About Waukee

Waukee is a somewhat small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 6,414 people and just one neighborhood, Waukee is the 61st largest community in Iowa.

Much of the housing in Waukee has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Waukee economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Waukee, where the median household income is $60,050.

Waukee is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Waukee is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waukee who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.88%), management occupations (13.13%), and sales jobs (12.88%).

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

Because of many things, Waukee is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Waukee a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Waukee has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Waukee's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Waukee is a very car-oriented town. 98.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Waukee is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Waukee has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Waukee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Waukee Information and Demographics

The education level of Waukee citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.48% of adults in Waukee have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waukee in 2000 was $27,937, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,748 for a family of four. However, Waukee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Waukee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Waukee is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waukee include German, Irish, English, Swedish, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Waukee is English.