Wisconsin · Census place 84675
Wauwatosa city, WI
Quick answer
Wauwatosa city has 47,718 residents, ranking #14 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $93,859, the median home is worth $307,600 and median gross rent runs $1,373 a month.
- Population
- 47,718Wauwatosa city residents
- Median household income
- $93,859Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $307,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,373Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wauwatosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wauwatosa city median would spend about 17.6% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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