Kenosha County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	168,438	5,914,872	334,922,499	409th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,239	$77,485	$80,734	531st of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	40.2	38.9	2303rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.2%	33.4%	35.7%	687th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$265,500	$266,500	$332,700	812th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,219	$1,087	$1,413	512th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%	2332nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	3.2%	5.2%	1700th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	619.6	109.2	n/a	277th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.4%	5.2%	14.1%	631st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1046th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.7%	67.8%	65.2%	2605th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	22.2	26.4	1426th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	13.1%	15.1%	1040th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2562nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	46.8%	46.9%	2089th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	325th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.2%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.0	37.1	61.4

Age in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	39.4	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.8%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	68,904	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,757	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.5%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.1%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	73,678	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.7%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.5%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.3%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,179	$3,792	n/a

Education in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.7%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.6%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.9%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.4%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.9%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.8%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.8%	7.2%	16.7%

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