Language Spoken At Home in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 368,536 | 100% |
English only | 342,653 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 25,883 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,796 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 9,611 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,316 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,329 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,785 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,262 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,466 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 681 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 229 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 389,740 | 100% |
American | 11,530 | 3.0% |
Arab | 806 | 0.2% |
Czech | 5,790 | 1.5% |
Danish | 3,789 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 7,431 | 1.9% |
English | 27,582 | 7.1% |
French (except Basque) | 14,910 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 2,438 | 0.6% |
German | 199,370 | 51.2% |
Greek | 3,605 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 3,313 | 0.9% |
Irish | 55,957 | 14.4% |
Italian | 23,584 | 6.1% |
Lithuanian | 908 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 20,139 | 5.2% |
Polish | 54,704 | 14.0% |
Portuguese | 160 | 0.0% |
Russian | 2,926 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,886 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 5,990 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 1,835 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 535 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 9,417 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 3,578 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 791 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,988 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 121 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 152,995 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 108,845 | 71.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 47,980 | 31.4% |
Married-couple family | 93,247 | 60.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 38,690 | 25.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,461 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,564 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,137 | 7.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,726 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 44,150 | 28.9% |
Householder living alone | 36,759 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 15,850 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 49,869 | 32.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 39,019 | 25.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 384,667 | 100% |
Householder | 152,995 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 93,297 | 24.3% |
Child | 116,168 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 8,861 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 13,346 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,864 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 153,098 | 100% |
Never married | 40,882 | 26.7% |
Now married, except separated | 96,276 | 62.9% |
Separated | 772 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 3,714 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 11,454 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 161,481 | 100% |
Never married | 33,904 | 21.0% |
Now married, except separated | 95,635 | 59.2% |
Separated | 1,077 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 14,840 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 16,025 | 9.9% |
Fertility in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,483 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 918 | 20.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,333 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,114 | 33.4% |
Less than 1 year | 414 | 12.4% |
1 or 2 years | 257 | 7.7% |
3 or 4 years | 58 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 385 | 11.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,114 | 100% |
Who are female | 565 | 50.7% |
Who are married | 1,014 | 91.0% |
School Enrollment in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 101,188 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,748 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 5,953 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,166 | 42.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 23,738 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 22,583 | 22.3% |
Educational Attainment in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 269,105 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,747 | 1.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,091 | 3.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 68,312 | 25.4% |
Some college, no degree | 58,683 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 24,148 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 71,222 | 26.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 34,902 | 13.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.4% |
Veteran Status in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 296,583 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 27,236 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 386,600 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,277 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 92,584 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,683 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 239,512 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,874 | 6.2% |
65 years and over | 54,504 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,720 | 30.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 385,695 | 100% |
Same house | 343,759 | 89.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 41,142 | 10.7% |
Same county | 21,639 | 5.6% |
Different county | 19,503 | 5.1% |
Same state | 13,394 | 3.5% |
Different state | 6,109 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 794 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 389,740 | 100% |
Native | 372,514 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 370,206 | 95.0% |
State of residence | 296,018 | 76.0% |
Different state | 74,188 | 19.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,308 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 17,226 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 17,226 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 9,513 | 55.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,713 | 44.8% |
Year of Entry in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,534 | 100% |
Native | 2,308 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 37 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,271 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 17,226 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 480 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 16,746 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waukesha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 17,226 | 100% |
Europe | 5,547 | 32.2% |
Asia | 7,235 | 42.0% |
Africa | 519 | 3.0% |
Oceania | 86 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 3,209 | 18.6% |
Northern America | 630 | 3.7% |