COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mequon vs Brown Deer
PLACE A
Mequon, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Mequon is 96% larger than Brown Deer. Mequon earns more, with a median household income $50,077 higher.
MEQUONBROWN DEERDIFFERENCE
Total population25,12012,821+96% vs Brown Deer
Population density5432,917−2,374
Population growth8.7%4.2%+4.5 pts
Median age47.740.5+7.2
Male48.1%53.2%−5.1 pts
Female51.9%46.8%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born8.2%7.3%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%49.8%+34.8 pts
Black2.5%29.6%−27.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%8.5%−4.2 pts
Asian4.4%6.9%−2.6 pts
Other4.2%5.1%−0.9 pts
Median household income$144,051$93,974+$50,077
Per capita income$81,362$47,108+$34,254
Poverty rate4.2%6.9%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.401+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher69.6%40.7%+29.0 pts
Graduate degree30.9%10.1%+20.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.0%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation61.1%68.6%−7.6 pts
Median home value$501,600$239,300+$262,300
Median gross rent$2,157$1,183+$974
Owner-occupied86.0%65.2%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%6.4%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.6%43.5%+5.0 pts
Average commute21.922.4−0.5
Worked from home25.8%22.5%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.8%4.0%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025