Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Kewaunee County has a population of 20,664 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $222,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $82,725.

Home price
$222,200
Income
$82,725
Population
20,664
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$222,200county
Median gross rent$847county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198063.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,164county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$931county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,545county
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$82,725county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate7.6%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 home10.2%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$52,357county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.44%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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport338127county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher21.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3505county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible26.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population20,664county
Land area in square miles342county
People per square mile of land60.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents112county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in393county
Households that moved away464county
Average income of arriving households$59,509county
Average income of departing households$56,591county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year71county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.1%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.7 incounty
Annual snowfall47.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days169 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$84county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use569 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity7.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.0%county
Homes heated by propane22.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood6.3%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.4county
Coastal flood risk30.2county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk28.0county
Hail risk63.3county
Earthquake risk12.6county
Tornado risk39.7county
Tropical cyclone risk16.6county
Extreme heat risk19.6county
Winter weather risk20.1county
Strong wind risk33.2county
Wildfire risk9.9county

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 Kewaunee 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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