Waukesha County, Wisconsin

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Waukesha County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median household income (119th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (118th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	411,762	5,914,872	334,922,499	181st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$106,076	$77,485	$80,734	119th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	40.2	38.9	1080th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	33.4%	35.7%	118th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$398,200	$266,500	$332,700	290th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,356	$1,087	$1,413	357th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%	3170th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.2%	5.2%	2870th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	749.0	109.2	n/a	242nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	5.2%	14.1%	907th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.7	n/a	n/a	194th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.0%	67.8%	65.2%	1375th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	22.2	26.4	2008th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	13.1%	15.1%	289th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.1%	n/a	n/a	3103rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.0%	46.8%	46.9%	392nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.7%	n/a	n/a	125th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.7%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.1	37.1	61.4

Age in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	43.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	168,658	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.2%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.0%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$58,126	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.2%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.5%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.6%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.3%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	175,591	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.0%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.0%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.9%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,554	$3,792	n/a

Education in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	2.8%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.4%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.1%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.8%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.6%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.1%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.7%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.9%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.7%	7.2%	16.7%

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