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Walworth County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
1990 2000 2009
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 100,593
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Whitewater, city 12,636 13,437 14,136
Elkhorn, city
5,337
7,305
9,118

Delavan, city  6,0737,9568,282 
Lake Geneva, city  5,9797,148 8,029 
East Troy, village  2,6643,564 4,412 
Genoa City, village  1,2771,949 2,859 
Williams Bay, village  2,1082,415 2,610 
Walworth, village  1,6142,304 2,617 
Fontana on Geneva Lake, village  1,6351,754 1,828 
Darien, village  1,1581,572 1,610 
Sharon, village
 1,2501,549 1,492 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
1990 2000 2009 % dist (09)
Population by age:



Total 75,000 93,759 100,593 100.0
14 & under 15,200 18,690 18,802 18.7
15 to 24 13,140 16,895 18,270 18.2
25 to 34 11,442 11,203 9,984 9.9
35 to 44 10,708 14,638 12,809 12.7
45 to 54 7,438 12,289 15,329 15.2
55 to 64 6,399 8,110 11,953 11.9
65 + 10,673 11,934 13,446 13.4
Median age 33.0 35.1 37.8





Population by sex:



Male 36,873 46,626 50,532 50.2
Female 38,127 47,133 50,061 49.8





Population by race:



White N.A. 91,471 97,463 96.9
Black/African American
N.A. 808 979 1.0
American Indian N.A. 246 318 0.3
Asian N.A. 623 964 1.0
Native Hawaiian N.A. 24 24 0.0
Two or more N.A. 587 845 0.8





Hispanic/Latino (2) 2,017 6,136 9,497 9.4





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
1990 2000 2009
Households 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Persons per household 2.60 2.57 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 36,937 43,783 51,168
Occupied housing units 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Vacant housing units 9,317 9,261 N.A.





Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 18,467 23,848 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 9,153 10,674 N.A.


Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
Labor Force Employment Unemployed % unemployed
2000 54,173 52,619 1,554 2.9
2001 55,175 53,049 2,126 3.9
2002 55,523 52,846 2,677 4.8
2003 56,019 53,310 2,709 4.8
2004 55,999 53,531 2,468 4.4
2005 56,138 53,757 2,381 4.2
2006
56,40753,9882,4194.3
200756,295 53,753 2,542
 4.5
2008
 56,451 53,774 2,677 4.7
2009
 56,194 51,009 5,185 9.2
201054,913
50,058
4,855
8.8





Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
1990 2000 2009 % dist. (09)
Total 29,310 38,512 37,123 100.0





Goods Producing 8,719 11,485 9,305 25.1
Natural resource & mining 146 162 267 0.7
Construction 1,318 1,863 1,372 3.7
Manufacturing 7,256 9,460 7,667 20.7





Service providing 20,590 27,027 27,818 74.9
Trade, transportation & utilities 5,307 6,700 6,641 17.9
Wholesale trade 1,104 1,382 1,228 3.3
Retail trade 3,205 3,995 4,202 11.3
Transp., warehousing & utilities 868 1,323 1,211 3.3
Information 355 530 256 0.7
Financial activities 813 1,025 1,090 2.9
Finance & insurance 507 749 807 2.2
Real estate, rental & leasing 307 276 284 0.8
Professional & business services 1,257 2,145 2,439
6.6
Professional & technical services 689 770 778 2.1
Management of companies N.A. 118 73 0.2
Administrative & waste services 540 1,257 1,588 4.3
Educational & health services 1,370 3,021 3,439 9.3
Educational services 212 203 204 0.5
Health care & social assistance 1,158 2,818 3,236 8.7
Leisure & hospitality 5,593 6,911 6,615 17.8
Arts, entertainment & recreation 802 927 1,031 2.8
Accommodation & food services 4,790 5,984 5,584 15.0
Other services, excluding public 823 1,127 1,163 3.1
Government 5,071 5,568 6,173 16.6





Employment by Occupation (5)
2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 49,128 100.0

Management occupations 4,558 9.3

Business & financial operations occupations 1,399 2.8

Computer & mathematical occupations 582 1.2

Architecture & engineering occupations 1,045 2.1

Life, physical & social science occupations 256 0.5

Community & social services occupations 639 1.3

Legal occupations 129 0.3

Education, training & library occupations 2,899 5.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 812 1.7

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 1,753 3.6

Healthcare support occupations 1,043 2.1

Protective service occupations 591 1.2

Food preparation & serving related occupations 2,962 6.0

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 1,685 3.4

Personal care & service occupations 1,315 2.7

Sales & related occupations 5,010 10.2

Office & administrative support occupations 6,831 13.9

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 470 1.0

Construction & extractive occupations 2,945 6.0

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 1,754 3.6

Production occupations 7,309 14.9

Transportation & material moving occupations 3,141 6.4






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2009 (4)
Employment Wages
(000)
Annual
average
earnings
Average
weekly
earnings
Total 37,123 $1,194,987 $32,190 $619





Goods Producing 9,305 403,175 43,327 833
Natural resource & mining 267
6,902 25,899 498
Construction 1,372 55,290 40,294 775
Manufacturing 7,667 340,983 44,476 855





Service providing 27,818 791,812
28,464 547
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,641 188,552 28,393 546
Wholesale trade 1,228 57,827 47,075 905
Retail trade 4,202 90,641 21,569 415
Transp., warehousing & utilities 1,211 40,084 33,100 637
Information 259 9,621 37,556 722
Financial activities 1,090 39,087 35,854 689
Finance & insurance 807 32,253 39,992 769
Real estate, rental & leasing 284
6,833 24,089 463
Professional & business services 2,439 77,431 31,751 611
Professional & technical services 778 31,881 40,960 788
Management of companies 73 5,484 75,635 1,455
Administrative & waste services 1,588 40,067 25,234 485
Educational & health services 3,439 109,293 31,777 611
Educational services 204 6,196 30,421 585
Health care & social assistance 3,236 103,097 31,863 613
Leisure & hospitality 6,615 97,099 14,679 282
Arts, entertainment & recreation 1,031 16,486 15,990 308
Accommodation & food services 5,584 80,613 14,436 278
Other services, excluding public 1,163 24,124 20,742 399
Government 6,173 246,572 39,944 768


Education
Educational Attainment (6)
1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 46,742 58,153 24.4

Less than 9th grade 3,652 3,049 -16.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,154 6,155 0.0

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 17,175 19,459 13.3

Some college, no degree 8,937 12,857 43.9

Associates degree 2,623 3,961 51.0

Bachelor’s degree 5,358 8,694 62.3

Graduate or professional degree 2,843 3,978 39.9







% high school graduate or higher 79 84.2 -

% bachelor’s degree or higher 17.5 21.8 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
Private Public Total

Enrollment (09-10) 1,399 16,337 17,736

High School Graduates (08-09) 21 1,207 1,228







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)





District (grade span) Enrollment
09/10
Student teacher ratio 08/09 Current expenditure per student 08/09 Graduates 08/09 ACT composite score 09/10
Big Foot UHS (9-12) 537 12.4 $11,465 137 22.4
Delavan-Darien (PK-12) 2,636 14.3 9,335 196 20.8
East Troy Community (PK-12) 1,757 13.6 9,086 138 22.4
Elkhorn Area (PK-12) 3,110 14.3 8,989 225 22.3
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS (9-12) 1,354 13.4 10,977 331 22.2
Whitewater (K-12) 2,033 13.0 9,779 144 21.3
Williams Bay (K-12) 584 11.1 12,788 36 24.0


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
Total (000) Per Capita
1999 $2,385,145 $25,811
2000 2,603,444 28,166
2001 2,640,655 28,266
2002 2,701,083 28,386
2003 2,806,171 29,038
2004 2,919,235 29,942
20053,026,201 30,568
2006 3,207,69632,086
2007
 3,342,29633,343
2008
 3,416,747 33,985
2009
3,333,254
33,136



Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
2000 2008
Total 2,585 2,723



Goods Producing 581 581
Natural resource & mining 14 10
Construction 350 369
Manufacturing 217 202



Service providing 2,004 2,142
Trade, transportation & utilities 596 607
Wholesale trade 117 119
Retail trade 375 391
Transp., warehousing & utilities 104 97
Information 37 37
Financial activities 204 232
Finance & insurance 114 137
Real estate, rental & leasing 90 95
Professional & business services 323 375
Professional & technical services 178 191
Management of companies 9 16
Administrative & waste services 136 168
Educational & health services 241 253
Educational services 26 30
Health care & social assistance 215 223
Leisure & hospitality 313 360
Arts, entertainment & recreation 58 75
Accommodation & food services 255 285
Other services, excluding public 257 274
Unclassified & auxiliary 33 4



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 0 0



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2009) ($) (11)
49,482
% of population in poverty (2009) (11)
14.0%



Manufacturing shipments (2007) ($000) (12)
2,247,440
Wholesalers, merchant, sales (2007) ($000) (12)
1,124,627
Retail sales (2007) ($000) (12)
1,091,166
Retail sales per capita (2007) ($) (12)
10,886


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Resort hotel 500-999
Wal-Mart Discount department stores
500-999
Pentair Water
Pumps & pumping equipment
500-999
Aurora Health CareHealth care services500-999
Agrilink Foods
Frozen vegetables
250-499
Miniature Precision Components Inc.Thermoplastic components250-499
Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Pumps & pumping equipment 250-499
Abbey Resort Resort hotel 250-499
Geneva National
Golf course
100-249
Versacold Cascade Inc.
Refrigerated storage
100-249
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, 2007 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census07
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, dwd.wisconsin.gov/oes/largest_employers