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Waukee, IA
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Living in Waukee



Waukee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 29,167 people and three associated neighborhoods, Waukee is the 23rd largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Waukee, 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 Waukee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Waukee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Waukee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $106,846.00.

Waukee real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Waukee house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Waukee 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: 16.89% 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.

Being a small city, Waukee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Waukee, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Waukee is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.77% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Waukee in 2022 was $51,536, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,144 for a family of four. However, Waukee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waukee is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waukee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waukee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Waukee include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Waukee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.


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