Wauwatosa, WI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	47,271	100.0

Male	21,900	46.3
Female	25,371	53.7

Under 5 years	3,053	6.5
5 to 9 years	2,839	6.0
10 to 14 years	3,145	6.7
15 to 19 years	2,729	5.8
20 to 24 years	1,829	3.9
25 to 34 years	6,845	14.5
35 to 44 years	7,889	16.7
45 to 54 years	6,736	14.2
55 to 59 years	1,968	4.2
60 to 64 years	1,647	3.5
65 to 74 years	3,506	7.4
75 to 84 years	3,332	7.0
85 years and over	1,753	3.7

Median age (years)	39.1	(X)

18 years and over	36,257	76.7
Male	16,327	34.5
Female	19,930	42.2
21 years and over	35,201	74.5
62 years and over	9,560	20.2
65 years and over	8,591	18.2
Male	3,073	6.5
Female	5,518	11.7

RACE
One race	46,718	98.8
White	44,422	94.0
Black or African American	965	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	128	0.3
Asian	918	1.9
Asian Indian	248	0.5
Chinese	350	0.7
Filipino	63	0.1
Japanese	75	0.2
Korean	66	0.1
Vietnamese	29	0.1
Other Asian ¹	87	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	31	0.1
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	9	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	254	0.5
Two or more races	553	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	44,922	95.0
Black or African American	1,187	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	246	0.5
Asian	1,102	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	54	0.1
Some other race	369	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	47,271	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	813	1.7
Mexican	387	0.8
Puerto Rican	163	0.3
Cuban	25	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	238	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,458	98.3
White alone	43,935	92.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	47,271	100.0
In households	46,288	97.9
Householder	20,388	43.1
Spouse	10,193	21.6
Child	13,047	27.6
Own child under 18 years	10,576	22.4
Other relatives	925	2.0
Under 18 years	215	0.5
Nonrelatives	1,735	3.7
Unmarried partner	720	1.5
In group quarters	983	2.1
Institutionalized population	833	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	150	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,388	100.0
Family households (families)	12,314	60.4
With own children under 18 years	5,772	28.3
Married-couple family	10,193	50.0
With own children under 18 years	4,677	22.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,612	7.9
With own children under 18 years	856	4.2
Nonfamily households	8,074	39.6
Householder living alone	6,905	33.9
Householder 65 years and over	3,146	15.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,949	29.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,052	29.7

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.96	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	20,917	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,388	97.5
Vacant housing units	529	2.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	50	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,388	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,819	67.8
Renter-occupied housing units	6,569	32.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.55	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.68	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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