Waterford is home to 5,692 people in Wisconsin. At a median age of 46.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1,644 more people live here than in 2000. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. The poverty rate is 3.8%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,404, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waterford
What changed most since 1990
Population2,431 → 5,692(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants64.9% → 78.4%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age32.9 → 46.3(+13.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Waterford's population equals 2.9% of Racine County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.1% 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)9.7%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(40)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 288 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
Waterford, decade by decade
Waterford 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
1990
2,431
$84,886
$175,205
16.3%
3.8
2000
4,048
$101,656
$238,090
21.6%
8.0
2010
5,368
$86,389
$309,580
25.3%
11.9
2020
5,542
$95,196
$255,983
28.7%
20.7
2024
5,692
$82,404
$329,800
28.2%
26.9
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.
