Waukau, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

325

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

56.8

0.351% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.85%

2.15% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$42,596

17.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$189,400

Economy

The economy of Waukau, WI employs 104 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waukau, WI were Manufacturing (41 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (17 people), and Construction (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($175,750), Manufacturing ($59,297), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($26,333).

Employment

Occupations

104

2024 Value

± 71

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 102%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waukau, WI declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 116 employees to 104 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waukau, WI, are Production Occupations (32 people), Health Technologists & Technicians (19 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waukau, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

104

2024 Value

± 71

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 102%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waukau, WI declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 116 employees to 104 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waukau, WI, are Manufacturing (41 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (17 people), and Construction (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waukau, WI, though some of these residents may live in Waukau, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,357

Median earning men ± $15,734

$26,190

Median earning women ± $906

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($175,750) and Manufacturing ($58,984).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($26,333) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,667).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Waukau, WI was $189,400 in 2024, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $166,800 to $189,400, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Waukau, WI is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waukau, WI have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waukau, WI is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$189,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,310

$180

Median Property Taxes

±$130

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Waukau, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Waukau, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

54.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Waukau, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Waukau, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,596

Median Household Income

± $40,730

180

Number of Households

± 130

In 2021, the median household income of the 180 households in Waukau, WI declined from $42,596 from the previous year's value of $51,375.

The following chart displays the households in Waukau, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waukau, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (90%)
Carpooled (10%)

In 2024, 90% of workers in Waukau, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waukau, WI have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4% of the workforce in Waukau, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Waukau, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Waukau, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Waukau, WI have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waukau, WI (6 out of 325 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Waukau, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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