Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Kenosha County has a population of 168,438 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $265,500, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $81,239.

Home price
$265,500
Income
$81,239
Population
168,438
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$265,500county
Median gross rent$1,219county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,715county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,402county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,092county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,899county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$81,239county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.7%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$61,907county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.57%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3104054county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station10 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths9.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county46county
Public school enrollment25132county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible46.8%county
Elementary schools29county
Middle schools4county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public60.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population168,438county
Land area in square miles272county
People per square mile of land620.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores26county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store21.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.4%county
Second languages13.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents68county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in4,294county
Households that moved away4,473county
Average income of arriving households$60,168county
Average income of departing households$64,728county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year892county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings79.8%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.6 incounty
Annual snowfall41.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing133 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.1¢county
Household electricity use649 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas75.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband92.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.6county
Coastal flood risk30.8county
Drought risk43.9county
Landslide risk26.7county
Hail risk88.1county
Earthquake risk61.5county
Tornado risk92.7county
Tropical cyclone risk18.1county
Extreme heat risk80.4county
Winter weather risk25.9county
Strong wind risk92.1county
Wildfire risk29.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kenosha County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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