COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Waushara County

Wisconsin · 19,385 residents · 626 sq mi

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With 19,385 people, Waushara County is a county in Wisconsin. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.5, about 6 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $45,600. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 26%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,385

−16%vs 2000

vs 23,154 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

626 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,239)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,420)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,389)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(1,151)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(870)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,628)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,987)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(2,295)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(2,140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(1,270)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(350)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,888

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,408

−43%vs 2000

vs $18,144 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(21,939)

Black0.2%(53)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(848)

Asian0.3%(79)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(19,079)

Black0.1%(22)

Hispanic / Latino2%(381)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other1.3%(245)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.8%(1,431)

Puerto Rican0.5%(113)

Central American0.4%(88)

Guatemalan0.2%(49)

Nicaraguan0.2%(39)

Cuban0.1%(32)

South American0%(10)

Chilean0%(6)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Spaniard0%(4)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(35)

Hmong0.1%(32)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Chinese0%(9)

Kazakh0%(8)

Korean0%(7)

Laotian0%(3)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Chuukese0%(2)

Ancestry

German41.7%(10,368)

Irish10.6%(2,626)

Polish8.9%(2,225)

English7.4%(1,834)

Norwegian4.9%(1,222)

American4.1%(1,017)

Italian2.6%(639)

French2.5%(632)

Swedish1.6%(400)

Dutch1.5%(366)

Danish1.2%(304)

Czech1.2%(288)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1%(251)

Russian0.8%(200)

Swiss0.8%(187)

Welsh0.7%(171)

Hungarian0.6%(144)

French Canadian0.5%(117)

Finnish0.4%(105)

Subsaharan African0.4%(101)

Lithuanian0.3%(86)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(71)

Croatian0.3%(68)

Austrian0.3%(65)

British0.2%(44)

Ukrainian0.2%(44)

Belgian0.2%(43)

Greek0.2%(38)

Portuguese0.1%(36)

Canadian0.1%(29)

Romanian0.1%(26)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Slovene0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(22)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Arab0%(9)

Haitian0%(8)

Turkish0%(6)

Moroccan0%(5)

Kenyan0%(5)

Lebanese0%(4)

Armenian0%(3)

Latvian0%(3)

Australian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.0%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married27.5%(3,125)

Married53.9%(6,120)

Widowed4.7%(538)

Divorced13.9%(1,577)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(2,049)

Married55.6%(5,515)

Widowed12.6%(1,253)

Divorced11.2%(1,108)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)16.4%(274)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(363)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.6%(711)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,668 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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