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Kenosha County, Wisconsin; Wisconsin; United States

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Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
5,892,539
333,287,557
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
5,892,539
333,287,557
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
168,732
5,880,101
332,031,554
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
5,893,725
331,449,520
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
169,151
5,893,725
331,449,520
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
0.0%
0.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
-0.2%
-0.2%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 169,151 5,893,718 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 166,426 5,686,986 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
5.4%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.0%
21.6%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.2%
17.9%
16.8%
Female persons, percent
50.3%
49.9%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
86.6%
86.6%
75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.6%
6.8%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
1.2%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.9%
3.2%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.9%
2.2%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
14.4%
7.5%
18.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
74.1%
80.2%
59.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 8,587 315,815 17,431,290
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 7.4% 5.0% 13.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) 72,740 2,748,940 142,153,010
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 66.9% 67.4% 64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $203,400 $200,400 $244,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,542 $1,491 $1,697
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $645 $578 $538
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,020 $916 $1,163
Building permits, 2021 972 25,444 1,736,982
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 65,877 2,401,818 124,010,992
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.50 2.39 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 85.8% 86.8% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 12.4% 8.6% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 93.5% 92.0% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 89.1% 86.4% 87.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 91.3% 92.9% 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 29.3% 31.5% 33.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 9.2% 8.1% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.3%
6.4%
9.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 67.6% 66.0% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 63.5% 62.6% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 305,142 13,496,307 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,030,428 48,477,876 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 363,007 15,551,340 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,498,594 91,763,765 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $32,634 $15,840 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 26.2 22.2 26.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $70,073 $67,080 $69,021
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $35,403 $36,754 $37,638
Persons in poverty, percent
10.7%
10.8%
11.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 3,276 141,326 8,000,178
Total employment, 2020 63,470 2,599,347 134,163,349
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) 2,797,825 131,209,701 7,564,809,878
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 1.8% -0.4% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 9,138 356,561 27,104,006
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,736 104,760 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,450 59,602 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 421 17,085 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 238 5,817 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,005 90,255 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 139 5,771 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,052 87,592 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 622.3 108.8 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 611.9 105.0 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 271.84 54,167.14 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 271.99 54,157.80 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 55059 55 1
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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