Waunakee is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 16,363 people and three associated neighborhoods, Waunakee is the 60th largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Waunakee, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Waunakee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Waunakee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Waunakee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $125,220.00. Waunakee home prices are not only among the most expensive in Wisconsin, but Waunakee real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Waunakee is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Waunakee is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waunakee who work in management occupations (22.90%), business and financial occupations (8.94%), and healthcare (8.07%). Also of interest is that Waunakee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Waunakee is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Waunakee is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Waunakee really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Waunakee perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small village, Waunakee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Waunakee is a pretty powerful place. 63.82% of the adults in Waunakee have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Waunakee in 2022 was $64,261, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $257,044 for a family of four. Waunakee is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Waunakee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waunakee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Waunakee include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Waunakee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
