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Kenosha County Data Profile



Population
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Kenosha County 128,181 149,577 164,465
         
Municipalities (ranked by population)  


Kenosha, city 80,426 90,352 96,950
Pleasant Prairie, village 12,037 16,136 19,847
Twin Lakes, village   3,989  5,124  5,752  
Paddock Lake, village   2,662  3,012  3,138  
Silver Lake, village  1,801  2,341  2,522  
         
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
Population by age: 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Total 128,181 149,577 164,465 100.0
14 & under 29,081 33,833 34,585 21.0
15 to 24 18,484 20,674 23,515 14.3
25 to 34 22,084 20,815 20,120
 12.2
35 to 44 18,647 26,061 24,749 15.0
45 to 54 13,087 19,257 26,097 15.9
55 to 64 10,605 11,768 16,903 10.3
65 + 16,193 17,169 18,496 11.2
Median age 32.5 34.8 36.8





Population by sex:



Male 62,740 74,149 82,039 49.9
Female 65,441 75,428 82,426 50.1



Population by race:



White N.A. 137,779 149,088 90.7
Black/African American
 N.A. 7,803 9723 5.9
American Indian N.A. 617 738 0.4
Asian N.A. 1,444 2,336 1.4
Native Hawaiian N.A. 65 71 0.0
Two or more N.A. 1,869 2,509 1.5



Hispanic/Latino (2) 5,580 10,757 16,037 9.8
Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Households 47,029 56,057 N.A.
Persons per household 2.67 2.60 N.A.

 


Housing Occupancy  


All housing units 51,262 59,989 6,712
Occupied housing units 47,029 56,057 N.A.
Vacant housing units 4,233 3,932 N.A.

 


Housing Tenure  


Occupied housing units 47,029 56,057 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 32,368 38,716 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 14,661 17,341 N.A.
Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % Unemployed
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 82,062 76,960 5,102 6.2
2004 82,079 77,285 4,797 5.8
2005 82,668 77,938 4,730 5.7
2006     
 83,066
 78,651
 4,415
 5.3
2007  84,578 80,410  4,168  4.9
2008
84,778
 80,729 4,499
 5.3
     
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 40,162 50,952 54,781 100.0



Goods Producing 11,048 14,962 10,764 19.5
Natural resource & mining 119 129 214 0.4
Construction 1,690 2,137 1,860 3.4
Manufacturing 9,240 12,696 8,601 15.7



Service providing 29,114 35,990 44,107 80.5
Trade, transportation & utilities 8,747 10,387 10,882 19.9
   Wholesale trade 900 2,344 2,498 4.6
   Retail trade 6,362 6,184 6,534 11.9
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,485 1,859 1850 3.4
Information 388 419 392 0.7
Financial activities 1,931 1,337 1,593 2.9
   Finance & insurance 1,580 880 1,055 1.9
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 351 458 539 1.0
Professional & business services 1,498 3,079 5,846 10.7
   Professional &
   technical services		 519 873 1,084 2.0
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 484 680 1.2
   Administrative &
   waste services		 825 1,722 4,081 7.4
Educational & health services 4,384 5,521 8,388 15.3
   Educational services 326 413 693 1.3
   Health care & social
   assistance		 4,058 5,109 7,695 14.0
Leisure & hospitality 4,887 5,821 6,372 11.6
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,147 1,025 1,120 2.0
   Accommodation &
   food services		 3,741 4,796 5,252 9.6
Other services, excluding public 1,516 1,720 1,748 3.2
Government 5,717 7,706 8,880 16.2



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 - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 54,781 $,986,893 $6,269 $697



Goods Producing 10,674 549,312 51,461 990
Natural resource & mining 214 5,299 24,801 477
Construction 1,860 96,125
 51,694 994
Manufacturing 8,601 447,888 52,073 1,001



Service providing 44,107 1,437,581 32,593 627
Trade, transportation & utilities 10,882 360,853 33,160 638
   Wholesale trade 2,498 136,051 54,467 1,047
   Retail trade 6,534 144,813 22,163 426
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,850 79,989 43,237 831
Information 392 13,394 34,162 657
Financial activities 1,593 54,173 34,005 654
   Finance & insurance 1,055 42,296 40,110 771
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 539 11,878 2,054 424
Professional & business services 5,486 218,035 37,298 717
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,084 47,582 43,892 844
   Management of
   companies		 680 83,964
 123,416 2,373
   Administrative &
   waste services		 4,081 86,488 21,191 408
Educational & health services 8,388 292,083 34,822 670
   Educational services 693 18,991 28,583 550
   Health care & social
   assistance		 7,695 271,988 35,345 680
Leisure & hospitality 6,372 75,929 11,915 229
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,120 15,596 13,922 268
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,252 60,333 11,487 221
Other services, excluding public 1,748 34,820
 19,924 383
Government 8,880 387,962 43,689 840
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 (08-09) 3,292 29,63 33,255

High School Graduates (07-08) 209 1,71 2,180







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)






District (grade span)

Enrollment
08/09		 Student
teacher
ratio
07/08
 Current
expenditure
per student
07/08

Graduates
07/08		 ACT
composite
score
08/09
Central/Westosha UHS (9-12) 1,235 14.61 $9,973 288 22.0
Kenosha (PK-12) 22,772 12.84 10,385 1,430 21.4
Wilmot UHS (9-12) 1,166 13.21 10,572 253 21.8


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1997 3,396,752 23,470
1998 3,658,523 24,993
1999 3,855,134 25,992
2000 4,161,152 27,727
2001 4,283,449 28,192
2002 4,407,919 28,654
2003 4,543,296 29,175
2004 4,658,616 29,541
2005
 4,855,107
 30,405
2006  5,115,795  31,721
2007
5,379,573
33,025
   
Private Nonfarm Business Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 3,137 3,211

Goods Producing 567 548
Natural resource & mining 5 4
Construction 343 347
Manufacturing 219 197

Service providing 2,570 2,663
Trade, transportation & utilities 783 756
   Wholesale trade 140 130
   Retail trade 566 518
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 77 108
Information 32 28
Financial activities 260 310
   Finance & insurance 153 165
   Real estate, rental & leasing 107 145
Professional & business services 371 384
   Professional & technical services 206 213
   Management of companies 14 20
   Administrative & waste services 151 151
Educational & health services 373 432
   Educational services 29 34
   Health care & social assistance 344 398
Leisure & hospitality 374 417
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 49 61
   Accommodation & food services 325 356
Other services, excluding public 351 331
Unclassified & auxiliary 26 5

Private establishments 1,000+ employees 2 2

Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 55,025
% of population in poverty (2008) (11)
 8.9%



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 Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
United Hospital System Inc. Health care services 1000+
Chrysler LLC
 Automobile engines 1000+
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Carthage College College 500-999
Snap-On Inc.
 Hand tool manufacturer
 500-999
Unified Solutions
 Packaging 500-999
Supervalu Holdings Inc. Grocery wholesalers 500-999
Kenosha Beef International
 Meat processors
 250-499
Jockey International
 Underwear manufacturer
 250-499
Sanmina-SCI Corp.
 Electronic components
 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/sig/dm-demographics.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