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Wauwatosa city, Milwaukee County, WI

47,718 Population
13.2 square miles 3,607.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$56,055 ±$2,788 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $36,955 ±$435
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$93,859 ±$6,341 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $62,118 ±$904
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

5.9% ±0.9% (2,787  ±418) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.5% 158,786 (±0.6% / ±5,050)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

19.8 minutes ±0.7 (412,345  ±23,241) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.3 8,631,315 (±0.2 / ±100,507)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

21,677 ±523 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 389,046 ±1,550
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
2.2 ±0.1 (47,047  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 907,938 (±0 / ±316)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

4.3% ±1.2% (527  ±143) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.7% 10,895 (±0.4% / ±927)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Housing

22,976 ±498 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,838 ±466
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$307,600 ±$11,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $216,500 ±$1,891
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

13.8% ±1.6% (6,506  ±,766.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 13.3% 121,555 (±0.4% / ±3,463.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

97.6% ±3.2% (33,898  ±1,284) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 89.6% 554,622 (±0.9% / ±5,462.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
61.5% ±2.6% (21,343  ±,990.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Milwaukee County: 33.9% 209,851 (±0.5% / ±3,154.2)
  • nearly double the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

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

6.3% ±1% (2,983  ±468) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.6% 88,702
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

4% ±0.7% (1,512  ±261) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.5% 31,831 (±0.2% / ±1,321)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
1,512 Total veterans ±261 1,270 Male ±245 242 Female ±98

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