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53185

Waterford, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,560
Median household income
$103,225
People below poverty
4.4%
Median home value
$384,600

Income

The median income of households in 53185 was $103,225. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 5.1
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 20.9
$150,000 to $199,999 17.2
$200,000 or more 13.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 82090
Female 58085

An estimated 80.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,463. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.3
Social Security 33.4
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.7
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.5

In 2020-2024, 4.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53185 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.6% and public coverage was 27.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, 53185 had a total population of 18,560 - 9,054 (48.8%) females and 9,506 (51.2%) males. The median age was 48.9 years. An estimated 18.9% of the population was under 18 years, 23.9% was 19 to 44 years, 34.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53185 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 294 332
5 to 9 665 466
10 to 14 630 502
15 to 19 527 546
20 to 24 433 505
25 to 29 449 195
30 to 34 304 366
35 to 39 474 538
40 to 44 637 524
45 to 49 645 604
50 to 54 629 633
55 to 59 872 1159
60 to 64 1099 792
65 to 69 603 709
70 to 74 658 594
75 to 79 303 236
80 to 84 109 206
85 and over 175 147

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.5% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 5.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.6% of the people in 53185 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.3% of the people in 53185 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,759 households in 53185. The average household size was 2.39 people.

Married-couple households made up 61% of the households in 53185 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.7% of all households, while 14.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.8% of all households.

In 53185, 24.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 61
Cohabiting Couples 7.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63.3% of males and 60.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.8 19.7
Now married, except separated 63.3 60.9
Separated 0.2 0.2
Widowed 3.3 9.5
Divorced 9.5 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53185, 300 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 53185 were U.S. natives. 79.9% of the 53185 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 53185 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 89.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53185 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 53185.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.2
Asia 22.4
Europe 42.3
Africa 3.6
Northern America 5.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53185 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 53185 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.2
Different house, same county 5.4
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53185 was 3,833 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 232 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,921. College or graduate school enrollment was 680.

Educational Attainment of People in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.4
High school diploma or equivalency 30.4
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 21.4
Graduate or professional degree 12.1

Disability

In 53185, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53185, 69.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,420 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,534 14.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 737 6.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53185 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 12.3
Manufacturing 15.7
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53185 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,627 43.3
Service occupations 1,361 12.7
Sales and office occupations 2,016 18.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,431 13.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,260 11.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.2% of 53185 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.7
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 12.9

In 2020-2024, 53185 had a total of 8,211 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.2
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

9.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53185 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 75.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53185 had 7,759 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 452 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.9% while renters occupied 17.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

1.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 29.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53185:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53185 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83.7
Electricity 13.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53185 was $384,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68 % had a mortgage. 32% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,984 and for owners without a mortgage it was $770.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53185 was $1,212. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.