Wisconsin · Census place 5555275

Muskego, Wisconsin

Muskego is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin with an estimated 25,759 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 32nd largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
25,759
#32 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+2.6%
+661 people
Land area
31.6 sq mi
+ 4.37 sq mi water
Density
815 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Muskego. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Muskego population, 2020 to 2024

Muskego added 661 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by +192. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 48th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Muskego is 2.1 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 25,039. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Muskego covers 31.60 square miles of land and 4.37 of water, for 815 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Muskego is less dense than the typical town.

What county Muskego is in

All of Muskego's residents live in Waukesha County, which had 417,029 residents in 2024. Muskego holds 6.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Muskego

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Muskego by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53150. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Muskego is

The Census internal point of Muskego is at 42.871400, -88.134300. Madison, the capital, is 64.7 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Franklin, WI (36,591 people), 6.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Milwaukee, WI, 15.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.871400, -88.134300
DMS
42°52'17.04"N 88°08'3.48"W
UTM
16N 407352.0E 4747158.1N
Geohash
dp97fkw81
Plus code
86JHVVC8+H7

Daylight in Muskego

At 42.87° N, Muskego gets about 15 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Muskego

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Big Bend, 3.6 miles away, with 1,502 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muskego, WI?

25,759 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 661 (2.6%) from 25,098 in July 2020.

What county is Muskego in?

Waukesha County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Muskego?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 53150.

How far is Muskego from Madison?

64.7 miles (104.2 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Muskego.

What is the nearest larger city to Muskego?

Franklin, WI, with 36,591 residents, 6.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.