Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Manitowoc County has a population of 81,406 and has grown 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $186,900, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $69,148.

Home price
$186,900
Income
$69,148
Population
81,406
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$186,900county
Median gross rent$797county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198068.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,130county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$69,148county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate9.6%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 home7.8%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.6%county
Economic output per resident$66,362county

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 time20.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport338127county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths22.1county
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 higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county28county
Public school enrollment9798county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible40.2%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population81,406county
Land area in square miles589county
People per square mile of land138.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents86county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in1,480county
Households that moved away1,481county
Average income of arriving households$57,180county
Average income of departing households$55,162county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year152county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.9%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.3 incounty
Annual snowfall43.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$97county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use595 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas73.8%county
Homes heated by propane11.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband89.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk69.7county
Coastal flood risk32.2county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk44.1county
Hail risk96.0county
Earthquake risk25.3county
Tornado risk77.3county
Tropical cyclone risk21.7county
Extreme heat risk79.9county
Winter weather risk62.2county
Strong wind risk60.2county
Wildfire risk19.2county

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 Manitowoc 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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