Demographics of Pewaukee city, Wisconsin

Pewaukee city, Wisconsin had 16,375 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +430 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pewaukee city, in four figures

16,375
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,211 ±57.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +430 people.; 44.1 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,350 ±$5,550
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pewaukee city, Wisconsin's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pewaukee city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pewaukee city, Wisconsin's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pewaukee city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,945	100.0	100.0
2021	16,147	101.3	100.2
2022	16,185	101.5	100.7
2023	16,289	102.2	101.6
2024	16,389	102.8	102.5
2025	16,375	102.7	103.1

Population of Pewaukee city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,945	—
2021	16,147	+202
2022	16,185	+38
2023	16,289	+104
2024	16,389	+100
2025	16,375	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±2.0: for men 43.9 ±1.8 and for women 44.6 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pewaukee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	957 ±226	5.9% ±1.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,445 ±363	15.1% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	666 ±197	4.1% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,305 ±411	26.6% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,052 ±444	25.0% ±2.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,786 ±465	23.4% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,350 ±$5,550, and income per person $62,623 ±$4,670, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pewaukee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	363 ±123	5.2% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	669 ±163	9.6% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,212 ±306	17.4% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	967 ±173	13.9% ±2.4	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,521 ±286	21.8% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	697 ±165	10.0% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,547 ±268	22.2% ±3.7	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pewaukee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	599 ±257	3.7% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 108	< 0.1% to 3.2%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	129 to 443	1.6% to 5.5%	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	115 to 403	2.5% to 8.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pewaukee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pewaukee city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	7,241 ±361	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±1.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 5.9%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.2% ±1.7	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.8% ±3.5	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$447,100 ±$15,756	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,622 ±$121	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pewaukee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	672 ±248	4.1% ±1.5	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,215 ±396	87.7% ±2.4	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 115	0% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	677 ±285	4.2% ±1.8	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	579 ±221	3.6% ±1.4	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pewaukee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	11,769 ±494	72.6% ±3.0	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,549 ±480	21.9% ±3.0	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 108	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	834 ±237	5.1% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	495 ±175	3.1% ±1.1	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	167 to 511	1.0% to 3.2%	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pewaukee city among the places of Wisconsin

55th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Pewaukee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ashwaubenon village	17,314 ±29
River Falls city	16,719 ±27
Beaver Dam city	16,565 ±91
Menomonie city	16,539 ±27
Bellevue village	16,442 ±36
Pewaukee city	16,211 ±57
Hartford city	15,821 ±37
Whitewater city	15,807 ±34
Weston village	15,749 ±24
Waunakee village	15,687 ±27
Verona city	15,232 ±37

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Wisconsin by median rent
No. 5 Places in Wisconsin by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 6 Places in Wisconsin by median home value
No. 11 Places in Wisconsin by median household income
No. 12 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026