What is the population of Waukesha County, Wisconsin?

The population of Waukesha County, Wisconsin is 410,158, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Waukesha County, Wisconsin?

The median household income in Waukesha County, Wisconsin is $104,733, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Waukesha County, Wisconsin is $323,476, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Waukesha County, Wisconsin is 2.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Population	410,158	5,859,674	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	706.9	89.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.48%	0.33%	0.57%
Median age	41.5	40.1	37.1
Households	166,783	2,445,541	128,459,983

Year	Waukesha County

Group	Share

Waukesha County has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$104,733	$75,766	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.22%	4.67%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.3%	5.2%

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$323,476	$176,921	$242,182
Median rent	$1,299	$1,045	$1,342
Homeownership rate	76.4%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.5	18.8	22.5
Work from home	15.3%	11.6%	13.4%

Waukesha County has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	29.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.35	2.54

Waukesha County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Waukesha County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.8	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.1%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	13.2%	18.5%	19.0%