Moving to Waupun, Wisconsin
Population: 10,718. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,558 (-1.5% change)
Males: 6,430 (60.0%), Females: 4,288 (40.0%)
Fond du Lac County
Zip code: 53963
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $40,597
Median house value: $88,600
Population by Race
Races in Waupun:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
- Black (11.8%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (34.2%), Dutch (20.1%), Irish (5.6%), English (4.8%), Polish (3.9%), United States (3.3%).
Elevation: 904 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Waupun
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waupun city
- Never married: 14.2%
- Now married: 71.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,724 (+19.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Waupun:
- WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (620 W BROWN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waupun:
- BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)
- RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles; RIPON, WI)
- FOND DU LAC CTY ACUTE PSYCH UNIT 231 (about 24 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waupun:
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 54 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waupun:
- DODGE COUNTY (about 15 miles; JUNEAU, WI; Abbreviation: UNU)
- FOND DU LAC COUNTY (about 20 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Abbreviation: FLD)
- HARTFORD MUNI (about 32 miles; HARTFORD, WI; Abbreviation: HXF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waupun:
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 32 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 53 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 56 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
Schools
Public high schools in Waupun:
- WAUPUN ALTERNATIVE HIGH (Students: 24; Location: 801 E LINCOLN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INST (Students: 5; Location: 200 S MADISON ST; Grades: 12 – 12)
Private high school in Waupun:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHRISTIAN HS (Students: 140; Location: 301 FOX LAKE ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waupun:
- WAUPUN HI (Students: 780; Location: 801 E LINCOLN ST; Grades: PK – 12)
- WAUPUN MID (Students: 550; Location: 451 E SPRING ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 376; Location: 101 YOUNG ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- JEFFERSON EL (Students: 287; Location: 601 GRANDVIEW AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- ALTO EL (Students: 129; Location: N3516 COUNTY TRUNK EE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Waupun:
- WAUPUN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 520 MC KINLEY STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
Libraries
Library in Waupun:
- WAUPUN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $442,430; Location: 120 S. MILL ST.; 51,070 books; 2,108 audio materials; 1,615 video materials; 158 serial subscriptions)