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Kewaunee County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Kewaunee County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kewaunee County is a small, rural Wisconsin county of about 20,600 residents with an economy oriented toward agriculture and manufacturing, reflected in a median worker earnings of $44,520 and a GDP per capita of $32,886. The labor market is notably tight, with an unemployment rate of just 1.6% and a labor force participation rate of 64.6%, though only 20.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $208,900 and median gross rent of $839/month—alongside an 86.5% homeownership rate and a modest 5-year population gain of 1.3%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,621

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,725

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

Kewaunee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,138 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race472 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races405 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone347 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone160 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone84 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish624
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic80
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)48
  4. 4.Vietnamese42
  5. 5.Other Indo-European30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,059

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,886

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,364

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,418
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,164
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)922
  4. 4.Construction (Group)896
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities698

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,454
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,150
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,770
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,630
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,618

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.98×)678
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.06×)2,186
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.25×)926
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)562
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)671

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$208,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$839/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,263 (17.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,024 (14.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999730 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999729 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999695 (9.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999513 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,520

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,237 (78.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,071 (10.2%)
  • Carpooled821 (7.8%)
  • Walked289 (2.8%)
  • Other42 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit24 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.