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Waukesha County--Waukesha, Pewaukee, Sussex Area PUMA, WI

125,709 Population
103 square miles 1,220.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,138 ±$2,368 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $43,361 ±$324
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$92,369 ±$4,588 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,488 ±$902
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±1.7% (9,461  ±2,099) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.3% 601,246 (±0.3% / ±19,433)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.6 minutes ±0.5 (1,257,725  ±41,098) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • 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

52,862 ±2,135 Number of households
  • Wisconsin: 2,535,198 ±8,638
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (123,811  ±5,484) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,816,268
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±1.5% (1,527  ±454) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 67,503 (±0.3% / ±4,034)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,479 ±1,973 Number of housing units
  • Wisconsin: 2,820,538 ±1,130
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$383,800 ±$10,896 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Wisconsin: $294,700 ±$1,862
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±1.8% (12,853  ±2,261.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 10.9% 645,551 (±0.3% / ±19,713.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.5% ±2.7% (86,776  ±4,359.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,910,355 (±0.6% / ±26,933.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.4% ±2.6% (43,076  ±2,975.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wisconsin: 34.6% 1,441,896 (±0.4% / ±16,738.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.7% ±1.3% (10,355  ±1,573.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 9.1% 506,512 (±0.1% / ±6,262.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.6% ±1.5% (8,230  ±1,882) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.5% 327,033
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1% (5,466  ±1,049) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.8% 272,410 (±0.1% / ±6,719)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,466 Total veterans ±1,049 5,174 Male ±1,001 292 Female ±232

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