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Waukesha County Data Profile

Population/Demographics

Population (1,6)	1990	2000	2006
Waukesha County	304,715	360,767	380,985
Municipalities (ranked by population)
Waukesha, city	56,894	64,825	67,814
Brookfield, city	35,184	38,649	39,613
New Berlin, city	33,592	38,220	39,234
Menomonee Falls, village	26,840	32,647	34,370
Muskego, city	16,813	21,397	22,760
Oconomowoc, city	10,993	12,382	14,167
Pewaukee, city	9,339	11,783	12,789
Sussex, village	5,039	8,828	10,134
Pewaukee, village	5,287	8,170	9,000
Harland, village	6,906	7,905	8,689
Delafield, village	5,347	6,472	6,918
Mukwonago, village	4,464	6,162	6,815
Elm Grove, village	6,261	6,249	6,088
Merton, village	1,199	1,926	2,791
Wales, village	2,471	2,523	2,665
North Prairie, village	1,322	1,571	1,997
Dousman, Village	1,277	1,584	1,980
Eagle, village	1,182	1,707	1,822
Bulter, village	2,079	1,881	1,815
Nashotah, village	567	1,266	1,370
Big Bend, village	1,299	1,278	1,282
Lannon, village	924	1,009	995
Oconomowoc Lake, village	493	564	608
Chenequa, village	601	583	589
Lac La Belle, village	258	329	431
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)	1990	2000	2006	% dist (06)
Population by age:
Total	304,715	360,767	380,985	100.0
14 & under	69,117	77,901	71,726	18.8
15 to 24	39,932	41,587	51,623	13.6
25 to 34	48,453	42,266	38,340	10.1
35 to 44	52,958	65,173	55,713	14.6
45 to 54	36,927	56,475	66,290	17.4
55 to 64	27,402	33,931	47,409	12.4
65 +	29,926	43,434	49,884	13.1
Median age	34.0	38.1	40.7
Population by sex:
Male	151,055	177,484	188,414	49.5
Female	153,660	183,283	192,571	50.6
Population by race:
White	N.A.	349,235	363,055	95.3
Black	N.A.	2,729	4,552	1.2
American Indian	N.A.	813	998	0.3
Asian	N.A.	5,471	9,021	2.4
Native Hawaiian	N.A.	97	111	0.0
Two or more	N.A.	2,422	3,248	0.9
Hispanic/Latino (2)	5,448	9,503	12,267	3.2
Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)	1990	2000	2006
Households	105,990	135,229	N.A.
Persons per household	2.83	2.63	N.A.
Housing Occupancy
All housing units	110,452	140,309	154,568
Occupied housing units	105,990	135,229	N.A.
Vacant housing units	4,462	5,080	N.A.
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	105,990	135,229	N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units	81,927	103,373	N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units	24,063	31,856	N.A.

Labor Force

Labor Market (3)	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployed	% Unemployed
1995	201,023	195,670	5,353	2.7
1996	206,271	201,115	5,156	2.5
1997	210,782	205,685	5,097	2.4
1998	213,737	208,937	4,800	2.2
1999	217,322	212,781	4,541	2.1
2000	211,340	205,678	5,662	2.7
2001	212,448	204,871	7,577	3.6
2002	211,431	201,730	9,701	4.6
2003	211,928	201,696	10,232	4.8
2004	211,562	202,563	8,999	4.3
2005	212,675	204,421	8,254	3.9
2006	214,447	206,245	8,202	3.8
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)	1990	2000	2006	% dist. (06)
Total	152,907	222,339	235,130	100.0
Goods Producing	51,646	70,341	65,768	28.0
Natural resource & mining	466	655	609	0.3
Construction	9,731	15,463	16,235	6.9
Manufacturing	41,448	54,223	48,925	20.8
Service providing	101,261	151,998	169,362	72.0
Trade, transportation & utilities	34,999	49,007	51,013	21.7
Wholesale trade	11,131	17,811	17,385	7.4
Retail trade	19,003	24,078	26,143	11.1
Transp., warehousing    & utilities	4,865	7,118	7,485	3.2
Information	2,697	5,320	4,893	2.1
Financial activities	7,059	12,873	14,735	6.3
Finance & insurance	5,925	10,425	11,672	5.0
Real estate, rental &    leasing	1,134	2,448	3,062	1.3
Professional & business services	14,802	25,067	29,405	12.5
Professional &    technical services	6,124	11,872	12,096	5.1
Management of    companies	N.A.	1,841	5,339	2.3
Administrative &    waste services	5,450	11,354	11,970	5.1
Educational & health services	12,197	20,442	24,412	10.4
Educational services	617	1,407	1,872	0.8
Health care & social    assistance	11,580	19,035	22,540	9.6
Leisure & hospitality	11,641	15,569	19,990	8.5
Arts, entertainment &    recreation	2,349	3,041	3,410	1.5
Accommodation &    food services	9,293	12,528	16,580	7.1
Other services, excluding public	4,767	6,765	7,748	3.3
Government	13,092	16,955	17,158	7.3
Employment by Occupation (5)	2000	% dist.
Employed population 16 years and over	195,290	100.0
Management occupations	23,209	11.9
Business & financial operations occupations	11,096	5.7
Computer & mathematical occupations	6320	3.2
Architecture & engineering occupations	6082	3.1
Life, physical & social science occupations	1545	0.8
Community & social services occupations	2170	1.1
Legal occupations	1749	0.9
Education, training & library occupations	11,279	5.8
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ.	3512	1.8
Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations	11,886	6.1
Healthcare support occupations	3,088	1.6
Protective service occupations	1,984	1.0
Food preparation & serving related occupations	6,660	3.4
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ.	3,503	1.8
Personal care & service occupations	4,250	2.2
Sales & related occupations	24,550	12.6
Office & administrative support occupations	30,921	15.8
Farming, fishing & forestry occupations	268	0.1
Construction & extractive occupations	8,398	4.3
Installation, maintenance & repair occupations	6,967	3.6
Production occupations	17,733	9.1
Transportation & material moving occupations	8,120	4.2
Worker Earnings by Industry - 2006 (4)	Employment	Wages (000)	Annual average earnings	Average weekly earnings
Total	235,130	$10,126,935	$43,069	$828
Goods Producing	65,768	3,529,992	53,673	1,032
Natural resource & mining	609	23,985	39,367	757
Construction	16,235	834,304	51,391	988
Manufacturing	48,925	2,671,703	54,609	1,050
Service providing	169,362	6,596,943	38,952	749
Trade, transportation & utilities	51,013	1,907,594	37,394	719
Wholesale trade	17,385	1,021,663	58,767	1,130
Retail trade	26,143	589,603	22,553	434
Transp., warehousing    & utilities	7,485	296,328	39,590	761
Information	4,893	276,597	56,534	1,087
Financial activities	14,735	802,804	54,484	1,048
Finance & insurance	11,672	693,716	59,433	1,143
Real estate, rental &    leasing	3,062	109,088	35,622	685
Professional & business services	29,405	1,555,490	52,899	1,017
Professional &    technical services	12,096	755,257	62,438	1,201
Management of    companies	5,339	458,976	85,968	1,653
Administrative &    waste services	11,970	341,257	28,510	548
Educational & health services	24,412	921,479	37,746	726
Educational services	1,872	49,480	26,430	508
Health care & social    assistance	22,540	871,999	38,686	744
Leisure & hospitality	19,990	250,460	12,529	241
Arts, entertainment &    recreation	3,410	49,850	14,619	281
Accommodation &    food services	6,580	200,610	12,100	233
Other services, excluding public	7,748	198,409	25,609	492
Government	17,158	683,756	39,851	766

Education

Educational Attainment (6)	1990	2000	% change
Population 25 years & over	195,837	241,299	23.2
Less than 9th grade	8,451	5,537	-34.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	15,071	13,873	-7.9
High school graduate (incl. equivalency)	63,044	66,651	5.7
Some college, no degree	39,951	54,483	36.4
Associates degree	16,334	18,492	13.2
Bachelor’s degree	37,971	57,050	50.2
Graduate or professional degree	15,015	25,213	67.9
% high school graduate or higher	88.0	92.0	-
% bachelor’s degree or higher	27.1	34.1	-
Primary & Secondary Education (7)	Private	Public	Total
Enrollment (06-07)	12,801	62,859	75,660
High School Graduates (05-06)	426	4,905	5,331
Public School Districts with High Schools (8)
District (grade span)	Enrollment 06/07	Student teacher ratio 05/06	Current expenditure per student 05/06	Graduates 05/06	ACT composite score 05/06
Arrowhead UHS (9-12)	2,344	15.62	8,823	550	23.44
Elmbrook (PK-12)	7,659	13.22	10,204	640	24.39
Hamilton (PK-12)	4,351	14.85	8,559	253	23.35
Kettle Moraine (PK-12)	4,416	14.42	9,014	357	23.42
Menomonee Falls (PK-12)	4,598	12.63	9,649	339	22.50
Mukwonago (PK-12)	5,084	14.89	8,374	446	23.54
Muskego-Norway (PK-12)	4,870	14.87	9,076	402	22.61
New Berlin (PK-12)	4,668	14.41	10,249	363	23.34
Oconomowoc Area (PK-12)	4,463	13.94	8,964	316	22.63
Pewaukee (PK-12)	2,191	13.74	9,550	185	23.04
Waukesha (PK-12)	13,577	13.58	9,480	1,047	22.31

Economy/Income

Personal Income (9)	Total (000)	Per Capita
1995	$10,307,135	$30,533
1996	11,072,181	32,247
1997	12,020,322	34,502
1998	13,071,150	37,026
1999	13,838,661	38,674
2000	14,859,799	41,030
2001	14,881,031	40,701
2002	15,177,744	41,003
2003	15,497,641	41,471
2004	16,478,494	43,797
2005	17,218,196	45,454
Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)	2000	2005
Total	12,569	12,920
Goods Producing	2,774	2,774
Natural resource & mining	27	28
Construction	1,610	1,691
Manufacturing	1,137	1,055
Service providing	9,795	10,146
Trade, transportation & utilities	2,963	2,891
Wholesale trade	1,248	1,167
Retail trade	1,415	1,406
Transp., warehousing & utilities	300	318
Information	209	237
Financial activities	1,352	1,494
Finance & insurance	906	1,029
Real estate, rental & leasing	446	465
Professional & business services	2,107	2,192
Professional & technical services	1,268	1,344
Management of companies	95	100
Administrative & waste services	744	748
Educational & health services	1,098	1,287
Educational services	119	147
Health care & social assistance	979	1,140
Leisure & hospitality	820	946
Arts, entertainment & recreation	160	176
Accommodation & food services	660	770
Other services, excluding public	1,094	1,080
Unclassified & auxiliary	152	19
Private establishments 1,000+ employees	6	8
Selected Economic Statistics
Median household income (2006) ($) (11)	69,398
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)	3.9%
Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)	8,914,601
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)	10,293,752
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)	5,238,908
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)	14,146

Major Employers (13)

Company	Product or service		Employment range
Kohl's Corp.	Department stores		1000+
Quad/Graphics Inc.	Commercial printing		1000+
ProHealth Care	Health care services		1000+
GE Healthcare	Medical imaging devices		1000+
Target Corporation	Department stores		1000+
Community Memorial Hospital	Health care services		1000+
Cooper Industries	Electrical transformers		1000+
Harley Davidson Motor Co.	Motorcycles		1000+
United Parcel Service	Package delivery		1000+
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare	Health care services		500-999

Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race
(3) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
(4) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
(5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm
(6) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(7) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/stats.html
(8) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(9) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis
(10) U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
(11) U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/
(12) U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed