Wausau, WI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	38,426	100.0

Male	18,461	48.0
Female	19,965	52.0

Under 5 years	2,394	6.2
5 to 9 years	2,737	7.1
10 to 14 years	2,873	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,896	7.5
20 to 24 years	2,526	6.6
25 to 34 years	4,977	13.0
35 to 44 years	5,586	14.5
45 to 54 years	4,821	12.5
55 to 59 years	1,679	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,355	3.5
65 to 74 years	2,813	7.3
75 to 84 years	2,624	6.8
85 years and over	1,145	3.0

Median age (years)	36.5	(X)

18 years and over	28,670	74.6
Male	13,441	35.0
Female	15,229	39.6
21 years and over	26,961	70.2
62 years and over	7,362	19.2
65 years and over	6,582	17.1
Male	2,446	6.4
Female	4,136	10.8

RACE
One race	37,961	98.8
White	33,010	85.9
Black or African American	208	0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	228	0.6
Asian	4,383	11.4
Asian Indian	135	0.4
Chinese	72	0.2
Filipino	25	0.1
Japanese	8	0.0
Korean	31	0.1
Vietnamese	21	0.1
Other Asian ¹	4,091	10.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	117	0.3
Two or more races	465	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	33,343	86.8
Black or African American	311	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	408	1.1
Asian	4,612	12.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	66	0.2
Some other race	187	0.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	38,426	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	398	1.0
Mexican	198	0.5
Puerto Rican	37	0.1
Cuban	16	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	147	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,028	99.0
White alone	32,802	85.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	38,426	100.0
In households	37,136	96.6
Householder	15,678	40.8
Spouse	7,314	19.0
Child	11,087	28.9
Own child under 18 years	9,172	23.9
Other relatives	1,022	2.7
Under 18 years	307	0.8
Nonrelatives	2,035	5.3
Unmarried partner	923	2.4
In group quarters	1,290	3.4
Institutionalized population	847	2.2
Noninstitutionalized population	443	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	15,678	100.0
Family households (families)	9,336	59.5
With own children under 18 years	4,362	27.8
Married-couple family	7,314	46.7
With own children under 18 years	3,099	19.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,489	9.5
With own children under 18 years	939	6.0
Nonfamily households	6,342	40.5
Householder living alone	5,274	33.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,211	14.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,593	29.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,436	28.3

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	3.08	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,668	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,678	94.1
Vacant housing units	990	5.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	60	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	15,678	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,676	61.7
Renter-occupied housing units	6,002	38.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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