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Waukesha County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
Waukesha County 304,715 360,767 383,154
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Waukesha, city 56,894 64,825 68,376
Brookfield, city 35,184 38,649 39,200
New Berlin, city 33,592 38,220 39,281
Menomonee Falls, village 26,840 32,647 34,623
Muskego, city 16,813 21,397 23,124
Oconomowoc, city 10,993 12,382 14,742
Pewaukee, city 9,339 11,783 12,614
Sussex, village
 5,039 8,828 10,181 
Pewaukee, village  5,287 8,170 8,915 
Hartland, village  6,906 7,905 8,694 
Mukwonago, village  4,464 6,1627,117 
Delafield, village  5,347 6,472 6,926 
Elm Grove, village  6,261 6,249 6,035 
Merton, village  1,199 1,926 2,956 
Wales, village  2,471 2,523 2,701 
North Prairie, village  1,322 1,571 2,050 
Dousman, Village  1,277 1,584 2,049 
Eagle, village  1,182 1,707 1,859 
Butler, village  2,079 1,881 1,785 
Nashotah, village  567 1,266 1,363 
Big Bend, village  1,299 1,278 1,321 
Lannon, village  924 1,009 1,094 
Oconomowoc Lake, village  493 564 603 
Chenequa, village  601 583 594 
Lac La Belle, village 258 329 430 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist (09)
Population by age:



Total 304,715 360,767 383,154 100.0
14 & under 69,117 77,901 72,831 19.0
15 to 24 39,932 41,587 48,271 12.6
25 to 34 48,453 42,266 35,827 9.4
35 to 44 52,958 65,173 52,574 13.7
45 to 54 36,927 56,475 68,033 17.8
55 to 64 27,402 33,931 50,546 13.2
65 + 29,926 43,434 55,072 14.4
Median age 34.0 38.1 42.0





Population by sex:



Male 151,055 177,484 189,769 49.5
Female 153,660 183,283 193,385 50.5





Population by race:



White N.A. 349,235 362,291 94.6
Black N.A. 2,729 5,862 1.5
American Indian N.A. 813 1,147 0.3
Asian N.A. 5,471 10,025 2.6
Native Hawaiian N.A. 97 131 0.0
Two or more N.A. 2,422 3,698 1.0





Hispanic/Latino (2) 5,448 9,503 14,197 3.7





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
Households 105,990 135,229 N.A.
Persons per household 2.83 2.63 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 110,452 140,309 157,442
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
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
2006217,594 209,389 8,205 3.8
2007 215,070 206,576 8,494 3.9
2008
 214,164 205,621 8,543 4.0
2009
213,044
 196,653 16,3917.7
2010
210,548
194,897
15,651
7.4





Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist. (09)
Total 152,907 222,339 220,948 100.0





Goods Producing 51,646 70,341 55,357 25.1
Natural resource & mining 466 655 532 0.2
Construction 9,731 15,463 12,938 5.9
Manufacturing 41,448 54,223 41,887 19.0





Service providing 101,261 151,998 165,591 74.9
Trade, transportation & utilities 34,999 49,007 48,018 21.7
   Wholesale trade 11,131 17,811 16,230 7.3
   Retail trade 19,003 24,078 23,692 10.7
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 4,865 7,118 8,096 3.7
Information 2,697 5,320 4,896 2.2
Financial activities 7,059 12,873 14,646 6.6
   Finance & insurance 5,925 10,425 11,900 5.4
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 1,134 2,448 2,746 1.2
Professional & business services 14,802 25,067 27,949 12.6
   Professional &
   technical services		 6,124 11,872 11,669 5.3
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 1,841 5,600 2.5
   Administrative &
   waste services		 5,450 11,354 10,680 4.8
Educational & health services 12,197 20,442 26,387 11.9
   Educational services 617 1,407 2,074 0.9
   Health care & social
   assistance		 11,580 19,035 24,313 11.0
Leisure & hospitality 11,641 15,569 18,572 8.4
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 2,349 3,041 3,437 1.6
   Accommodation &
   food services		 9,293 12,528 15,134 6.8
Other services, excluding public 4,767 6,765 7,701 3.5
Government 13,092 16,955 17,420 7.9





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 - 2009 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 220,948 $9,882,043 $44,726 $860





Goods Producing 55,357 3,022,044 54,592 1,050
Natural resource & mining 532 20,608 38,749
 745
Construction 12,938 697,894 53,942 1,037
Manufacturing 41,887 2,303,542 54,994 1,058





Service providing 165,591 6,859,999 41,427 797
Trade, transportation & utilities 48,018 1,854,939 38,630 743
   Wholesale trade 16,230 964,932 59,455 1,143
   Retail trade 23,692 555,451 23,445 451
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 8,096 334,556
 41,324 795
Information 4,896 322,496 65,865 1,267
Financial activities 14,646 840,200 57,368 1,103
   Finance & insurance 11,900 749,788 63,008 1,212
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 2,746 90,412
 32,925 633
Professional & business services 27,949 1,493,815 53,448 1,028
   Professional &
   technical services		 11,669 753,041 64,532 1,241
   Management of
   companies		 5,600 411,389 73,460 1,413
   Administrative &
   waste services		 10,680 329,385 30,842 593
Educational & health services 26,387
 1,153,172 43,702 840
   Educational services 2,074 60,289 29,067 559
   Health care & social
   assistance		 24,313 1,092,883 44,951 864
Leisure & hospitality 18,572 241,454 13,001 250
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 3,437 53,977 15,703 302
   Accommodation &
   food services		 15,134 187,476 12,388 238
Other services, excluding public 7,701 207,914 26,998 519
Government 17,420 745,936 42,821 823


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 (09-10) 12,004 63,468 75,472

High School Graduates (08-09) 400 5,182 5,582







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment
09/10		 Student teacher ratio 08/09 Current expenditure per student 08/09 Graduates 08/09 ACT composite score 09/10
Arrowhead UHS (9-12) 2,246 15.5 $11,207 541 24.8
Elmbrook (PK-12) 7,239 12.9 11,618 703 24.8
Hamilton (PK-12) 4,536 14.4 9,578 314 24.4
Kettle Moraine (PK-12) 4,260 14.8 10,188 334 24.0
Menomonee Falls (PK-12) 4,487 13.1 10,766 399 23.0
Mukwonago (PK-12) 4,993 14.9 9,493 391 23.7
Muskego-Norway (PK-12) 4,491 14.8 10,132 399
 23.2
New Berlin (PK-12) 4,743 15.6 10,267 393 23.8
Oconomowoc Area (PK-12) 4,856 14.1 9,781 350 23.0
Pewaukee (PK-12) 2,449 14.4 10,321 186 23.2
Waukesha (PK-12) 13,909 14.5 10,287 1,172 23.0


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1999 $14,048,504 $39,260
2000 15,089,550 41,673
2001 15,079,989 41,331
2002 15,457,140 41,932
2003 15,872,125 42,733
2004 16,715,016 44,788
2005
 17,524,21046,733
200619,315,239 51,351
2007 19,961,050 52,665
2008
 20,501,145 53,818
200920,053,855
52,339



Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2008
Total 12,569 12,992



Goods Producing 2,774 2,635
Natural resource & mining 27 31
Construction 1,610 1,576
Manufacturing 1,137 1,028



Service providing 9,795 10,357
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,963 2,828
   Wholesale trade 1,248 1,134
   Retail trade 1,415 1,358
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 300 336
Information 209 197
Financial activities 1,352 1,508
   Finance & insurance 906 1,062
   Real estate, rental & leasing 446 446
Professional & business services 2,107 2,262
   Professional & technical services 1,268 1,362
   Management of companies 95 119
   Administrative & waste services 744 781
Educational & health services 1,098 1,435
   Educational services 119 169
   Health care & social assistance 979 1,266
Leisure & hospitality 820 1,018
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 160 209
   Accommodation & food services 660 809
Other services, excluding public 1,094 1,094
Unclassified & auxiliary 152 15



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 6 8



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2009) ($) (11)
 72,667
% of population in poverty (2009) (11)
 4.8%



Manufacturing shipments (2007) ($000) (12)
 15,663,482
Wholesalers, merchant, sales (2007) ($000) (12)
 6,882,092
Retail sales (2007) ($000) (12)
 5,955,006
Retail sales per capita (2007) ($) (12)
 15,712


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Kohl's Corp. Department stores 1000+
ProHealth CareHealth care services1000+
Quad/Graphics Inc. Commercial printing 1000+
Target CorporationDepartment stores1000+
GE Healthcare Medical imaging devices 1000+
Community Memorial Hospital Health care services 1000+
Cooper Industries Electrical transformers 1000+
BuySeasons
Online retailer
1000+
Marshall & Ilsley Bank
Banking services
 1000+
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Motorcycles
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, 2007 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census07
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/largest_employers