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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Wauwatosa spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Wauwatosa Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wauwatosa, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wauwatosa is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 47.62% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.