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Wautoma city, Waushara County, WI

1,817 Population
2.8 square miles 650 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±6.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Waushara County: 50.2 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,011 ±$3,958 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Waushara County: $41,552 † ±$5,689
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$32,361 ±$8,216 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Waushara County: $67,107 ±$2,599
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.2% ±5.8% (450  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Waushara County: 10.9% † 2,612 (±1.1% / ±266)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.6 minutes ±3.1 (14,100  ±3,505) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Waushara County: 28.9 286,795 (±1.2 / ±13,614)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

868 ±121 Number of households
  • Waushara County: 10,586 ±170
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.4 (1,682  ±230) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Waushara County: 2.3 23,938 (±0 / ±38)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±6.8% (23  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Waushara County: 5% † 204 (±1.4% / ±57)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,007 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Waushara County: 14,875 ±54
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$131,600 ±$21,513 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Waushara County: $203,100 ±$7,479
  • about half the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.5% ±4.7% (207  ±88.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Waushara County: 8.8% † 2,181 (±1% / ±242)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.8% ±4.9% (1,120  ±159) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Waushara County: 90.1% 17,062 (±2.4% / ±456.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.6% ±3.3% (146  ±45.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Waushara County: 17.7% 3,344 (±1.2% / ±218.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.7% ±3.3% (103  ±62) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Waushara County: 2.6% 641
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±2.3% (77  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Waushara County: 8.2% 1,668 (±0.7% / ±139)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
77 Total veterans ±33 57 Male ±29 20 Female ±15

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