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Waukesha County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Waukesha County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Waukesha County is a high-income suburban county of 417,029 residents west of Milwaukee, with a median household income of $106,076 and GDP per capita of $79,526 well above national averages. Nearly 48% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at just 2.6%, and median worker earnings of $56,995 reflect a well-educated, tightly employed labor pool. The county's 5-year population growth of 2.5%, 76.4% homeownership rate, and poverty rate of just 5.2% point to sustained residential stability, while a median home value of $373,600 and median gross rent of $1,300/month indicate moderately elevated housing costs relative to the broader Midwest.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

417,029

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$106,076

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.5% since 2018

Waukesha County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone357,179 (86.7%)
  • Asian Alone15,988 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,549 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10,876 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,501 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,609 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10,652
  2. 2.Other Indo-European5,467
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island4,213
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic3,136
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,770

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

17,996

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$79,526

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$57,291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance51,741
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)38,064
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services24,874
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)22,694
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing19,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations111,756
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations43,684
  3. 3.Service Occupations26,275
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations22,841
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations14,388

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.75×)38,025
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.32×)19,269
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)6,530
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)51,314
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)22,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$373,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,300/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99933,404 (26.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99927,278 (21.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99924,894 (19.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,916 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,968 (7.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9996,579 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$56,995

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone164,665 (76.1%)
  • Worked At Home36,337 (16.8%)
  • Carpooled11,095 (5.1%)
  • Walked2,100 (1.0%)
  • Other1,054 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit493 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.