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Population (year 2000): 64,825. Estimated
population in July 2005: 67,658 (+4.4% change)
Males: 31,683 (48.9%), Females: 33,142 (51.1%)
Waukesha County
Zip codes:
53186,
53188,
53189.
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $50,084 (year 2000)
Median house value: $139,900 (year 2000)
Races in Waukesha:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.3%), Irish (12.5%),
Polish (10.3%), English (8.1%), Norwegian (6.0%), Italian
(5.5%).
Elevation: 821 feet
Land area: 21.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waukesha
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waukesha city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
5.3% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.6%
Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,098 (+12.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Waukesha:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CTR 218 (1501
AIRPORT ROAD)
- WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (725 AMERICAN
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waukesha:
- ELMBROOK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
BROOKFIELD, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI)
- FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 14
miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waukesha:
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
- ROCK CO (about 62 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waukesha:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 2 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; ID:
UES)
- CAPITOL (about 8 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI; ID: 02C)
- AERO PARK (about 9 miles; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; ID:
76C)
College/University in Waukesha:
- CARROLL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,332;
Location: 100 N EAST AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.cc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Waukesha:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 20 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI;
FT enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 23 miles;
MEQUON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,654)
- MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 24 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,093)
- CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 4,913)
Public high schools in Waukesha:
- SOUTH HI (Students: 1,440; Location: 401 E
ROBERTA AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST HI (Students: 1,419; Location: 3301
SAYLESVILLE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HI (Students: 1,335; Location: 2222
MICHIGAN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HARVEY PHILIP ALT CHARTER SCH (Students: 115;
Location: 621 W COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
- PROJECT CHANGE (Students: 7; Location: 222
MAPLE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Waukesha:
- CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,026; Location: 601 EAST COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- WAUKESHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 108;
Location: PO BOX 31; Grades: KG - 12)
- CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER (Students: 51;
Location: 1314 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Waukesha:
- BUTLER MID (Students: 686; Location: 310 N
HINE AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HORNING MID (Students: 677; Location: 2000
WOLF RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ROSE GLEN EL (Students: 658; Location:
W273S3845 BROOKHILL DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- CENTRAL MID (Students: 630; Location: 400 N
GRAND AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SUMMIT VIEW EL (Students: 576; Location: 2100
SUMMIT AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- BETHESDA EL (Students: 495; Location: 730 S
UNIVERSITY DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- BANTING EL (Students: 492; Location: 2019
BUTLER DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- LOWELL EL (Students: 457; Location: 140 N
GRANDVIEW BLVD; Grades: PK - 06)
- HEYER EL (Students: 431; Location: 1209 HEYER
DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- WHITE ROCK EL (Students: 407; Location: 1150
WHITEROCK AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Waukesha:
- SAINT JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: 822 NORTHEAST AVENUE; Grades: 6 - 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 1060 WHITE ROCK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- WEST SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students:
236; Location: 1721 NORTHVIEW RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- SAINT WILLIAM GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 190;
Location: 444 N MORELAND; Grades: PK - 5)
- MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 1941 MADISON STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHRIST THE LIFE LUTHERAN SCH (Students: 64;
Location: 3031 SUMMIT AVE; Grades: PK - 3)
- BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR DAY CARE - PS (Students: 30;
Location: 1205 S EAST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 1)
Library in Waukesha:
- WAUKESHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,945,032; Location: 321 WISCONSIN AVE.; 262,043 books;
13,392 audio materials; 11,209 video materials; 501
serial subscriptions)
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