Mequon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 21,848 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Mequon is the 29th largest community in Wisconsin.

Mequon is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mequon is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mequon who work in management occupations (19.16%), sales jobs (13.79%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.49%).

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

In addition, Mequon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Mequon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mequon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mequon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

For most residents of Mequon, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.7% of people in Mequon drive alone to work on most days, making Mequon a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Mequon's landscape.

Mequon Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mequon. 59.55% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Mequon in 2000 was $48,333, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,332 for a family of four. However, Mequon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Mequon is English.