Waupaca County is home to 51,569 people in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 8% of US counties for household income. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,830, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waupaca County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 92.4%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age35.0 → 45.3(+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 20.5%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)16.3%(511)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(393)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(1,271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(162)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,136 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
Waupaca County, decade by decade
Waupaca County 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
46,104
$62,601
$118,323
11.0%
3.3
2000
51,731
$74,524
$167,046
14.8%
6.8
2010
52,410
$67,434
$197,228
16.1%
10.5
2020
51,812
$72,851
$186,654
21.0%
18.5
2024
51,569
$72,830
$211,400
20.5%
18.0
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.
