What is the population of Waupun city?

Waupun city has 11,244 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Waupun city?

Median household income in Waupun city is $66,931 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $830 a month and the median home value is $167,700, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.

Is Waupun city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waupun city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waupun, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waupun, Wisconsin (Waupun, WI — Census place “Waupun city”) is 11,244 residents, ranking #85 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $66,931, the median home is worth $167,700 and median gross rent runs $830 a month. Looking for the Waupun Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waupun, WI: 53963.

Population: 11,244Waupun city residents
Median household income: $66,931Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $167,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $830Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.5%Owner-occupied households

Waupun ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waupun.

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

53963

What the numbers mean in Waupun city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waupun city median would spend about 14.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 64.5% of households own their home.

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

Waupun city, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waupun city is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 11,244 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #85 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 38.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Waupun city earn a median of $66,931 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% 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 13.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waupun city is valued at $167,700, 44.7% below the national figure and 21% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $830 a month, 41% below the national figure, or roughly $9,960 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.9% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.5% 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 Waupun city?: Waupun city has 11,244 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Waupun city?: Median household income in Waupun city is $66,931 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waupun city?: Median gross rent is $830 a month and the median home value is $167,700, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.
Is Waupun city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waupun city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waupun 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.