Language Spoken At Home in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 65,134 | 100% |
English only | 57,791 | 88.7% |
Language other than English | 7,343 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,577 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 4,178 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,775 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,591 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 234 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,377 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 507 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 197 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 70,593 | 100% |
American | 2,089 | 3.0% |
Arab | 271 | 0.4% |
Czech | 878 | 1.2% |
Danish | 474 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 1,494 | 2.1% |
English | 4,786 | 6.8% |
French (except Basque) | 2,327 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 651 | 0.9% |
German | 31,394 | 44.5% |
Greek | 616 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 436 | 0.6% |
Irish | 9,180 | 13.0% |
Italian | 4,070 | 5.8% |
Lithuanian | 202 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,542 | 5.0% |
Polish | 8,086 | 11.5% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.0% |
Russian | 275 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 432 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 1,245 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 42 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 104 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,526 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 559 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 132 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 487 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,714 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,636 | 61.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,694 | 30.3% |
Married-couple family | 13,318 | 46.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,888 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 971 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 581 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,347 | 11.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,225 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 11,078 | 38.6% |
Householder living alone | 8,775 | 30.6% |
65 years and over | 2,650 | 9.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,185 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,412 | 18.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 67,969 | 100% |
Householder | 28,714 | 42.2% |
Spouse | 13,174 | 19.4% |
Child | 19,833 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,831 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 4,417 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 2,121 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,077 | 100% |
Never married | 9,473 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 14,179 | 52.4% |
Separated | 292 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 606 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 2,527 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 29,593 | 100% |
Never married | 8,917 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 13,813 | 46.7% |
Separated | 218 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 2,373 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 4,272 | 14.4% |
Fertility in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,323 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 474 | 35.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 774 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 362 | 46.8% |
Less than 1 year | 150 | 19.4% |
1 or 2 years | 107 | 13.8% |
3 or 4 years | 11 | 1.4% |
5 or more years | 94 | 12.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 362 | 100% |
Who are female | 186 | 51.4% |
Who are married | 315 | 87.0% |
School Enrollment in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,716 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,239 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,000 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,605 | 35.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,568 | 19.1% |
College or graduate school | 6,304 | 33.7% |
Educational Attainment in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 46,225 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,194 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,111 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,295 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 10,698 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,293 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,844 | 23.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,790 | 10.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.8% |
Veteran Status in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 53,977 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,088 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 69,586 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,072 | 10.2% |
Under 18 years | 16,574 | 100% |
With a disability | 698 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 45,885 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,787 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 7,127 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,587 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 69,290 | 100% |
Same house | 57,430 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,519 | 16.6% |
Same county | 7,051 | 10.2% |
Different county | 4,468 | 6.4% |
Same state | 2,949 | 4.3% |
Different state | 1,519 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 341 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 70,593 | 100% |
Native | 65,832 | 93.3% |
Born in United States | 65,144 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 50,911 | 72.1% |
Different state | 14,233 | 20.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 688 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 4,761 | 6.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,761 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,838 | 38.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,923 | 61.4% |
Year of Entry in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,449 | 100% |
Native | 688 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 653 | 94.9% |
Foreign born | 4,761 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 397 | 8.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,364 | 91.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waukesha City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,761 | 100% |
Europe | 690 | 14.5% |
Asia | 1,960 | 41.2% |
Africa | 145 | 3.0% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,769 | 37.2% |
Northern America | 184 | 3.9% |