Wauwatosa is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 47,289 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Wauwatosa is the 14th largest community in Wisconsin.Wauwatosa is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wauwatosa is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wauwatosa who work in management occupations (13.56%), healthcare (12.04%), and sales jobs (10.99%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Wauwatosa telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 60.96% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Wauwatosa in 2022 was $53,803, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $215,212 for a family of four. Wauwatosa is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wauwatosa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wauwatosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wauwatosa include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wauwatosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
