What is the population of Waupaca city?

Waupaca city has 6,314 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #137 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Waupaca city?

Median household income in Waupaca city is $52,586 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waupaca city?

Median gross rent is $748 a month and the median home value is $177,600, so rent absorbs about 17.1% of median household income.

Is Waupaca 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 Waupaca city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waupaca, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waupaca, Wisconsin (Waupaca, WI — Census place “Waupaca city”) is 6,314 residents, ranking #137 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $52,586, the median home is worth $177,600 and median gross rent runs $748 a month. Looking for the Waupaca Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waupaca, WI: 54981.

Population: 6,314Waupaca city residents
Median household income: $52,586Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $177,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $748Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.3%Owner-occupied households

Waupaca ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waupaca.

The Waupaca WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

54981

What the numbers mean in Waupaca city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waupaca city median would spend about 17.1% 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 10.7% of residents and 56.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Waupaca city, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waupaca city is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 6,314 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #137 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 42.5 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 Waupaca city earn a median of $52,586 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waupaca city is valued at $177,600, 41.5% below the national figure and 16% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $748 a month, 46.8% below the national figure, or roughly $8,976 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.1% 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. 56.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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What is the population of Waupaca city?: Waupaca city has 6,314 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #137 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Waupaca city?: Median household income in Waupaca city is $52,586 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waupaca city?: Median gross rent is $748 a month and the median home value is $177,600, so rent absorbs about 17.1% of median household income.
Is Waupaca 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 Waupaca city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waupaca 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.