2022 population: 167,817 ( 1,391 from 2010 , 1,339 from 2020)
Land area: 271.8 square miles
Population density: 617.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	123,892	73.83%	4.6%
Black:	11,655	6.95%	9.4%
Indian:	526	0.31%	2.5%
Asian:	3,159	1.88%	31.1%
2+ races:	4,073	2.43%	27.8%
Hispanic:	24,512	14.61%	25.1%

Total non-White:	43,925	26.17%	20.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,936	11.6
Deaths:	3,877	11.5
Net Migration:	-1,733	-5.1
Net Immigration:	246	0.7

Change in White population:	-6,000	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,391	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
166,426
129,892	78.05%
10,655	6.40%
513	0.31%
2,410	1.45%
3,187	1.91%
19,592	11.77%
36,534	21.95%

2000
149,577
127,287	85.10%
7,446	4.98%
491	0.33%
1,403	0.94%
2,033	1.36%
10,757	7.19%
22,290	14.90%

1990
128,181
116,227	90.67%
5,186	4.05%
442	0.34%
771	0.60%
n/a
5,555	4.33%
11,954	9.33%

1980
123,137
115,777	94.02%
3,041	2.47%
368	0.30%
474	0.38%
n/a
3,438	2.79%
7,360	5.98%

1970
117,917
112,984	95.82%
1,886	1.60%
140	0.12%
158	0.13%
n/a
2,690	2.28%
4,933	4.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
20,067	13.4
11,672	7.8
6,242	4.2
2,128	1.4

2,605	1.7
14,244	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
20,471	16.0
11,634	9.1
9,540	7.4
512	0.4

11,060	8.6
10,336	8.1

Number	Rate
1980's
18,743	15.2
10,550	8.6
-2,616	-2.1
n/a

450	0.4
4,594	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,222	-3.6
n/a

2,793	2.4
2,427	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kenosha County, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.9
37,340	22.3%
130,477	77.7%
25,041	14.9%

66,705
2.47

43,456	65.1%
32,296	74.3%
4,719	10.9%
23,249	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
42,829	25.7%
123,597	74.3%
18,679	11.2%

62,650
2.58

42,243	67.4%
30,730	72.7%
5,100	12.1%
20,407	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
40,330	27.0%
109,247	73.0%
17,247	11.5%

56,093
2.59

38,671	68.9%
30,220	78.1%
3,897	10.1%
17,422	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
34,516	26.9%
93,665	73.1%
16,180	12.6%

47,011
2.67

34,184	72.7%
27,657	80.9%
3,038	8.9%
12,827	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
36,047	29.3%
87,090	70.7%
13,291	10.8%

43,165
2.79

32,293	74.8%
26,879	83.2%
2,692	8.3%
10,872	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Kenosha County, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,741	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,379	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,827	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,176	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,325	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,141	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,548	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,511	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,090	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,487	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,645	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,643	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,474	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,690	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,711	10.1%
$200,000 or more	5,317	8.0%

Median Household Income	76,583
Per Capita Income	38,720

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,010	4.5%
Public Assistance	1,913	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,703	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,145	74.3%
Unemployed	4,051	4.2%
In Armed Forces	268	0.3%

Total Labor Force	75,464	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	20,250	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,620	27,780	55.5%
Non-Profit	1,990	4,924	28.8%
Self-Employed	3,328	2,617	56.0%

Local Government	3,047	4,189	42.1%
State Government	853	1,243	40.7%
Federal Government	859	789	52.1%

Total Private + Self	37,948	30,397	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,749	11,145	37.7%
Total	44,697	41,542	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,067	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,811	20.6%
Professional, Technical	18,325	21.2%
Service Occupations	14,171	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	650	0.8%
All others	23,008	26.6%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	16,032	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	11,155	12.9%
Retail trade	10,724	12.4%
Educational services	7,830	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	5,406	6.3%
Construction	5,365	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4,725	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,802	4.4%
Other services	3,744	4.3%
Wholesale trade	3,246	3.8%
Public administration	3,197	3.7%
Finance and insurance	3,183	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,816	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,256	1.5%
Information	1,114	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,045	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	937	1.1%
Utilities	611	0.7%
Management	136	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	58	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,052	10.11%
Puerto Rican	2,785	1.65%
Cuban	164	0.10%
Dominican	335	0.20%

Total Central American	1,199	0.71%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	496	0.29%
Honduran	320	0.19%
Nicaraguan	143	0.08%
Panamanian	151	0.09%
Salvadoran	89	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	932	0.55%
Argentinean	140	0.08%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.02%
Colombian	447	0.26%
Ecuadorian	177	0.10%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	53	0.03%
Uruguayan	51	0.03%
Venezuelan	33	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,176	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	801	0.47%
Indian	732	0.43%
Vietnamese	422	0.25%
Chinese	407	0.24%
Hmong	365	0.22%
Korean	142	0.08%
Japanese	79	0.05%
Cambodian	39	0.02%
Taiwanese	8	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	139,942	87.7%
Spanish	13,125	8.2%
Other Indo-European	1,980	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,064	0.7%
Other Asian	755	0.5%
German, other Germanic	701	0.4%
Tagalog	558	0.3%
Other	401	0.3%
Vietnamese	252	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	47,671	28.3%
Irish	18,642	11.1%
Italian	16,572	9.8%
Polish	12,839	7.6%
English	11,304	6.7%
Norwegian	5,346	3.2%
American	5,003	3.0%
French	3,601	2.1%
Swedish	3,425	2.0%
Danish	2,789	1.7%
Dutch	2,465	1.5%
Scottish	2,446	1.4%
European	1,824	1.1%
Finnish	1,646	1.0%
Czech	1,444	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	162,573	96.4%
Not a citizen	6,120	3.6%

Native	156,714	92.9%
Foreign-born	11,979	7.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,252	3.7%	5,736	5.0%	32,047	28.0%	38,809	33.9%	21,475	18.7%	12,218	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,252	3.7%
9-12 Years	5,736	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,047	28.0%
Some College	38,809	33.9%
Bach. Degree	21,475	18.7%
Grad Degree	12,218	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	66,526	62,476	4,050	6.1%	4.4%
1991	68,765	64,626	4,139	6.0%	5.4%
1992	71,304	67,029	4,275	6.0%	5.1%
1993	72,019	68,667	3,352	4.7%	4.3%
1994	74,574	71,203	3,371	4.5%	4.2%
1995	76,647	73,737	2,910	3.8%	3.7%
1996	77,015	74,252	2,763	3.6%	3.6%
1997	79,232	76,505	2,727	3.4%	3.5%
1998	81,663	78,996	2,667	3.3%	3.3%
1999	82,325	79,635	2,690	3.3%	3.1%

2000	80,882	77,651	3,231	4.0%	3.4%
2001	81,328	77,155	4,173	5.1%	4.4%
2002	81,259	76,397	4,862	6.0%	5.3%
2003	82,375	77,265	5,110	6.2%	5.6%
2004	82,456	77,694	4,762	5.8%	5.0%
2005	82,600	77,914	4,686	5.7%	4.8%
2006	82,952	78,551	4,401	5.3%	4.7%
2007	84,386	80,126	4,260	5.0%	4.8%
2008	85,616	80,901	4,715	5.5%	4.9%
2009	86,569	77,135	9,434	10.9%	9.0%

2010	85,715	77,060	8,655	10.1%	8.5%
2011	85,958	78,378	7,580	8.8%	7.6%
2012	86,713	79,739	6,974	8.0%	6.9%
2013	86,909	80,302	6,607	7.6%	6.7%
2014	86,666	81,481	5,185	6.0%	5.3%
2015	87,124	82,773	4,351	5.0%	4.4%
2016	88,081	84,061	4,020	4.6%	3.9%
2017	89,132	85,691	3,441	3.9%	3.3%
2018	89,146	85,986	3,160	3.5%	3.0%
2019	89,666	86,204	3,462	3.9%	3.3%

2020	88,499	82,200	6,299	7.1%	6.3%
2021	89,961	86,034	3,927	4.4%	3.8%
2022	89,931	86,978	2,953	3.3%	2.9%
2023	91,612	88,461	3,151	3.4%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,447
Median Value	$234,700

Occupied	66,705	92.1%
Vacant	5,742	7.9%

Owned	44,940	67.4%
Rented	21,765	32.6%
Median Rent	$1,110

Single-Family Units	50,264	69.4%
Detached	47,697	65.8%
Attached	2,567	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,482	17.2%
Mobile Homes	2,051	2.8%

Kenosha County, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kenosha County, WI

2022 Housing Data for Kenosha County, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kenosha County, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kenosha County, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kenosha County, WI

Historical Labor Force Data for Kenosha County, WI