median ($104,100).

Between 2019 and 2023, Summit's population grew 1.6% from 4,917 to 4,997, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $403,000 to $510,200.

55.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,997
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $124,750
Median home value: $510,200
Median gross rent: $1,734
Housing units: 2,299
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9174,997

Median household income

$113,854$124,750

Median home value

$403,000$510,200

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,917	$113,854	$403,000	$1,144
2020	4,922	$112,155	$406,900	$1,229
2021	4,860	$121,875	$424,200	$1,652
2022	4,914	$125,298	$488,700	$2,090
2023	4,997	$124,750	$510,200	$1,734

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	3.3%
5 to 17	749	15.0%
18 to 24	165	3.3%
25 to 34	261	5.2%
35 to 44	694	13.9%
45 to 54	597	11.9%
55 to 64	1,039	20.8%
65 to 74	805	16.1%
75 and over	523	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,558	91.2%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.8%
Two or more races	203	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate15.9%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree35.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	0.9%
High school graduate	623	15.9%
Some college or associate's	1,092	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,384	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	784	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,061	83.9%
Carpooled	94	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	267	10.9%
Other means	12	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	361	16.5%
15 to 29 min	990	45.2%
30 to 44 min	466	21.3%
45 to 59 min	205	9.4%
60+ min	168	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 7.0% (342 of 4,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,529	76.3%
Nonfamily households	474	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,003	87.1%
Vacant	296	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,819	90.8%
Renter-occupied	184	9.2%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,215	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	65	2.8%
5 to 19 units	9	0.4%
20 or more units	10	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5578375
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 3.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0462, -88.4774