CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waupun

Wisconsin · 8,207 residents · 4.67 sq mi

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With 8,207 people, Waupun is a city in Wisconsin. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $47,700. There are 2,511 fewer people here than in 2000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.5% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,207

−23%vs 2000

vs 10,718 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(608)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(484)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(435)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(473)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.9%(1,715)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(1,433)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(609)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(683)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(387)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(213)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,983

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,597 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,182

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,947 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $449 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.6%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

27.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.8%(8,987)

Black11.7%(1,256)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(304)

Asian0.3%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(7,513)

Black7.4%(610)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(131)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0.9%(76)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(675)

Puerto Rican1.8%(200)

Spaniard0.6%(72)

Central American0.4%(43)

Nicaraguan0.4%(41)

South American0.3%(30)

Paraguayan0.3%(30)

Cuban0%(4)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(110)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Thai0.1%(10)

Hmong0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(13)

Samoan0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German30.7%(3,426)

Dutch14.8%(1,656)

English7.4%(826)

American6.2%(695)

Irish5.4%(598)

Norwegian4%(448)

Subsaharan African3.1%(347)

Italian2.4%(264)

Polish2.2%(247)

French1.6%(183)

Hungarian0.7%(82)

Scottish0.7%(78)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(75)

Swedish0.4%(43)

Finnish0.3%(39)

West Indian0.3%(36)

Jamaican0.3%(36)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(34)

Czech0.3%(33)

Swiss0.3%(33)

Slovak0.3%(30)

Danish0.3%(28)

Lithuanian0.2%(23)

Russian0.2%(18)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Arab0.1%(8)

Moroccan0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(8)

Armenian0%(1)

Israeli0%(1)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Dutch population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53.3%(3,394)

Married31.7%(2,020)

Widowed3%(193)

Divorced12%(766)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(917)

Married53.9%(1,712)

Widowed7.8%(246)

Divorced9.4%(299)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

−12.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% 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)30%(189)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.1%(253)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(137)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.8%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 631 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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