CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Pewaukee

Wisconsin · 11,783 residents · 19.5 sq mi

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Pewaukee is home to 11,783 people in Wisconsin. That is roughly 73% ahead of the Wisconsin median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The median household earns $75,589, about 77% above the national median. The median age is 40.4, about 5 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,783

−5%vs 2009

vs 12,402 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

40.4

−11%vs 2009

vs 45.5 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

19.5 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(669)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(771)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(795)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(692)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(477)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.5%(1,357)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418%(2,125)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418.7%(2,201)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.1%(1,427)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.9%(815)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.1%(364)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(90)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$75,589

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $89,296 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$34,851

−18%vs 2009

vs $42,679 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

1.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 1.4% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$184,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $290,100 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$942

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,102 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 87.3% in 2009

16.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(11,671)

Black1.1%(135)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(213)

Asian2.1%(266)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(11,369)

Black0.3%(38)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(153)

Asian1.1%(124)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(584)

Puerto Rican0.2%(30)

Cuban0.1%(23)

Central American0.1%(23)

Guatemalan0.1%(23)

South American0.1%(12)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.6%(416)

Chinese0.5%(77)

Pakistani0.5%(73)

Vietnamese0.2%(39)

Filipino0.2%(35)

Japanese0.1%(22)

Korean0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German46%(7,450)

Polish14%(2,273)

Irish12.1%(1,964)

English7.7%(1,254)

Italian6.1%(989)

American5.5%(886)

French2.4%(394)

Norwegian2.4%(387)

Czech2%(331)

Swedish1.8%(299)

Scottish1.4%(224)

Slovak1.3%(214)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(192)

Hungarian1.1%(181)

Austrian0.9%(150)

French Canadian0.5%(87)

Swiss0.5%(79)

Croatian0.4%(58)

Russian0.3%(52)

Welsh0.3%(51)

Lithuanian0.3%(49)

Belgian0.3%(46)

Dutch0.2%(36)

Finnish0.2%(33)

Greek0.2%(32)

Slovene0.2%(32)

Portuguese0.2%(26)

British0.1%(21)

Serbian0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Israeli0%(8)

Scotch-Irish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.2%

−8.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 45.8% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

94.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 96.9% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

11.1%

−4.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.7% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.7%(1,102)

Married69.5%(3,373)

Widowed2.1%(103)

Divorced5.7%(277)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(676)

Married73.1%(3,438)

Widowed6.7%(313)

Divorced5.8%(274)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 1.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.1%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 88.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% 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)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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