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Wauwatosa, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $316,240 (it was $138,500 in 2000)
Wauwatosa:

$316,240
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $261,478 - $414,535

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $369,952
Here:

$369,952
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $294,273
Here:

$294,273
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $300,527
Here:

$300,527
State:

$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $320,485
Here:

$320,485
State:

$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $232,098
Here:

$232,098
State:

$280,537

Total population: 47,102 (All urban)

Houses: 22,782 (21,259 occupied: 13,138 owner occupied, 8,080 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,721 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $311,992.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,167 (lower quartile is $834, upper quartile is $1,604)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,860


Median gross rent in Wauwatosa, WI in 2022: $1,312

Housing units in Wauwatosa with a mortgage: 8,697 (1,474 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 1,481 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 513

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $131,762

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,853

Median monthly housing costs: $1,477

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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1946

Median year apartment built: 1968

Household type by relationship:

Households: 47,179
  • Male householders: 9,967 (2,870 living alone), Female householders: 10,967 (4,188 living alone)
  • 8,893 spouses (8,807 opposite-sex spouses), 1,375 unmarried partners, (1,267 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,663 children (11,975 natural, 356 adopted, 331 stepchildren), 393 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 511 parents, 35 foster children, 136 other relatives, 1,183 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 723

Size of family households: 5,499 2-persons, 3,388 3-persons, 1,960 4-persons, 659 5-persons, 329 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,321 1-person, 1,830 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

7,218 married couples with children.
2,894 single-parent households (1,056 men, 1,838 women).

92.2% of residents of Wauwatosa speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,056 (6.5%)
(59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • 7no bedroom
  • 1531 bedroom
  • 1,9062 bedrooms
  • 7,2063 bedrooms
  • 3,1984 bedrooms
  • 6695+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • 470no bedroom
  • 2,4921 bedroom
  • 3,8992 bedrooms
  • 1,0933 bedrooms
  • 994 bedrooms
  • 285+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wauwatosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wauwatosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 249no vehicle
  • 3,3071 vehicle
  • 7,6702 vehicles
  • 1,5093 vehicles
  • 3574 vehicles
  • 465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wauwatosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wauwatosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,495no vehicle
  • 4,3401 vehicle
  • 2,0202 vehicles
  • 2163 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 222 rooms
  • 793 rooms
  • 6964 rooms
  • 1,8505 rooms
  • 2,9056 rooms
  • 2,9307 rooms
  • 2,1408 rooms
  • 2,5189+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • 4541 room
  • 5942 rooms
  • 1,6303 rooms
  • 2,5364 rooms
  • 1,5385 rooms
  • 9486 rooms
  • 2057 rooms
  • 868 rooms
  • 919+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wauwatosa, WI
  • Wauwatosa, WI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wauwatosa, WI in 2022
  • 641Less than $10,000
  • 829$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,227$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,148$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,503$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,670$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,244$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,181$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,447$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,630$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,527$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,201$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wauwatosa, WI

  • Distribution of house value in Wauwatosa, WI in 2022
  • 57Less than $10,000
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 26$25,000 to $29,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 6$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5$70,000 to $79,999
  • 20$80,000 to $89,999
  • 20$90,000 to $99,999
  • 181$100,000 to $124,999
  • 96$125,000 to $149,999
  • 365$150,000 to $174,999
  • 559$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,978$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,026$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,451$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,968$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,348$500,000 to $749,999
  • 232$750,000 to $999,999
  • 52$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 20$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wauwatosa, WI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wauwatosa, WI in 2022
  • 16Less than $100
  • 31$100 to $149
  • 94$200 to $249
  • 58$250 to $299
  • 41$300 to $349
  • 19$350 to $399
  • 151$400 to $449
  • 48$450 to $499
  • 20$500 to $549
  • 61$550 to $599
  • 123$600 to $649
  • 132$650 to $699
  • 313$700 to $749
  • 448$750 to $799
  • 726$800 to $899
  • 659$900 to $999
  • 1,136$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,595$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,720$1,500 to $1,999
  • 494$2,000 to $2,499
  • 40$2,500 to $2,999
  • 151$3,000 to $3,499
  • 275$3,500 or more
  • 80No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.9%
Number of people working at home: 5,032 (19.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 440
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,258
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,940
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,203
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,785
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,986
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,862
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 281
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 334
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 367
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 282
  • 90 or more minutes: 253
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wauwatosa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 38,741 (77.3%)
  • Carpooled: 3,589 (7.2%)
  • Bus: 964 (1.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 16 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 330 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 183 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 616 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 5,032 (10.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 1.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 0.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 18.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • 9822010 or later
  • 1,0772000 to 2009
  • 3741990 to 1999
  • 2681980 to 1989
  • 1381970 to 1979
  • 756Before 1970
Ancestries in Wauwatosa, WI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 6,235 (30.5%)
  • Irish: 1,454 (7.1%)
  • European: 1,012 (5.0%)
  • Polish: 823 (4.0%)
  • Italian: 634 (3.1%)
  • English: 624 (3.1%)
  • American: 610 (3.0%)
  • Norwegian: 385 (1.9%)
  • Greek: 140 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 138 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 132 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 117 (0.6%)
  • Croatian: 86 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 72 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 67 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 67 (0.3%)
  • Slovene: 66 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 65 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 61 (0.3%)
  • African: 57 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 57 (0.3%)
  • French: 56 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 56 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 55 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 52 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 44 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 44 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 36 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 34 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 34 (0.2%)
  • British: 34 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 32 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 30 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Assyrian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Luxembourger: 22 (0.1%)
  • Australian: 21 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 21 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 20 (0.10%)
  • Iranian: 20 (0.10%)
  • Latvian: 18 (0.09%)
  • Swiss: 14 (0.07%)
  • Yugoslavian: 13 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 11 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 11 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 11 (0.05%)
  • Haitian: 11 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 6 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Jamaican: 5 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wauwatosa:

13.7% (409)
Wisconsin:

5.1% (15,165)

India
Wauwatosa:

9.9% (295)
Wisconsin:

8.0% (23,594)

Mexico
Wauwatosa:

4.9% (145)
Wisconsin:

29.5% (87,182)

Canada
Wauwatosa:

4.8% (142)
Wisconsin:

2.3% (6,747)

Korea
Wauwatosa:

3.9% (117)
Wisconsin:

1.8% (5,320)

Russia
Wauwatosa:

3.9% (116)
Wisconsin:

1.3% (3,727)

Congo
Wauwatosa:

3.7% (110)
Wisconsin:

0.2% (503)

Germany
Wauwatosa:

3.6% (106)
Wisconsin:

3.0% (8,773)

Dominican Republic
Wauwatosa:

3.4% (100)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (1,948)

England
Wauwatosa:

3.3% (99)
Wisconsin:

0.8% (2,478)

Indonesia
Wauwatosa:

3.0% (91)
Wisconsin:

0.2% (571)

Pakistan
Wauwatosa:

2.5% (76)
Wisconsin:

0.9% (2,757)

Philippines
Wauwatosa:

2.3% (70)
Wisconsin:

3.1% (9,280)

Taiwan
Wauwatosa:

2.2% (66)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (1,987)

Nepal
Wauwatosa:

2.1% (63)
Wisconsin:

0.4% (1,187)

Greece
Wauwatosa:

2.0% (61)
Wisconsin:

0.3% (843)

Iraq
Wauwatosa:

1.9% (58)
Wisconsin:

0.4% (1,171)

Peru
Wauwatosa:

1.9% (57)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (1,960)

Laos
Wauwatosa:

1.7% (52)
Wisconsin:

4.3% (12,681)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,455
  • Other state: 11,300
  • Northeast: 1,437
  • Midwest: 6,358
  • South: 2,132
  • West: 1,430

86.1% of Wauwatosa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.1% lived in Wisconsin.


Wauwatosa:

86.1%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 113
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 42
  • 7th and 8th grade: 33
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 52
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 67
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,068
  • Less than 1 year of college: 530
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,038
  • Associate degree: 975
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,748
  • Master's degree: 2,318
  • Professional school degree: 1,162
  • Doctorate degree: 600
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 147
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 46
  • 11th grade: 63
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 44
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,615
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,025
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,820
  • Associate degree: 1,424
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,645
  • Master's degree: 3,750
  • Professional school degree: 681
  • Doctorate degree: 574
Educational Attainment for Females
Wauwatosa marital status for males
Wauwatosa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,863
  • One, attached: 653
  • Two: 2,763
  • 3 or 4: 1,125
  • 5 to 9: 698
  • 10 to 19: 459
  • 20 to 49: 1,474
  • 50 or more: 2,735
  • Mobile homes: 6
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wauwatosa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wauwatosa, WI
  • 88.8%Utility gas
  • 9.2%Electricity
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wauwatosa, WI
  • 62.8%Utility gas
  • 33.3%Electricity
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 724
Here:

17.8%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 598
Here:

19.3%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 482
Here:

32.2%
Wisconsin:

17.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability