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Population (year 2000): 8,995. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,360 (+15.2% change)
Males: 4,377 (48.7%), Females: 4,618 (51.3%)
Dane County
Zip code:
53597
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $59,225 (year 2000)
Median house value: $175,300 (year 2000)
Races in Waunakee:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (50.1%), Irish (15.5%),
Norwegian (13.1%), English (7.1%), United States (5.1%), Polish
(3.7%).
Elevation: 925 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waunakee
- High school or higher: 92.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waunakee village
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 7.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3,008 (+50.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waunakee:
- UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 8
miles; MADISON, WI)
- MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI)
- MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; MADISON, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waunakee:
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 10 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- ROCK CO (about 49 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 74 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waunakee:
- WAUNAKEE (about 2 miles; WAUNAKEE, WI; ID: 6P3)
- MOREY (about 8 miles; MIDDLETON, WI; ID: C29)
- VERONA (about 16 miles; VERONA, WI; ID: W19)
Amtrak station near Waunakee:
- 9 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waunakee:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 56 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; FOND
DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 78 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
Public high school in Waunakee:
- WAUNAKEE HI (Students: 951; Location: 100
SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waunakee:
- WAUNAKEE PRAIRIE EL (Students: 634; Location:
700 N MADISON ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- WAUNAKEE MID (Students: 504; Location: 1001
SOUTH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WAUNAKEE INTERMEDIATE (Students: 472;
Location: 303 SOUTH ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- WAUNAKEE HERITAGE EL (Students: 466;
Location: 501 SOUTH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Waunakee:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ELEMENTARY (Students:
275; Location: 114 E THIRD ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- MADISON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 81;
Location: 5606 RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Waunakee:
- WAUNAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$457,605; Location: 710 SOUTH ST.; 46,487 books; 2,295
audio materials; 2,052 video materials; 289 serial
subscriptions)
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