County profile
Waukesha County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#140 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$42.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
246,232
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,761
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
417,210
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$106.1k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
48.9%±0.9%
Poverty rate
5.2%±0.3%
Business applications
4,720 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,236
29.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Kohl's CorporationConsumer Cyclical$15.5B67B2Generac Holdings Inc.Industrials$4.2B65B3Quad/Graphics, Inc.Industrials$2.4B64C4Enerpac Tool Group Corp.Industrials$616.9M81B+5CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$50.1M48D6Westbury Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$33.0M——7FirsTime Design LimitedConsumer Cyclical$23.6M——8EnSync, Inc.Industrials$11.9M——9Telkonet, Inc.Technology$8.4M——10Trident Brands IncorporatedConsumer Defensive$224.7k——11Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc.Technology$218.9k38D12Oconomowoc Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———13FFBW, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing26%
Health care21%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction12%
Management11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
417,210
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $94.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,010
International migration+3,299
Natural change−1,554
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$32.1B2019
$32.2B2020
$34.4B2021
$37.8B2022
$40.3B2023
$42.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$398.2k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
3.9%±0.4%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$619.5M
1,178 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 97Hail 96Tornado 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4992016
5232017
5492018
5732019
5852020
6352021
7222022
7962023
8442024
8902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20211,7922021
1,3722022
1,0872023
1,9172024
1,1782025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.6 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
WSOR
Nearest port
27.9 km
Milwaukee, WI
Nearest commercial airport
34.1 km
GENERAL MITCHELL INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.4k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Waukesha?
Waukesha's economy produced $42.0B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.