Waukesha, WI

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2024 Population

71,233

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.7

0.824% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.83%

4.55% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$83,837

2.68% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$315,500

10.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41,192

0.724% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Waukesha, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Waukesha, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Waukesha, WI are Carroll University (890 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Waukesha, WI was $315,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.8%.

Most people in Waukesha, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Waukesha, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Waukesha, WI is home to a population of 71.2k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.1% of Waukesha, WI residents were born outside of the country (5.06k people).

In 2024, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.7k people) in Waukesha, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.49k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Waukesha, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Waukesha, WI was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Waukesha, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waukesha, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
55.7k ± 1.13k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.53k ± 692
White (Hispanic)
2.49k ± 391

12.3%

Hispanic Population

8.77k people

12.3% of the people in Waukesha, WI are hispanic (8.77k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Waukesha, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

7.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.06k people

6.79%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.81k people

As of 2024, 7.1% of Waukesha, WI residents (5.06k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Waukesha, WI was 6.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Waukesha, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
768 ± 178
Gulf War (2001-)
579 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
341 ± 122

Waukesha, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Waukesha, WI.

Health

94.1% of the population of Waukesha, WI has health coverage, with 60.1% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.509% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 375 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 27.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.86%

Uninsured

60.1%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.509%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Waukesha, WI declined by 0.502% from 5.89% to 5.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Waukesha, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Waukesha, WI employs 41.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waukesha, WI were Manufacturing (7,491 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,628 people), and Retail Trade (4,540 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,538), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,092), and Finance & Insurance ($72,778).

Employment

Occupations

41.2k

2024 Value

± 1,548

0.724%

1 Year growth

± 5.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waukesha, WI grew at a rate of 0.724%, from 40.9k employees to 41.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waukesha, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,870 people), Management Occupations (4,808 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,701 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waukesha, 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

41.2k

2024 Value

± 1,548

0.724%

1 Year growth

± 5.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waukesha, WI grew at a rate of 0.724%, from 40.9k employees to 41.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waukesha, WI, are Manufacturing (7,491 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,628 people), and Retail Trade (4,540 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waukesha, WI, though some of these residents may live in Waukesha, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,192

Median earning men ± $2,069

$43,320

Median earning women ± $1,618

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($79,583), Public Administration ($77,467), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,712).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($68,406), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,073), and Public Administration ($64,063).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Waukesha, WI. Showing the available data for Wisconsin.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Waukesha, WI awarded 890 degrees. The student population of Waukesha, WI in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 996 male students and 2,142 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Waukesha, WI are White (665 and 75.7%), Unknown (76 and 8.65%), Hispanic or Latino (57 and 6.48%), and Asian (31 and 3.53%).

The largest universities in Waukesha, WI by number of degrees awarded are Carroll University (890 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Waukesha, WI are Registered Nursing (130 and 14.6%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (93 and 10.4%), and Physical Therapy (73 and 8.2%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $38,040.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Waukesha, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 3,138 (31.7% men and 68.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 3,138 students enrolled in Waukesha, WI, 31.7% men and 68.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,164 records, of which 71.5% were women and 28.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
104 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
85 degrees awarded
General Psychology
45 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Waukesha, WI was Registered Nursing with 104 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Waukesha, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Carroll University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

890 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Carroll University with 890 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 256 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Waukesha, WI, which is 0.404 times less than the 634 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 665 degrees mean that there were 8.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 76 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,040) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($850) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,324) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Waukesha, WI was $315,500 in 2024, which is 0.948 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $286,600 to $315,500, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Waukesha, WI is 58.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waukesha, WI have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waukesha, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$315,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,127

$17,975

Median Property Taxes

±$733

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 Waukesha, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

58.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.8% of the housing units in Waukesha, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Waukesha, 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.

$83,837

Median Household Income

± $3,179

30.6k

Number of Households

± 1,282

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.6k households in Waukesha, WI grew to $83,837 from the previous year's value of $81,651.

The following chart displays the households in Waukesha, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waukesha, 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 (77.1%)
Worked At Home (12.9%)
Carpooled (6.36%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Waukesha, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.36%).

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

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waukesha, WI have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Waukesha, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Waukesha, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Waukesha, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waukesha, WI (6.84k out of 69.5k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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.