Waukesha County vs. Washington County

Waukesha County (WI)Washington County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)403,072135,693
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.4%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)389,938131,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010389,891131,887
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.7%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.3%
White alone, percent92.6%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.7%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.9%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.2%92.7%
Veterans, 2014-201821,4918,241
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.2%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)166,64357,201
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.4%77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$272,100$225,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,806$1,602
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$662$590
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,014$895
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.6%21.6%
Building permits, 20181,580416
Households, 2014-2018157,54854,138
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.8%85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.1%94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.8%30.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.8%4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.2%70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.9%64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)725,232165,449
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,722,545482,178
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,221,2103,740,659
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,986,1492,053,301
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,616,8261,813,644
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,867$13,671
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.924.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,331$74,062
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,301$37,631
Persons in poverty, percent5.0%4.5%
Total employer establishments, 201712,6513,259
Total employment, 2017239,76651,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,086,1552,244,385
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,1248,502
All firms, 201235,56610,017
Men-owned firms, 201220,3045,376
Women-owned firms, 201210,0822,886
Minority-owned firms, 20121,895308
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,2279,220
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,090864
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,9548,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%19.9%
Population per square mile, 2010709.4306.2
Land area in square miles, 2010549.57430.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Waukesha county (WI) and Washington county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.