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Walworth County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 100,749
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Whitewater, city 12,636 13,437 14,291
Elkhorn, city
 5,337
 7,305
 9,244
Delavan, city  6,0737,9568,505 
Lake Geneva, city  5,9797,148 8,371 
East Troy, village  2,6643,564 4,483 
Genoa City, village  1,2771,949 2,874 
Williams Bay, village  2,1082,415 2,703 
Walworth, village  1,6142,304 2,693 
Fontana on Geneva Lake, village  1,6351,754 1,938 
Darien, village  1,1581,572 1,696 
Sharon, village
 1,2501,549 1,553 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 75,000 93,759 100,749 100.0
14 & under 15,200 18,690 18,538 18.4
15 to 24 13,140 16,895 16,007 15.9
25 to 34 11,442 11,203 13,222 13.1
35 to 44 10,708 14,638 13,309 13.2
45 to 54 7,438 12,289 15,108 15.0
55 to 64 6,399 8,110 11,094 11.0
65 + 10,673 11,934 13,471 13.4
Median age 33.0 35.1 37.1





Population by sex:



Male 36,873 46,626 50,703 50.3
Female 38,127 47,133 50,046 49.7





Population by race:



White N.A. 91,471 97,754 97.0
Black/African American
 N.A. 808 964 1.0
American Indian N.A. 246 318 0.3
Asian N.A. 623 907 0.9
Native Hawaiian N.A. 24 24 0.0
Two or more N.A. 587 782 0.8





Hispanic/Latino (2) 2,017 6,136 8,943 8.9





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
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 50,272
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
1998 52,422 51,096 1,326 2.5
1999 53,394 52,110 1,284 2.4
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 56,065 53,691 2,374 4.2
2006
56,28853,8932,3954.3
200756,216 53,722 2,494
 4.4
2008
 56,690 54,083 2,607 4.6



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 29,310 38,512 40,053 100.0





Goods Producing 8,719 11,485 11,262 28.1
Natural resource & mining 146 162 465 1.2
Construction 1,318 1,863 1,912 4.8
Manufacturing 7,256 9,460 8,885 22.2





Service providing 20,590 27,027 28,791 71.9
Trade, transportation & utilities 5,307 6,700 6,745 16.8
Wholesale trade 1,104 1,382 1,268 3.2
Retail trade 3,205 3,995 4,330 10.8
Transp., warehousing & utilities 868 1,323 1,147 2.9
Information 355 530 355 0.9
Financial activities 813 1,025 1,154 2.9
Finance & insurance 507 749 834 2.1
Real estate, rental & leasing 307 276 321 0.8
Professional & business services 1,257 2,145 3,034
 7.6
Professional & technical services 689 770 778 1.9
Management of companies N.A. 118 64 0.2
Administrative & waste services 540 1,257 2,193 5.5
Educational & health services 1,370 3,021 3,493 8.7
Educational services 212 203 214 0.5
Health care & social assistance 1,158 2,818 3,279 8.2
Leisure & hospitality 5,593 6,911 6,765 16.9
Arts, entertainment & recreation 802 927 1,035 2.6
Accommodation & food services 4,790 5,984 5,730 14.3
Other services, excluding public 823 1,127 1,199 3.0
Government 5,071 5,568 6,044 15.1





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 1045 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 - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 40,053 $1,309,999 $32,707 $629





Goods Producing 11,262 505,466 44,881 863
Natural resource & mining 465
 12,534 25,959 518
Construction 1,912 86,154 45,065 867
Manufacturing 8,885 406,778 45,780 880





Service providing 28,791 804,533
 27,944 537
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,745 196,304 29,103 560
Wholesale trade 1,268 60,509 47,717 918
Retail trade 4,330 94,694 21,869 421
Transp., warehousing & utilities 1,147 41,102 35,833 689
Information 355 12,878 26,250 697
Financial activities 1,154 41,946 36,341 699
Finance & insurance 834 34,132 40,938 787
Real estate, rental & leasing 321
 7,814 24,381 469
Professional & business services 3,034 81,826 26,966 519
Professional & technical services 778 31,675 40,709 783
Management of companies 64 4,177 65,438 1,258
Administrative & waste services 2,193 45,974 20,969 403
Educational & health services 3,493 17,646 30,818 593
Educational services 214 6,684 31,222 600
Health care & social assistance 3,279 100,962 30,791 592
Leisure & hospitality 6,765 100,133 14,801 285
Arts, entertainment & recreation 1,035 16,837 16,269 313
Accommodation & food services 5,730 83,296 14,536 280
Other services, excluding public 1,199 24,390 20,342 391
Government 6,044 239,407 39,611 762


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 (08-09) 1,424 16,395 17,819

High School Graduates (07-08) 16 1,167 1,183







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
Big Foot UHS (9-12) 572 12.43 $11,191 128 21.8
Delavan-Darien (PK-12) 2,634 14.34 8795 202 21.2
East Troy Community (PK-12) 1,764 13.62 9,050 164 21.9
Elkhorn Area (PK-12) 3,091 14.28 8,433 220 23.0
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS (9-12) 1,390 13.40 10800 284 22.6
Whitewater (K-12) 2,060 12.95 9,296 126 22.5
Williams Bay (K-12) 560 11.11 11,958 43 23.7


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1997 2,026,537 22,805
1998 2,206,355 24,319
1999 2,315,525 25,058
2000 2,522,363 27,292
2001 2,539,118 27,185
2002 2,596,829 27,298
2003 2,689,064 27,836
2004 2,799,940 28,730
2005 2,910,955 29,417
2006 3,074,879 30,748
2007
 3,233,555 323,239

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 2,585 2,787



Goods Producing 581 613
Natural resource & mining 14 13
Construction 350 387
Manufacturing 217 213



Service providing 2,004 2,174
Trade, transportation & utilities 596 622
Wholesale trade 117 125
Retail trade 375 392
Transp., warehousing & utilities 104 105
Information 37 33
Financial activities 204 246
Finance & insurance 114 142
Real estate, rental & leasing 90 108
Professional & business services 323 373
Professional & technical services 178 192
Management of companies 9 16
Administrative & waste services 136 165
Educational & health services 241 249
Educational services 26 31
Health care & social assistance 215 218
Leisure & hospitality 313 363
Arts, entertainment & recreation 58 71
Accommodation & food services 255 292
Other services, excluding public 257 283
Unclassified & auxiliary 33 5



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 0 0



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 54,541
% of population in poverty (2008) (11)
 11.1%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 2,319,170
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 733,834
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 815,244
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 8,562


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
Miniature Precision Components Inc. Thermoplastic components 500-999
Pentair Water
 Pumps & pumping equipment
 500-999
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Pumps & pumping equipment 250-499
Abbey Resort Resort hotel 250-499
Agrilink Foods
 Frozen vegetables
 250-499
Compass Group Services LLC
 Caterers 250-499
Alpine Valley Resort
 Resort hotel
 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, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed