WaukechonWI
A town of 1,034.
Is Waukechon a good place to live?
The best of Waukechon’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and the outdoors; the weakest is a C for schools. 11% of the land in Waukechon is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Navarino State Wildlife Area, at 2,215 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Waukechon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Waukechon stand out
Where Waukechon beats most towns.
1,034 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Waukechon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Waukechon is from typical.
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Moving to Waukechon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waukechon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Waukechon.
Waukechon faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Waukechon’s FEMA hazard score stands at 12 of 100, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 23 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 45% come from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Waukechon’s workers commute out
Only 1% of working residents stay in Waukechon for work; the rest commute out. The town’s middle household income comes in at $102,000. The top destinations are Green Bay (9%), Shawano (8%) and Bonduel (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
| Waukechon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Waukechon trails 65% of U.S. towns
Waukechon: 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. Two figures for adults locally: 17% smoke cigarettes, 40% have obesity.
| Waukechon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Waukechon | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 16.6% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). The median age for Waukechon comes to 48.3 years. Wisconsin has 33% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 28%. For residents here, the share who are under 18 is 19%.
| Waukechon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Waukechon | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Protected land: 10.7% of Waukechon
For Waukechon, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 4.7 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Navarino State Wildlife Area | 1.7 mi | 2,215 |
| 2. Navarino Cedar Swamp State Natural Area | — | 445 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Waukechon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Waukechon
About 3 of every 100 Waukechon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Waukechon for work
Where Waukechon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Waukechon
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Waukechon is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Lunds is located in the town. Its Menominee name is Wākecānāpāēw, meaning "crooked beak man", a reference to the Thunderbird Clan of the Ho-Chunk.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft