Wauwatosa is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 47,271 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Wauwatosa is the 14th largest community in Wisconsin.

Wauwatosa is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wauwatosa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wauwatosa who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.52%), sales jobs (13.02%), and management occupations (11.50%).

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

In addition, Wauwatosa is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the benefits of Wauwatosa is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.89 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Wauwatosa Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Wauwatosa. 47.62% 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 Wauwatosa in 2000 was $28,834, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,336 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Wauwatosa is English.