Moving to Sussex, Wisconsin
Population: 8,828. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,812 (+11.1% change)
Males: 4,324 (49.0%), Females: 4,504 (51.0%)
Waukesha County
Zip code: 53089
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $60,283
Median house value: $171,200
Population by Race
Races in Sussex:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (60.1%), Polish (13.8%), Irish (9.8%), Norwegian (5.7%), English (5.0%), French (4.9%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sussex
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sussex village
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.3% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Asia, 0.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,643 (+70.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sussex:
- ELMBROOK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI)
- WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; WAUKESHA, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sussex:
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 63 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sussex:
- CAPITOL (about 6 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI; Abbreviation: 02C)
- AERO PARK (about 6 miles; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: 76C)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 8 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Abbreviation: UES)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sussex:
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 17 miles; MEQUON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,654)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 21 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
- CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,913)
Schools
Public high school in Sussex:
- HAMILTON HI (Students: 1,172; Location: W220N6151 TOWN LINE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sussex:
- TEMPLETON MID (Students: 878; Location: N59W22490 SILVER SPRING DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WOODSIDE EL (Students: 593; Location: W236N7465 WOODSIDE RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- MAPLE AVENUE EL (Students: 510; Location: W240N6059 MAPLE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- RICHMOND EL (Students: 431; Location: N56W26530 RICHMOND RD; Grades: PK – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Sussex:
- QUAD CARE SUSSEX (Students: 136; Location: N63 W23075 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Sussex:
- PAULINE HAASS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $722,005; Location: N64 W23820 MAIN ST.; 69,195 books; 2,648 audio materials; 2,860 video materials; 167 serial subscriptions)