Waukesha County vs. Walworth County

	Waukesha County (WI)	Walworth County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	403,072	103,718
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.4%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	389,938	102,228
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	389,891	102,228
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.7%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.1%
White alone, percent	92.6%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.7%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.2%	85.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,491	5,365
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	166,643	52,651
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.4%	67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$272,100	$196,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,806	$1,511
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$662	$589
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,014	$861
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.6%	21.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,580	375
Households, 2014-2018	157,548	40,372
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.5%	84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	9.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.7%	90.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.8%	81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.1%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.8%	28.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.8%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.9%	63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	725,232	288,060
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,722,545	342,265
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,221,210	2,705,756
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,986,149	1,544,642
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,616,826	1,234,449
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,867	$12,002
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	24.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$84,331	$61,106
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,301	$30,593
Persons in poverty, percent	5.0%	10.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,651	2,734
Total employment, 2017	239,766	35,459
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,086,155	1,311,487
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28,124	7,065
All firms, 2012	35,566	8,511
Men-owned firms, 2012	20,304	4,918
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,082	2,415
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,895	444
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,227	7,778
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,090	851
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,954	7,221
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.7%	25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	709.4	184.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	549.57	555.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

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