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43.47° N · 87.99° W · GEOID 5584150

Waubeka

Ozaukee County, Wisconsin · part of the Milwaukee, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Waubeka is home to 573 people. Median household income is $75,859 a year and median rent is $940 a month, 14.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $279,400, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$940
31% below the median place
Median household income
$75,859
6% below the median place
Median home value
$279,400
13% below the median place
Unemployment
2.8%
43% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Waubeka

  • The median resident is 53.3 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • 87% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 85% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1958, older housing than in 84% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Waubeka

Ozaukee County gains about 4.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,446
Moved out4,040
Net+406

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$101K
Leavers$89K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ozaukee County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Ozaukee County report $100,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $88,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$37,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $940 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,703 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $279,400.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 17.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Picture Rocks, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$100,849
43% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$100,84943% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$88,63726% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Waubeka14.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.9%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
87.0%
31% above the median place
Median year built1
1958
1% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$94031% below
Rent to income114.9%27% below
Property tax rate11.1%18% above
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.94% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,26322% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0008% below
Median home value1$279,40013% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.2%64% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.6%6% below
Homeownership187.0%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.4%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7039% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119581% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$61,887
54% above the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
14% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$75,8596% below
Income per person1$61,88754% above
Unemployment1County figure2.8%43% below
Average annual pay5County figure$62,2426% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.7%54% above
Jobs5County figure40,61173% below
Poverty rate1County figure5.0%54% below
Mean commute122 min14% below
Works from home1County figure17.5%40% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 53.3, 37% above the median place.

Median age1
53.3
37% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
13.3%
59% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.1%
9% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15736646th largest
Median age153.337% above
Bachelor's or higher113.3%59% below
High school or higher189.0%4% below
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure5.0%43% below
No health insurance1County figure2.5%61% below
Homes with broadband184.1%9% below
05

Life in Waubeka

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Stony Hill School listed 1976

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops31.6 +4%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.6 +85%
Doctors' offices and clinics32.4 +60%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
7.6
85% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
32.4
60% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
24.2
16% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure26189% above
Public school students9County figure12,422154% above
Students per teacher9County figure15.03% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.64% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure7.685% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure32.460% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
National Register listings8192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 7.5, 89% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Waubeka. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk11
7.5
89% below the median place
Natural hazard risk11
50.3
46% below the median place
Average temperature10
47°F
15% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWaubekaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure81°F7% below
January average low10County figure13°F47% below
Average temperature10County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation10County figure33.0 in25% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure50.346% below
Hurricane risk11County figure7.589% below
Tornado risk11County figure59.327% below
Wildfire risk11County figure19.568% below
Heat wave risk11County figure56.038% below
Median air quality index12County figure3616% below
Good air days12County figure75.9%11% above
08

Waubeka in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$940/mo (2024)$1,200/mo$980 to $1,460/mo+4.1%
Median household income$75,859 (2024)$96,500$81,500 to $114,500+4.1%
Median home value$279,400 (2024)$387,000$281,000 to $533,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Waubeka

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Picture Rocks, AZ$960$61,634Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Spencer, MA$1,049$59,931Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Apache Junction, AZSpencer, MAGun Barrel City, TXPicture Rocks, AZWaubeka, WIWaubekaPicture RocksGun Barrel CitySpencerApache JunctionWaubekaPicture RocksGun Barrel CitySpencerApache Junction

Common questions

Is Waubeka a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 53.3 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Waubeka expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $279,400.

What salary do you need to live in Waubeka?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Waubeka?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Picture Rocks, AZ, Gun Barrel City, TX, Spencer, MA and Apache Junction, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Waubeka with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Waubeka itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/waubeka-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Waubeka, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/waubeka-wisconsin/

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