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Waukesha County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Waukesha County 304,715 360,767 380,629
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Waukesha, city 56,894 64,825 68,008
Brookfield, city 35,184 38,649 39,020
New Berlin, city 33,592 38,220 38,649
Menomonee Falls, village 26,840 32,647 34,607
Muskego, city 16,813 21,397 23,234
Oconomowoc, city 10,993 12,382 14,172
Pewaukee, city 9,339 11,783 12,494
Sussex, village
 5,039 8,828 10,048 
Pewaukee, village  5,287 8,170 8,801 
Hartland, village  6,906 7,905 8,692 
Mukwonago, village  4,464 6,1627,232 
Delafield, village  5,347 6,472 6,787 
Elm Grove, village  6,261 6,249 6,133 
Merton, village  1,199 1,926 2,973 
Wales, village  2,471 2,523 2,692 
Dousman, Village  1,277 1,584 2,061 
North Prairie, village  1,322 1,571 2,052 
Eagle, village  1,182 1,707 1,823 
Butler, village  2,079 1,881 1,771 
Nashotah, village  567 1,266 1,361 
Big Bend, village  1,299 1,278 1,332 
Lannon, village  924 1,009 1,130 
Oconomowoc Lake, village  493 564 630 
Chenequa, village  601 583 590 
Lac La Belle, village 258 329 433 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 304,715 360,767 380,629 100.0
14 & under 69,117 77,901 70,226 18.4
15 to 24 39,932 41,587 49,857 13.1
25 to 34 48,453 42,266 40,183 10.6
35 to 44 52,958 65,173 49,925 13.1
45 to 54 36,927 56,475 66,715 17.5
55 to 64 27,402 33,931 50,913 13.4
65 + 29,926 43,434 52,810 13.9
Median age 34.0 38.1 41.6





Population by sex:



Male 151,055 177,484 188,399 49.5
Female 153,660 183,283 192,230 50.5





Population by race:



White N.A. 349,235 361,192 94.9
Black N.A. 2,729 5,307 1.4
American Indian N.A. 813 1,188 0.3
Asian N.A. 5,471 9,255 2.4
Native Hawaiian N.A. 97 123 0.0
Two or more N.A. 2,422 3,654 1.0





Hispanic/Latino (2) 5,448 9,503 13,458 3.5





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Households 105,990 135,229 N.A.
Persons per household 2.83 2.63 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 110,452 140,309 155,710
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
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 211,615 201,387 10,228 4.8
2004 211,352 202,376 8,976 4.2
2005 212,871 204,610 8,261 3.9
2006217,344 209,175 8,169 3.8
2007 214,707 206,297 8,410 3.9
2008
 213,744 205,356 8,388 3.9



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 152,907 222,339 233,224 100.0





Goods Producing 51,646 70,341 62,997 27.0
Natural resource & mining 466 655 555 0.2
Construction 9,731 15,463 14,899 6.4
Manufacturing 41,448 54,223 47,543 20.4





Service providing 101,261 151,998 170,227 73.0
Trade, transportation & utilities 34,999 49,007 50,562 21.7
   Wholesale trade 11,131 17,811 17,526 7.5
   Retail trade 19,003 24,078 25,036 10.7
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 4,865 7,118 8,000 3.4
Information 2,697 5,320 4,497 1.9
Financial activities 7,059 12,873 14,946 6.4
   Finance & insurance 5,925 10,425 11,955 5.1
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 1,134 2,448 2,951 1.3
Professional & business services 14,802 25,067 30,335 13.0
   Professional &
   technical services		 6,124 11,872 12,357 5.3
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 1,841 5,893 2.5
   Administrative &
   waste services		 5,450 11,354 12,104 5.2
Educational & health services 12,197 20,442 25,554 11.0
   Educational services 617 1,407 2,067 0.9
   Health care & social
   assistance		 11,580 19,035 23,488 10.1
Leisure & hospitality 11,641 15,569 19,140 8.2
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 2,349 3,041 3,598 1.5
   Accommodation &
   food services		 9,293 12,528 15,542 6.7
Other services, excluding public 4,767 6,765 7,944 3.4
Government 13,092 16,955 17,230 7.4





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 6,320 3.2

Architecture & engineering occupations 6,082 3.1

Life, physical & social science occupations 1,545 0.8

Community & social services occupations 2,170 1.1

Legal occupations 1,749 0.9

Education, training & library occupations 11,279 5.8

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 3,512 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 - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 233,224 $10,454,999 $44,828 $862





Goods Producing 62,997 3,460,179 54,926 1,056
Natural resource & mining 555 22,613 40,731
 783
Construction 14,899 813,772 54,621 1,050
Manufacturing 47,543 2,623,794 55,188 1,061





Service providing 170,227 994,820 41,091 790
Trade, transportation & utilities 50,562 1,991,029 39,378 757
   Wholesale trade 17,526 1,075,167 61,346 1,180
   Retail trade 25,036 587,121 23,451 451
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 8,000 328,741
 41,093 790
Information 4,497 270,596 60,178 1,157
Financial activities 14,946 868,324 58,098 1,117
   Finance & insurance 11,995 770,901 64,269 1,236
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 2,951 97,423
 33,016 635
Professional & business services 30,355 1,598,363 52,656 1,013
   Professional &
   technical services		 12,357 791,489 64,050 1,232
   Management of
   companies		 5,893 420,895 71,423 1,374
   Administrative &
   waste services		 12,104 385,979 31,888 613
Educational & health services 25,554
 1,069,006 41,833 804
   Educational services 2,067 61,462 29,741 572
   Health care & social
   assistance		 23,488 1,007,544 42,897 825
Leisure & hospitality 19,140 252,537 13,194 254
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 3,598 57,773 16,056 309
   Accommodation &
   food services		 15,542 194,764 12,532 241
Other services, excluding public 7,944 216,343 27,235 524
Government 17,230 728,549 2,284 813


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 (08-09) 12,539 2,600 75,139

High School Graduates (07-08) 446 5,419 5,865







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment
08/09		 Student teacher ratio 07/08 Current expenditure per student 07/08 Graduates 07/08 ACT composite score 08/09
Arrowhead UHS (9-12) 2,234 15.48 $9,973 610 24.4
Elmbrook (PK-12) 7,363 12.89 11,031 673 24.4
Hamilton (PK-12) 4,439 14.40 9,449 320 23.2
Kettle Moraine (PK-12) 4,287 14.81 9,540 338 24.3
Menomonee Falls (PK-12) 4,575 13.14 10,597 387 22.5
Mukwonago (PK-12) 5,044 14.94 8,807 449 23.4
Muskego-Norway (PK-12) 4,887 14.82 9,748 444
 23.5
New Berlin (PK-12) 4,794 15.60 9,830 386 24.1
Oconomowoc Area (PK-12) 4,727 14.11 9,480 388 22.3
Pewaukee (PK-12) 2,406 14.42 10,253 197 23.1
Waukesha (PK-12) 12,990 14.54 9,837 1,227 22.8


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1998 $13,258,794 $37,557
1999 14,048,504 39,260
2000 15,089,550 41,673
2001 15,079,767 41,331
2002 15,456,672 41,931
2003 15,872,276 42,734
2004 16,715,229 44,789
2005
 17,525,01646,735
200619,315,389 51,351
2007 19,979,147 52,713
2008
 20,431,664 53,636

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 12,569 13,177



Goods Producing 2,774 2,699
Natural resource & mining 27 29
Construction 1,610 1,646
Manufacturing 1,137 1,024



Service providing 9,795 10,478
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,963 2,906
   Wholesale trade 1,248 1,187
   Retail trade 1,415 1,398
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 300 321
Information 209 221
Financial activities 1,352 1,556
   Finance & insurance 906 1,082
   Real estate, rental & leasing 446 474
Professional & business services 2,107 2,287
   Professional & technical services 1,268 1,390
   Management of companies 95 114
   Administrative & waste services 744 783
Educational & health services 1,098 1,376
   Educational services 119 156
   Health care & social assistance 979 1,220
Leisure & hospitality 820 1,016
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 160 202
   Accommodation & food services 660 814
Other services, excluding public 1,094 1,106
Unclassified & auxiliary 152 10



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 6 8



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 75,372
% of population in poverty (2008) (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 Private Sector 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/sig/dm-demographics.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