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Cudahy, WI
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Cudahy profile


Living in Cudahy



Cudahy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 17,796 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cudahy is the 47th largest community in Wisconsin.

Of important note, Cudahy is also a city of artists. Cudahy has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cudahy’s character.

Also of interest is that Cudahy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In terms of college education, Cudahy is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.39% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cudahy in 2022 was $37,232, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,928 for a family of four. However, Cudahy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cudahy is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cudahy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cudahy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cudahy include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Cudahy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.