COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Waupaca County

Wisconsin · 46,104 residents · 748 sq mi

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With 46,104 people, Waupaca County is a county in Wisconsin. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $49,300. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $328 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 8.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

46,104

−11%vs 2000

vs 51,731 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

748 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(3,212)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,721)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(3,485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(3,089)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(2,488)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(7,032)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(6,378)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(4,462)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(4,084)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(4,134)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,812)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(1,207)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,083

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,910 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,455

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,664 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,300

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(50,295)

Black0.2%(82)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(714)

Asian0.3%(137)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(45,770)

Black0%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(430)

Asian0.2%(85)

Other0.5%(244)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(1,660)

Puerto Rican0.2%(125)

Cuban0.1%(74)

South American0.1%(53)

Colombian0.1%(45)

Central American0.1%(39)

Spaniard0%(25)

Guatemalan0%(22)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Ecuadorian0%(5)

Honduran0%(4)

Dominican0%(3)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(3)

Chilean0%(3)

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(59)

Asian Indian0.1%(29)

Hmong0.1%(27)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Japanese0%(4)

Laotian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(21)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

German44.3%(22,830)

Irish9.6%(4,958)

Polish7.6%(3,936)

Norwegian7.3%(3,749)

English6.4%(3,307)

American3.5%(1,780)

French2.7%(1,376)

Dutch2.4%(1,241)

Danish1.6%(814)

Italian1.6%(813)

Swedish1.5%(780)

Scottish1%(515)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1%(510)

Czech0.8%(392)

Finnish0.5%(252)

Hungarian0.5%(242)

Swiss0.5%(239)

Russian0.4%(191)

Belgian0.4%(184)

Welsh0.2%(117)

Greek0.2%(103)

Austrian0.2%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(65)

British0.1%(54)

Slovak0.1%(54)

Subsaharan African0.1%(51)

Croatian0.1%(50)

Canadian0.1%(48)

Lithuanian0.1%(39)

Israeli0.1%(36)

Slovene0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(27)

Egyptian0%(22)

Armenian0%(15)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Serbian0%(13)

West Indian0%(12)

Haitian0%(12)

Latvian0%(11)

Romanian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(9)

Australian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Syrian0%(5)

Turkish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married30.9%(6,795)

Married53.5%(11,773)

Widowed3.3%(723)

Divorced12.3%(2,711)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(4,327)

Married57.5%(12,180)

Widowed8.3%(1,758)

Divorced13.8%(2,914)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% 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)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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