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Population (year 2000): 2,523. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,610 (+3.4% change)
Males: 1,283 (50.9%), Females: 1,240 (49.1%)
Waukesha County
Zip code:
53183
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $75,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $183,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wales:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (55.0%), Irish (13.1%),
English (12.0%), Polish (11.1%), Norwegian (8.0%), French
(5.4%).
Elevation: 1002 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wales
- High school or higher: 95.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.1%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wales village
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 1.9%
- Divorced: 6.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wales:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CTR 218 (about 8
miles; WAUKESHA, WI)
- OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
OCONOMOWOC, WI)
- ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSP (about 11 miles; OCONOMOWOC,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wales:
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
- ROCK CO (about 53 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wales:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 11 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; ID:
UES)
- EAST TROY MUNI (about 16 miles; EAST TROY, WI; ID:
57C)
- CAPITOL (about 16 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI; ID: 02C)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wales:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT
enrollment: 2,332)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 28 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 29 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 31 miles;
MEQUON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,654)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI;
FT enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
Public high schools in Wales:
- KETTLE MORAINE HI (Students: 1,491; Location:
349 OAK CREST DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ETHAN ALLEN SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location:
PO BOX 900; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wales:
- WALES EL (Students: 539; Location: 219 OAK
CREST DR; Grades: PK - 05)
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