Wisconsin · Census place 64450
Port Washington, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Port Washington, Wisconsin (Port Washington, WI — Census place “Port Washington city”) is 12,569 residents, ranking #75 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $81,582, the median home is worth $276,000 and median gross rent runs $1,021 a month. Looking for the Port Washington Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Port Washington, WI: 53074.
- Population
- 12,569Port Washington city residents
- Median household income
- $81,582Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $276,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,021Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.9%Owner-occupied households
Port Washington ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Port Washington.
The Port Washington WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Port Washington city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Washington city median would spend about 15% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 63.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Port Washington city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Port Washington city is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 12,569 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #75 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Port Washington city earn a median of $81,582 a year, 3.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 10% above the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Port Washington city is valued at $276,000, 9% below the national figure and 30% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,021 a month, 27.4% below the national figure, or roughly $12,252 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
- Baraboo city 12,506
- Brown Deer village 12,615
- Fort Atkinson city 12,490
- Greenville village 12,911
- Cedarburg city 12,317
- Suamico village 13,003
- Grafton village 12,274
- Stoughton city 13,063
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Port Washington city?
- Port Washington city has 12,569 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Port Washington city?
- Median household income in Port Washington city is $81,582 a year, 3.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Port Washington city?
- Median gross rent is $1,021 a month and the median home value is $276,000, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Port Washington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Port Washington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Port Washington city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.