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Waunakee Community School District

Waunakee Community School District is a unified school district in Wisconsin with a community population of 22,596. The median household income is $115,515 and the median age is 41.6.

22,596

Population

412

People / sq mi

$115,515

Median Income

41.6

Median Age

Waunakee Community School District covers 55 sq mi of land at 412.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White87.4%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian55.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$115,515

Median Household Income

$66,339

Per Capita Income

1.9%

Poverty Rate

1.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$496,600

Median Home Value

$1,353

Median Rent

74.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

97.9%

High School+

59.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Waunakee Community School District serves a community with a population of 22,596 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Wisconsin.

The median household income in Waunakee Community School District is $115,515, with a per capita income of $66,339. The poverty rate is 1.9%.

Waunakee Community School District is 87.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 55.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Waunakee Community School District, 97.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 59.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Waunakee Community School District is $496,600, with a median rent of $1,353. The homeownership rate is 74.6%.

Data for Waunakee Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5515810).

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.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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