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Kenosha County Data Profile



Population
Population (1,6)
 199020002006
Kenosha County 128,181149,577162,001
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)  

Kenosha, city 80,42690,35296,240
Pleasant Prairie, village 12,03716,13618,942
Twin Lakes, village  3,989 5,124 5,522 
Paddock Lake, village  2,662 3,012 3,150 
Silver Lake, village 1,801 2,341 2,505 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
Population by age: 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Total 128,181 149,577 162,001 100.0
14 & under 29,081 33,833 33,957 21.0
15 to 24 18,484 20,674 23,147 14.3
25 to 34 22,084 20,815 20,810
 12.8
35 to 44 18,647 26,061 25,880 16.0
45 to 54 13,087 19,257 24,680 15.2
55 to 64 10,605 11,768 15,700 9.7
65 + 16,193 17,169 17,827 11.0
Median age 32.5 34.8 36.3





Population by sex:



Male 62,740 74,149 80,915 49.9
Female 65,441 75,428 81,086 50.1





Population by race:



White N.A. 137,779 147,403 91.0
Black N.A. 7,803 9,344 5.8
American Indian N.A. 617 705 0.4
Asian N.A. 1,444 2,264 1.4
Native Hawaiian N.A. 65 74 0.1
Two or more N.A. 1,869 2,211 1.4





Hispanic/Latino (2) 5,580 10,757 14,880 9.2
Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 199020002006
Households 47,02956,057N.A.
Persons per household 2.672.60N.A.

 

Housing Occupancy  

All housing units 51,26259,98966,644
Occupied housing units 47,02956,057N.A.
Vacant housing units 4,2333,932N.A.

 

Housing Tenure  

Occupied housing units 47,02956,057N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 32,36838,716N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 14,66117,341N.A.
Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % Unemployed
1995 76,910 73,975 2,935 3.8
1996 77,030 74,255 2,775 3.6
1997 79,305 76,589 2,716 3.4
1998 81,667 79,036 2,631 3.2
1999 82,653 79,964 2,689 3.3
2000 81,166 77,925 3,241 4.0
2001 81,682 77,519 4,163 5.1
2002 81,376 76,523 4,853 6.0
2003 82,183 77,078 5,105 6.2
2004 82,163 77,356 4,807 5.9
2005 82,702 77,962 4,740 5.7
2006     
 83,021
 78,552
 4,469
 5.4
     
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist. (05)
Total 40,162 50,952 55,004 100.0





Goods Producing 11,048 14,962 12,560 22.8
Natural resource & mining 119 129 183 0.3
Construction 1,690 2,137 2,488 4.5
Manufacturing 9,240 12,696 9,889 18.0





Service providing 29,114 35,990 42,444 77.2
Trade, transportation & utilities 8,747 10,387 10,896 19.8
   Wholesale trade 900 2,344 2,374 4.3
   Retail trade 6,362 6,184 6,508 11.8
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,485 1,859 2,014 3.7
Information 388 419 427 0.8
Financial activities 1,931 1,337 1,737 3.2
   Finance & insurance 1,580 880 1,145 2.1
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 351 458 592 1.1
Professional & business services 1,498 3,079 4,887 8.9
   Professional &
   technical services		 519 873 1,049 1.9
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 484 669 1.2
   Administrative &
   waste services		 825 1,722 3,169 5.8
Educational & health services 4,384 5,521 7,875 14.3
   Educational services 326 413 643 1.2
   Health care & social
   assistance		 4,058 5,109 7,233 13.2
Leisure & hospitality 4,887 5,821 6,305 11.5
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,147 1,025 1,029 1.9
   Accommodation &
   food services		 3,741 4,796 5,277 9.6
Other services, excluding public 1,516 1,720 1,834 3.3
Government 5,717 7,706 8,483 15.4





Employment by Occupation (5)
 2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 73,236 100.0

Management occupations 5,982 8.2

Business & financial operations occupations 2,431 3.3

Computer & mathematical occupations 1310 1.8

Architecture & engineering occupations 1469 2.0

Life, physical & social science occupations 762 1.0

Community & social services occupations 834 1.1

Legal occupations 413 0.6

Education, training & library occupations 3,833 5.2

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 965 1.3

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 3,061 4.2

Healthcare support occupations 1,397 1.9

Protective service occupations 1,500 2.0

Food preparation & serving related occupations 3,776 5.2

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 2,008 2.7

Personal care & service occupations 1,860 2.5

Sales & related occupations 8,204 11.2

Office & administrative support occupations 11,593 15.8

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 142 0.2

Construction & extractive occupations 4,149 5.7

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 2,960 4.0

Production occupations 9,936 13.6

Transportation & material moving occupations 4,651 6.4






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2006 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 55,004 $1,947,616 $35,409 $681





Goods Producing 12,560 636,114 50,647 974
Natural resource & mining 183 4,286 23,444 451
Construction 2,488 122,925 49,410 950
Manufacturing 9,889 508,902 51,461 990





Service providing 42,444 1,311,502 30,900 594
Trade, transportation & utilities 10,896 345,778 31,735 610
   Wholesale trade 2,374 122,833 51,750 995
   Retail trade 6,508 142,587 21,909 421
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,014 80,358 39,900 767
Information 427 13,611 31,875 613
Financial activities 1,737 57,030 32,842 632
   Finance & insurance 1,145 44,471 38,857 747
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 592 12,559 21,215 408
Professional & business services 4,887 204,007 41,754 803
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,049 44,839 42,731 822
   Management of
   companies		 669 85,304 127,478 2,451
   Administrative &
   waste services		 3,169 73,865 23,312 448
Educational & health services 7,875 255,018 32,383 623
   Educational services 643 17,833 27,755 534
   Health care & social
   assistance		 7,233 237,185 32,794 631
Leisure & hospitality 6,305 69,285 10,988 211
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,029 12,552 12,203 235
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,277 56,733 10,752 207
Other services, excluding public 1,834 33,623 18,333 353
Government 8,483 333,150 39,273 755
Education
Educational Attainment (6)
 1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 80,794 95,038 17.6

Less than 9th grade 6,788 4,370 -35,6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,340 11,275 -15.5

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 29,482 31,711 7.6

Some college, no degree 14,760 22,286 51.0

Associate's degree 6,174 7,150 15.8

Bachelor’s degree 6,969 12,290 76.4

Graduate or professional degree 3,281 5,956 81.5







% high school graduate or higher 75.1 83.5 -

% bachelor’s degree or higher 12.7 19.2 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
 Private Public Total

Enrollment (06-07) 3,261 29,707 32,968

High School Graduates (02-03) 197 1,955 2,152







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)






District (grade span)

Enrollment
06/07		 Student
teacher
ratio
05/06		 Current
expenditure
per student
05/06

Graduates
05/06		 ACT
composite
score
06/07
Central/Westosha UHS (9-12) 1,250 14.61 9,082 277 21.67
Kenosha (PK-12) 22,482 12.95 9,366 1,428 21.47
Wilmot UHS (9-12) 1,081 12.82 9,598 250 21.92


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1995 $3,016,010 $21,448
1996 3,161,485 22,114
1997 3,396,752 23,470
1998 3,658,523 24,993
1999 3,855,134 25,992
2000 4,161,152 27,724
2001 4,283,449 28,162
2002 4,407,919 28,625
2003 4,543,296 29,098
2004 4,665,884 29,468
2005
 4,900,049
 30,552
   
Private Nonfarm Business Establishments (10)
 2000 2005
Total 3,137 3,197



Goods Producing 567 565
Natural resource & mining 5 5
Construction 343 361
Manufacturing 219 199



Service providing 2,570 2,632
Trade, transportation & utilities 783 76
   Wholesale trade 140 121
   Retail trade 566 539
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 77 101
Information 32 33
Financial activities 260 297
   Finance & insurance 153 153
   Real estate, rental & leasing 107 144
Professional & business services 371 391
   Professional & technical services 206 227
   Management of companies 14 19
   Administrative & waste services 151 145
Educational & health services 373 418
   Educational services 29 35
   Health care & social assistance 344 383
Leisure & hospitality 374 395
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 49 58
   Accommodation & food services 325 337
Other services, excluding public 351 331
Unclassified & auxiliary 26 6



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 2 4



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2006) ($) (11)
 51,941
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)
 11.6%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 2,562,039
Wholesale sales ($000) (12)
 N.A.
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 1,473,555
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 9,571


Major Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
United Hospital System Inc. Health care services 1000+
Daimler Chrysler Corp. Automobile engines 1000+
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Carthage College College 500-999
Deluxe Media Services Inc. Audio/video media reproduction 500-999
Snap-On Inc. Hand tool manufacturer 500-999
Supervalu Holdings Inc. Grocery wholesalers 500-999
Unified Solutions Inc. Packaging 500-999
Cherry Corp. Electronic components 250-499
Albany-Chicago Co. Aluminum die-casting 250-499
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race
(3) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
(4) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
(5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm
(6) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(7) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/stats.html
(8) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(9) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis
(10) U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
(11) U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/
(12) U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed