Population
16,211
+20.6% since 2010
Median home value
$447K
Census ACS
Household income
$108K
median
Jobs based here
21,095
A job hub
What makes Pewaukee stand out The 3 things Pewaukee does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Pewaukee has grown 20.6% since 2010 13,195 people in 2010; 16,211 today.
What’s changed most in Pewaukee? 13,195 2010
15,914 2020
16,211 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Pewaukee Most working residents leave Pewaukee for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Milwaukee (15%), Waukesha (10%) and Brookfield (8%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
7% work in town
Where working residents work In Pewaukee 7%
Milwaukee 15%
Waukesha 10%
Brookfield 8%
Wauwatosa 6%
10 mi
median commute distance
21,095
jobs based in Pewaukee
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Health
Healthier than 89% of U.S. towns Pewaukee beats the Wisconsin average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
A Health Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
What stands out Pewaukee WI Fewer adults facing food insecurity 6.7% 12.1% Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth 5.9% 9.9% More adults who have had cancer 10.3% 8.6%
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
3.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
96th
percentile among WI towns
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 7% of U.S. communities.
7 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
7 Very low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Cold waves Tornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2017
5
federal disasters paid out here
Outdoors
2.4% of Pewaukee is conserved land 11 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
#130 for trails in WI
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 2.4%
conserved · 330 of 13,534 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Wagner Park — 25 2. Nettesheim Park 0.1 mi 18 3. Springdale Park — 17
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Pewaukee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 16–31°
Spring 35–56°
Summer 58–80°
Fall 40–59°
Oct 14
typical first frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Schools
Pewaukee’s public schools outperform 54% of Wisconsin districts The public schools Pewaukee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B− School Grade
A job hub Every workday, about 20,578 people come to Pewaukee for work Where Pewaukee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
15% → Milwaukee Milwaukee 15%
10% → Waukesha Waukesha 10%
8% → Brookfield Brookfield 8%
6% → Wauwatosa Wauwatosa 6%
4% → Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls 4%
4% → Pewaukee Pewaukee 4%
Pewaukee · 7% stay
21,095 jobs based in Pewaukee
7% of working residents work in town
10 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Pewaukee?
Census LEHD 2023
2006 · Hwy16East · Wikimedia Commons
Pewaukee’s story
27 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
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Famous people from Pewaukee 13 notable people were born in Pewaukee.
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Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 15,914 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Pewaukee, originally organized as a town in 1840 and later as a city in 1999, surrounds the Village of Pewaukee, which was incorporated from the town in 1876.
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Established 1999
Population 15,914
Area 21 sq mi
Elevation 850 ft
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