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Wisconsin·Waukesha County
23 tracts·60K people·$316K median·2,334/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 33 · Other 24
Health 26 · Manufacturing 22 · Retail 18 · Professional 16 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 21 · Service 15 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waukesha is $315,500 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Waukesha has 71,233 residents across 17 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 78.2% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 2.6% Black, 2.6% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS).
Meadowbrook Elementary (79%), Hillcrest Elementary (75%) and Waukesha STEM Academy (74%) lead the elementary schools; Les Paul Middle (66%), Butler Middle (56%) and Horning Middle (45%) lead the middle schools; South High (50%), Waukesha Academy of Health Professions (33%) and eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin (15%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,219/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waukesha is $83,837 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Waukesha, median rent is $1,219/month and the median home value is $315,500 (Census ACS).
Waukesha reported 1.5 violent crimes and 9.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches; snowfall averages 37 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waukesha are cold wave (80), hail (76) and landslide (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waukesha, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).