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Jury Pool Profile

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Republican +20 (2024)
Population
409,040
Median household income
$104,100
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 359,428 87.9%
  • Black or African American alone 6,307 1.5%
  • Asian alone 15,732 3.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 762 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 54 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 5,675 1.4%
  • Two or more races 21,082 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22,725 5.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.3

  • Under 18 86,754 21.2%
  • 18–24 30,245 7.4%
  • 25–44 95,944 23.5%
  • 45–64 114,824 28.1%
  • 65 and over 81,273 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$42.0B
9.27% of state
Avg. annual pay
$69,989
Establishments
14,577

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 51,710 20.9%
  • Education & health services 44,099 17.8%
  • Manufacturing 42,071 17.0%
  • Professional & business services 35,498 14.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 22,310 9.0%
  • Construction 19,608 7.9%
  • Financial activities 14,680 5.9%
  • Other services 7,971 3.2%
  • Public administration 6,438 2.6%
  • Information 2,624 1.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 704 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.4%
Median gross rent
$1,300
Owner-occupied
127,473
Renter-occupied
39,317

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 274,845 votes cast

  • Republican 162,768 59.2%
  • Democratic 108,478 39.5%
  • Other / third-party 3,599 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 10,652 2.7%
  • Other Indo-European 5,467 1.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4,213 1.1%
  • German 3,136 0.8%
  • Slavic languages 1,770 0.5%
  • Chinese 1,723 0.4%
  • Tagalog 577 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 503 0.1%
  • Arabic 478 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 377 0.1%
  • Korean 325 0.1%
  • Other 317 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
166,790
Family households
112,903
67.7% of households
Married w/ children
96,094
Single-mother households
5,619
Veterans
18,689
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 127,861 31.4%
  • Evangelical Protestant 73,129 18.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 27,730 6.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 16,578 4.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.0%
With a disability
9.4%
Bachelor's or higher
47.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Waukesha County Circuit Court (3rd Judicial District)
Judges
38 (Circuit Court judges aggregated across all counties in each administrative Judicial District (Wis. Stat. § 753.06); vintage 2026 wicourts.gov. Note: WI's Circuit Court is per-county (72 trial venues); the 9 active numbered Judicial Districts are administrative chief-judge regions, not jurisdictions. Municipal Court judges (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separate and not counted here.)
Court seats
Waukesha

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
27
8.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
26

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Waukesha County, Wisconsin to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.