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Port Washington, WI

12,645 Population
6 square miles 2,123.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 38.7 ±0.1
  • 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

$44,834 ±$3,653 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: $45,732 ±$439
  • a little higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,948 ±$9,949 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: $78,218 ±$901
  • a little higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±3.7% (834  ±460) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 12.3% 190,233 (±0.3% / ±4,878)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21 minutes ±0.8 (116,690  ±10,166) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 22.7 15,114,385 (±0.2 / ±154,698)
  • 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

5,572 ±299 Number of households
  • the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 656,436 ±1,952
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (12,302  ±31) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 2.4 1,542,594 (±0 / ±284)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±2.1% (83  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 4.6% 16,742 (±0.3% / ±1,063)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,691 ±304 Number of housing units
  • the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 701,558 ±449
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$296,300 ±$19,124 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: $306,400 ±$2,606
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±3% (1,238  ±376) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 11.4% 176,389 (±0.3% / ±5,013.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97% ±6.1% (9,017  ±672.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 92.7% 1,000,722 (±0.7% / ±6,979.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.1% ±4.1% (3,730  ±407.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 39.6% 427,588 (±0.4% / ±4,306.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

3.1% ±1.5% (393  ±190) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 7.8% 122,706
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2% (668  ±200) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: 4.9% 59,931 (±0.1% / ±1,750)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
668 Total veterans ±200 652 Male ±198 16 Female ±27

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