Waukesha

Population: 70,779
Median household income: $81,651
Median home value: $286,600

Located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Waukesha is a community with a population of 70,779. Its median household income of $81,651 runs below the Waukesha County figure of $104,100.

From 2019 to 2023, Waukesha's population declined 2.3% from 72,412 to 70,779, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $212,700 to $286,600.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $1,183.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,779
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,651
Median home value: $286,600
Median gross rent: $1,183
Housing units: 31,019
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,41270,779

Median household income

$65,260$81,651

Median home value

$212,700$286,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,183

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,412	$65,260	$212,700	$944
2020	72,419	$65,688	$223,600	$954
2021	71,307	$71,733	$232,700	$1,032
2022	70,945	$77,558	$267,200	$1,115
2023	70,779	$81,651	$286,600	$1,183

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,762	5.3%
5 to 17	10,430	14.7%
18 to 24	8,276	11.7%
25 to 34	11,369	16.1%
35 to 44	8,875	12.5%
45 to 54	8,088	11.4%
55 to 64	9,404	13.3%
65 to 74	6,260	8.8%
75 and over	4,315	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,385	78.3%
Black or African American	2,294	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.1%
Asian	1,702	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	404	0.6%
Two or more races	2,274	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,667	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,163	4.5%
High school graduate	10,680	22.1%
Some college or associate's	15,784	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13,957	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,727	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,672	76.6%
Carpooled	2,846	7.1%
Public transit	195	0.5%
Walked	1,207	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,730	11.8%
Other means	386	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,900	33.7%
15 to 29 min	14,802	41.9%
30 to 44 min	5,751	16.3%
45 to 59 min	1,463	4.1%
60+ min	1,390	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.3% (7,092 of 68,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,861	59.4%
Nonfamily households	12,231	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,092	97.0%
Vacant	927	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,846	59.3%
Renter-occupied	12,246	40.7%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units18.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,807	51.0%
1-unit, attached	2,624	8.5%
2 to 4 units	3,587	11.6%
5 to 19 units	3,122	10.1%
20 or more units	5,691	18.3%
Mobile home & other	188	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5584250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 43.0091, -88.2451