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Menomonee Falls

Wisconsin · 41,291 residents (2025 est.) · 32.9 sq mi
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With 39,539 people, Menomonee Falls is a city in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 29% ahead of the Wisconsin median. The median age is 42.4, about 3 years above the US median. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,238, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Menomonee Falls

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree19.9% → 48.2% (+28.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Homes owned by their occupants79.6% → 74.0% (−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Hispanic share0.6% → 4.8% (+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 61 cities and towns in the Milwaukee metro

  • 28th in household income$100,238
  • 26th in share with a bachelor's degree48.2%
  • 28th in home value$368,000
  • 23rd in diversity score39.2

Its weight in Waukesha County

Menomonee Falls's population equals 9.6% of Waukesha County's. Its number of households without a car equals 19% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
39,539
+21%since 2000
from 32,647 in 2000
41,291 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,202 / sq mi
+21%since 2000
from 992 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.4
+8%since 2000
from 39.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
32.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
26K29K33K37K41K19902000201020202024Menomonee Falls
202440K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(2,200)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(2,922)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(2,276)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(2,133)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.9%(1,542)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(4,620)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(5,449)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(4,850)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(5,245)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.7%(4,624)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(2,109)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4%(1,569)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$100,238
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,952 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,472
+102%since 2000
from $27,454 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.8%
+18.4 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 2.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.463
+15%since 2010
from 0.403 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$368,000
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $151,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,313
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $702 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.0%
−3.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.4% in 2000
26.0% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.9%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+7%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.6%(31,225)
Black1.5%(474)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(377)
Asian0.9%(286)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.4%(32,563)
Black3.6%(1,442)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(1,902)
Asian5.6%(2,208)
Other3.6%(1,424)
Diversity Score
39
+70%since 2009
from 23 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.6%(1,023)
Puerto Rican0.6%(233)
Guatemalan0.4%(145)
Colombian0.3%(124)
Ecuadorian0.2%(96)
Panamanian0.2%(85)
Cuban0.1%(45)
Argentine0.1%(31)
Uruguayan0.1%(20)
Spaniard0%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.2%(1,252)
Hmong1.1%(438)
Chinese0.7%(296)
Pakistani0.3%(113)
Vietnamese0.1%(32)
Japanese0.1%(29)
Laotian0%(18)
Filipino0%(13)
Thai0%(10)
Korean0%(7)
Ancestry
German42.8%(16,910)
Irish9.8%(3,886)
Polish8.9%(3,511)
English5.9%(2,326)
Italian5.7%(2,239)
American4.6%(1,823)
Swedish2.7%(1,049)
Norwegian2.5%(972)
French2.3%(898)
Dutch2%(810)
Czech1.2%(460)
Scottish1%(385)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.9%(356)
Russian0.8%(308)
Slovak0.7%(265)
Austrian0.6%(242)
Hungarian0.5%(209)
Swiss0.5%(209)
Welsh0.4%(154)
Arab0.3%(136)
Croatian0.3%(132)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(111)
Palestinian0.3%(107)
Israeli0.2%(98)
Ukrainian0.2%(97)
Greek0.2%(94)
Slovene0.2%(65)
British0.2%(62)
Finnish0.1%(59)
Belgian0.1%(53)
Turkish0.1%(50)
Romanian0.1%(49)
Canadian0.1%(47)
Ethiopian0.1%(37)
West Indian0.1%(30)
Serbian0.1%(22)
Jamaican0.1%(21)
Brazilian0%(13)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
48.2%
+17.8 ptssince 2000
from 30.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.7%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 90.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.8 min
+66%since 2000
from 12.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.0%
−15.5 ptssince 2009
from 89.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.2%
+14.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
1.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 4.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 68.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 82.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
51.8%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2013
from 3.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.9%
+4.0 ptssince 2017
from 85.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 92.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.2%(4,231)
Married61.2%(9,528)
Widowed3.6%(563)
Divorced8%(1,251)
Women 15+
Never married22.8%(3,774)
Married55.9%(9,260)
Widowed12%(1,991)
Divorced9.3%(1,543)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2013
from 3.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
73.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.0%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 25.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(409)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(326)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(737)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.9%(235)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(36)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,978 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Menomonee Falls, decade by decade

Menomonee Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199026,840$101,559$210,24619.9%3.6
200032,647$105,569$275,07030.4%10.6
201035,626$98,797$342,66837.6%22.9
202038,527$104,908$320,94845.2%37.9
202439,539$100,238$368,00048.2%39.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin?

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has about 39,539 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin?

The typical household in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin earns about $100,238 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin expensive?

In Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the median home is worth about $368,000, and the typical rent is about $1,313 a month.

How educated are people in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin?

About 48.2% of adults age 25 and over in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin?

About 5.2% of people in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin live below the federal poverty line.

Has Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin grown since 1990?

Yes, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has grown since 1990. The population has added about 12,699 residents, a change of about 47 percent over that period.

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