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Waunakee, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Waunakee is a Census village of 15,687 people across 7.40 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $125,220, 77.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waunakee
What Waunakee is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area7.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,120
- County holding the largest share of its areaDane County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waunakee
How many people live in Waunakee
- Population15,687
- Median age39.6
- Population under 184,484
- Share under 1828.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,292
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households5,844
- Family households4,547
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waunakee
Income and work in Waunakee
- Median household income$125,220
- Per capita income$64,261
- Civilian labor force8,444
- Employed8,323
- Unemployed121 plus or minus 65
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over10,506
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waunakee
Housing in Waunakee
- Housing units6,091
- Occupied units5,844
- Vacant units247 plus or minus 173
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied4,523
- Renter occupied1,321 plus or minus 294
- Ownership rate77.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$515,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,324
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.7 percent
- Single family units4,558
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,533 plus or minus 423
- Share in buildings of two or more25.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waunakee
How Waunakee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,258
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,556 plus or minus 317
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,901
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent
- Drove alone64.8 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home24.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waunakee
SBA loans in Waunakee (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$25,300,500
- Average approval$588,384
- Median approval$325,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,501,320
- Largest approval$4,935,000
- Jobs supported436
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.3 percent
- Share to franchises23.3 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waunakee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waunakee
SBA loans in Waunakee (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$46,083,000
- Average approval$1,536,100
- Median approval$765,500
- Largest approval$5,465,000
- Jobs supported351
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waunakee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waunakee
Flood risk in Waunakee
- NFIP communityVillage of Waunakee
- NFIP community number550093
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/14
The Village of Waunakee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550093 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dane County, not Waunakee
Dane County context, not Waunakee figures
- Establishments in Dane County14,765
- Covered employment, Dane County359,249
- Average annual pay, Dane County$74,481
- Housing units permitted, Dane County5,477
Every figure in this section is published for Dane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waunakee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waunakee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waunakee, Wisconsin?
15,687, in 5,844 households. Waunakee village covers 7.40 square miles of land, which is 2,120 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waunakee in?
Dane County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waunakee?
$125,220. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $515,900. Median gross rent is $1,324 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Waunakee businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $25.3 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $325,000, plus 30 504 approvals worth $46.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waunakee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Waunakee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Waunakee. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Waunakee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waunakee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waunakee, village of, community 550093, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waunakee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dane County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waunakee.
Is zoning published for Waunakee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.