Waukesha is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 70,454 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Waukesha is the seventh largest community in Wisconsin.

Also of interest is that Waukesha has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another interesting thing about Waukesha, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Waukesha ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Waukesha, 41.80% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Waukesha in 2022 was $41,207, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,828 for a family of four. However, Waukesha contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waukesha is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waukesha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waukesha residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Waukesha also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waukesha include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

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