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Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,995 returns moved into Waukesha County and 10,697 moved out, a net gain of 298 returns, or 1.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

WaukeshaWashingtonDaneWalworthCook, IL

Farther away

WaukeshaMaricopa, AZHennepin, MNLee, FL

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Milwaukee County, supplied 41% of all arriving returns. On balance, Waukesha gains the most returns from Milwaukee County. Movers from other states made up 27% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 11.5% of Waukesha’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Milwaukee3,2924,553+1,261
  2. Washington709590−119
  3. Dane399342−57
  4. Jefferson355332−23
  5. Racine283347+64
  6. Walworth302289−13
  7. Cook, IL258208−50
  8. Ozaukee221196−25
  9. Dodge224180−44
  10. Maricopa, AZ150111−39
  11. Hennepin, MN12555−70
  12. Kenosha7693+17

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 43 counties sent 20 or more returns each (78% of arrivals from within the US) and 59 received 20 or more (76% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 93% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,717 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Rock9413946
Lake, IL8713663
Brown82120102
Outagamie7411797
Winnebago678676
Sheboygan578657
DuPage, IL568681
Fond du Lac567952
Lee, FL42711,191
La Crosse3951154
McHenry, IL385849
Los Angeles, CA36601,717
Marathon3651149
Collier, FL32441,231
Oneida2943196
Portage2943117
Kane, IL283775
Manitowoc283687
San Diego, CA27391,686
Harris, TX2748990
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Winnebago7910276
Brown77110102
Lee, FL711261,191
Collier, FL56951,231
Rock558046
Outagamie548697
DuPage, IL538581
Denver, CO5155887
Lake, IL518463
Marathon5071149
La Crosse4869154
Los Angeles, CA47581,717
Fond du Lac476652
New York, NY4548752
Travis, TX45661,023
Sheboygan415957
San Diego, CA39631,686
King, WA37481,647
Pinellas, FL34561,089
Dallas, TX3447845

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Illinois461
  2. Arizona131
  3. Florida116
  4. California63
  5. Minnesota55
  6. Texas27

Departures to

  1. Illinois388
  2. Florida323
  3. Arizona203
  4. Texas161
  5. Minnesota151
  6. California86

Four filing years

11,65610,8342019–2011,56810,5342020–2111,56410,6162021–2210,99510,6972022–23

InOut

Waukesha shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2019–20. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +4.7 in 2019–20, +5.9 in 2020–21, +5.2 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $86,790 Arriving
  • $90,265 Leaving
  • $132,409 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.

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