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Wauwatosa city, Milwaukee County, WI

47,919 Population
13.2 square miles 3,622.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 39.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,803 ±$2,052 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $35,039 ±$494
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Wisconsin: $40,130 ±$248
$93,812 ±$5,265 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $59,319 ±$810
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Wisconsin: $72,458 ±$372

5.8% ±0.9% (2,732  ±401) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.8% 162,787 (±0.5% / ±4,762)
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 611,661 (±0.1% / ±7,049)

20.1 minutes ±0.5 (430,235  ±19,359) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.3 8,857,275 (±0.2 / ±103,500)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 59,310,420 (±0.1 / ±244,265)

Families

21,263 ±476 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 389,247 ±1,324
  • Wisconsin: 2,425,488 ±4,639
2.2 ±0.1 (47,184  ±47) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 912,078 (±0 / ±392)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,738,321

4.5% ±1.2% (547  ±144) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.8% 11,289 (±0.4% / ±897)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 66,418 (±0.2% / ±1,935)

Housing

22,786 ±485 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,764 ±258
  • Wisconsin: 2,734,511 ±803

$291,600 ±$6,714 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $200,000 ±$2,306
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $231,400 ±$769

13.6% ±1.7% (6,465  ±,781.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Milwaukee County: 13.9% 128,417 (±0.4% / ±3,648.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 12.8% 744,560 (±0.2% / ±8,924.6)

Social

97.9% ±2.9% (33,734  ±1,178) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 89.5% 555,463 (±0.8% / ±5,207.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.1% 3,768,426 (±0.3% / ±13,546.5)
61% ±2.4% (20,999  ±,927.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Milwaukee County: 33.1% 205,336 (±0.5% / ±3,068.5)
  • nearly double the rate in Wisconsin: 32% 1,296,273 (±0.2% / ±8,312.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.2% ±1% (2,992  ±469) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.4% 87,963
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 295,367

4.2% ±0.6% (1,584  ±229) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.8% 33,845 (±0.2% / ±1,412)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.7% 308,486 (±0.1% / ±3,191)
1,584 Total veterans ±229 1,459 Male ±225 125 Female ±54

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