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Wautoma, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Wautoma is a Census city of 1,817 people across 2.80 square miles of land, in Waushara County. Median household income is $32,361, 53.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wautoma
What Wautoma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.8 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land650
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaushara 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.
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How many people live in Wautoma
- Population1,817
- Median age40.0
- Population under 18449 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1824.7 percent
- Population 65 and over414 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households868
- Family households333 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families38.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wautoma
- Median household income$32,361 plus or minus $8,216
- Per capita income$25,011
- Civilian labor force787
- Employed709
- Unemployed78 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over1,261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wautoma
- Housing units1,007
- Occupied units868
- Vacant units139 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied464 plus or minus 95
- Renter occupied404 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate53.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$801
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units572
- Share single family56.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more413 plus or minus 102
- Share in buildings of two or more41.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wautoma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute653
- Commuting under 15 minutes267 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more224 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.3 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wautoma (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$2,878,000
- Average approval$359,750
- Median approval$180,650
- Largest approval$1,220,700
- Jobs supported86
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wautoma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Wautoma
- NFIP communityCity of Wautoma
- NFIP community number550506
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/13(M)
The City of Wautoma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550506 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.
Waushara County, not Wautoma
Waushara County context, not Wautoma figures
- Establishments in Waushara County494
- Covered employment, Waushara County5,903
- Average annual pay, Waushara County$43,716
- Housing units permitted, Waushara County120
Every figure in this section is published for Waushara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wautoma.
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
Wautoma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wautoma, Wisconsin?
1,817, in 868 households. Wautoma city covers 2.80 square miles of land, which is 650 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wautoma in?
Waushara 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 Wautoma?
$32,361. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,600. Median gross rent is $801 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wautoma businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $180,650. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wautoma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wautoma borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wautoma. Only 0 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 Wautoma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wautoma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wautoma, city of, community 550506, 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 Wautoma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Waushara 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 Wautoma.
Is zoning published for Wautoma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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