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Waukesha School District

Waukesha School District is a unified school district in Wisconsin with a community population of 94,232. The median household income is $89,694 and the median age is 40.2.

94,232

Population

1355

People / sq mi

$89,694

Median Income

40.2

Median Age

Waukesha School District covers 70 sq mi of land at 1355.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White83.4%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$89,694

Median Household Income

$47,770

Per Capita Income

5.6%

Poverty Rate

1.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$345,100

Median Home Value

$1,274

Median Rent

64.1%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

96.5%

High School+

44.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Waukesha School District serves a community with a population of 94,232 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Wisconsin.

The median household income in Waukesha School District is $89,694, with a per capita income of $47,770. The poverty rate is 5.6%.

Waukesha School District is 83.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 57.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Waukesha School District, 96.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 44.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Waukesha School District is $345,100, with a median rent of $1,274. The homeownership rate is 64.1%.

Data for Waukesha School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5515780).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.