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Wales village, Waukesha County, WI

2,915 Population
3.2 square miles 903.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±6.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Waukesha County: 43.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male57%
  • Male
  • Female
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94%White0%†Black0%†Native3%†Asian0%Islander0%Other1%†Two+2%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$50,991 ±$9,613 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Waukesha County: $57,291 ±$1,441
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$110,804 ±$19,953 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Waukesha County: $104,100 ±$1,579
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

1.6% ±1% (45  ±28) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Waukesha County: 5.2% 21,085 (±0.4% / ±1,543)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty2%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty3%†
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  • Non-poverty
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23.2 minutes ±5.8 (28,110  ±4,907) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Waukesha County: 22.8 4,171,520 (±0.2 / ±59,328)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

985 ±150 Number of households
  • Waukesha County: 166,790 ±685
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
3 ±0.5 (2,915  ±62) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Waukesha County: 2.4 404,591 (±0 / ±79)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

Population by household type

Married couples83%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married67%†
  • Married
  • Single
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6.3% ±3.8% (35  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Waukesha County: 4.7% † 3,979 (±0.6% / ±545)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-294%†30-3531%†35-390%40-444%†45-50
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Housing

1,054 ±146 Number of housing units
  • Waukesha County: 173,567 ±137
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied85%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit86%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$383,600 ±$22,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Waukesha County: $373,600 ±$3,467
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

6.6% ±2.7% (191  ±78.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Waukesha County: 9.7% 39,478 (±0.5% / ±2,009.2)
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

98.4% ±12% (2,070  ±287.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Waukesha County: 97.1% 283,690 (±1.3% / ±3,653.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
50% ±8.1% (1,051  ±184) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Waukesha County: 47.9% 139,995 (±0.8% / ±2,300.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

Population by highest level of education

2%†No degree15%†High school34%†Some college35%†Bachelor's15%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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2.5% ±1.7% (74  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Waukesha County: 5.3% 21,590
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

6.7% ±5.2% (152  ±117) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Waukesha County: 5.8% 18,689 (±0.3% / ±927)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII13†Korea108†Vietnam18†Gulf (1990s)8†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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152 Total veterans ±117 147 Male ±118 5 Female ±8

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Wales village, Waukesha County, WI <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US5513383175-wales-village-waukesha-county-wi/>