Waukesha, Wisconsin Neighborhood Info

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Waukesha, Wisconsin QuickFacts

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
Total population	64,825	281,421,906
State	Wisconsin
City	waukesha

Waukesha, Wisconsin Population

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
Male	31,683	48.87%	49.06%
Female	33,142	51.13%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.4		35.3

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
18 years and over	48,821	75.31%	74.31%
21 years and over	45,797	70.65%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,956	12.27%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,894	10.63%	12.43%

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
White	59,133	91.22%	75.14%
Black or African American	831	1.28%	12.32%
Asian	1,407	2.17%	3.64%
Some other race	2,383	3.68%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,071	1.65%	2.43%

Waukesha, Wisconsin Housing

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
Total households	25,663		105,480,101
Family households (families)	16,288	63.47%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,375	36.53%	31.94%

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
Total housing units	26,858		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,193	4.44%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	25,663	95.55%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,508	54.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,155	41.53%	30.77%

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	82	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,662	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,805	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,656	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,426	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	165	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	8	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	139,900	119,600

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,252	24.36%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,723	33.99%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,682	14.35%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,449	13.44%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,927	7.51%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,632	6.36%	9.65%

Waukesha, Wisconsin Education

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,098		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,302	7.61%	6.47%
Kindergarten	755	4.42%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,738	39.41%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,513	20.55%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,790	28.01%	22.81%

Waukesha, Wisconsin Economy

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
Population 16 years and over	50,623		217,168,077
In labor force	37,078	73.24%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	37,056	73.2%	63.39%
- - Employed	35,802	70.72%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,254	2.48%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	22	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,545	26.76%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	25,953	51.27%	51.66%
In labor force	17,579	34.73%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,579	34.73%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,078	33.74%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,376	10.62%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,438		12,787,501

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	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	25,624		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,222	4.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,262	4.93%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,670	10.42%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,007	11.74%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,617	18.02%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,744	26.32%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,380	13.19%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,996	7.79%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	443	1.73%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	283	1.1%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,084		41,994

	Waukesha, Wisconsin	%, Waukesha, Wisconsin	United States
With earnings	21,988	43.43%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,941		56,604
With Social Security income	5,661	11.18%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,172		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	823	1.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,577		6,320
With public assistance income	335	0.66%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,618		3,032
With retirement income	3,707	7.32%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,526		17,376

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