Wauwatosa.
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13 tracts·49K people·$339K median·3,669/mi²
White 78 · Black 7 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 35 · Other 21
Health 46 · Professional 28 · Retail 12 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 61 · Sales · office 19 · Service 9 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 13 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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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 Wauwatosa is $339,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Wauwatosa has 48,529 residents across 13 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 77.6% White, 7.1% Black, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Multiracial, 4.6% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 64.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.8% (Census ACS).
Wauwatosa STEM (90%), Lincoln Elementary (78%) and Roosevelt Elementary (75%) lead the elementary schools; Longfellow Middle (74%) and Whitman Middle (48%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,438/month, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wauwatosa is $101,138 a year, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wauwatosa, median rent is $1,438/month and the median home value is $339,000 (Census ACS).
Wauwatosa reported 1.7 violent crimes and 23.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 35 inches; snowfall averages 41 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wauwatosa are cold wave (98), heat wave (83) and tornado (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wauwatosa, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).