Pewaukee is home to 16,211 people in Wisconsin. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 40% ahead of the Wisconsin median. The median age is 44.1, about 5 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,350, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pewaukee
What changed most since 2000
Adults with a bachelor's degree37.2% → 57.3%(+20.1 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$336,642 → $447,100(+33%)US over the same years: +71%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$137,697 → $108,350(−21%)US over the same years: +6%
Pewaukee's population equals 3.9% of Waukesha County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.8% of the county's.
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)21%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.9%(66)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 604 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
Pewaukee, decade by decade
Pewaukee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
11,783
$137,697
$336,642
37.2%
8.6
2010
13,195
$118,376
$409,273
44.9%
17.2
2020
15,914
$128,195
$407,730
55.0%
29.4
2024
16,211
$108,350
$447,100
57.3%
28.3
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.
