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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Wauwatosa is a Census city of 48,529 people across 13.23 square miles of land, in Milwaukee County. Median household income is $101,138, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wauwatosa
What Wauwatosa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,669
- County holding the largest share of its areaMilwaukee 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.
Wauwatosa
How many people live in Wauwatosa
- Population48,529
- Median age38.4
- Population under 1810,162
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over8,626
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households22,239
- Family households12,158
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauwatosa
Income and work in Wauwatosa
- Median household income$101,138
- Per capita income$58,931
- Civilian labor force27,057
- Employed26,492
- Unemployed565 plus or minus 178
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over35,521
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauwatosa
Housing in Wauwatosa
- Housing units23,528
- Occupied units22,239
- Vacant units1,289 plus or minus 258
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent
- Owner occupied13,531
- Renter occupied8,708
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$339,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,438
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent
- Single family units13,636
- Share single family58.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,885
- Share in buildings of two or more42.0 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauwatosa
How Wauwatosa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute20,325
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,676
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,217
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent
- Drove alone66.9 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home22.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauwatosa
SBA loans in Wauwatosa (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$22,639,400
- Average approval$481,689
- Median approval$211,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,162,140
- Largest approval$4,154,000
- Jobs supported433
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.9 percent
- Share to franchises10.6 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauwatosa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Wauwatosa
SBA loans in Wauwatosa (504)
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$13,350,000
- Average approval$513,462
- Median approval$473,500
- Largest approval$1,313,000
- Jobs supported153
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauwatosa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Wauwatosa
Flood risk in Wauwatosa
- NFIP communityCity of Wauwatosa
- NFIP community number550284
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/24/24
The City of Wauwatosa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550284 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.
Milwaukee County, not Wauwatosa
Milwaukee County context, not Wauwatosa figures
- Establishments in Milwaukee County20,466
- Covered employment, Milwaukee County469,055
- Average annual pay, Milwaukee County$69,142
- Housing units permitted, Milwaukee County1,005
Every figure in this section is published for Milwaukee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wauwatosa.
All Milwaukee County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Wauwatosa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin?
48,529, in 22,239 households. Wauwatosa city covers 13.23 square miles of land, which is 3,669 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wauwatosa in?
Milwaukee 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 Wauwatosa?
$101,138. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $339,000. Median gross rent is $1,438 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wauwatosa businesses?
47 7(a) approvals totaling $22.6 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $211,400, plus 26 504 approvals worth $13.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauwatosa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wauwatosa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wauwatosa. Only 8 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 Wauwatosa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wauwatosa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wauwatosa, city of, community 550284, 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 Wauwatosa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Milwaukee 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 Wauwatosa.
Is zoning published for Wauwatosa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.