ZIP 53186 · Waukesha
Who lives in ZIP code 53186 (Waukesha, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waukesha, WI · Waukesha County
uszips 2026
People33,374
Median age37.0
Household income$74,588
Home value$300,950
Median rent$1,229/mo
Poverty9.2%
College degree+41.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,024 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,758
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
37.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,235.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.0%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 55.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.1%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.4%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 12.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.