Kaukauna city, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 17,111 ( 1,649 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.6 square miles
Population density: 1096.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,896	92.90%	10.4%
Black:	73	0.43%	33.6%
Indian:	74	0.43%	38.3%
Asian:	233	1.36%	9.9%
2+ races:	354	2.07%	67.8%
Hispanic:	472	2.76%	16.0%

Total non-White:	1,215	7.10%	14.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,495	11.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	154	1.2

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
15,462
14,401	93.14%
110	0.71%
120	0.78%
212	1.37%
211	1.36%
407	2.63%
1,061	6.86%

2000
12,993
12,334	94.93%
9	0.07%
100	0.77%
378	2.91%
139	1.07%
30	0.23%
659	5.07%

1990
11,982
11,533	96.25%
10	0.08%
124	1.03%
231	1.93%
n/a
84	0.70%
449	3.75%

1980
11,312
11,199	99.00%
10	0.09%
61	0.54%
18	0.16%
n/a
24	0.21%
113	1.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,067	15.9
402	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

801	6.7
210	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

334	3.0
336	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Kaukauna city, 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
38.3
3,680	21.5%
13,431	78.5%
2,448	14.3%

7,049
2.40

4,387	62.2%
3,528	80.4%
320	7.3%
2,662	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
3,984	25.8%
11,478	74.2%
1,881	12.2%

6,270
2.45

4,090	65.2%
3,147	76.9%
424	10.4%
2,180	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
3,575	27.5%
9,418	72.5%
1,779	13.7%

4,999
2.56

3,434	68.7%
2,838	82.6%
295	8.6%
1,565	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
3,493	29.2%
8,489	70.8%
1,673	14.0%

4,394
2.69

3,198	72.8%
2,654	83.0%
237	7.4%
1,196	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
3,477	30.7%
7,835	69.3%
1,352	12.0%

3,961
2.84

2,975	75.1%
2,631	88.4%
190	6.4%
986	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kaukauna city, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	296	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	214	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	190	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	224	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	404	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	198	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	225	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	298	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	251	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	303	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	938	13.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,160	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	953	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	521	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	418	5.9%
$200,000 or more	456	6.5%

Median Household Income	74,575
Per Capita Income	37,496

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	237	3.4%
Public Assistance	107	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	590	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,184	82.6%
Unemployed	201	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,385	84.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,739	15.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,111	3,088	57.1%
Non-Profit	142	728	16.3%
Self-Employed	527	143	78.7%

Local Government	343	338	50.4%
State Government	80	137	36.9%
Federal Government	13	49	21.0%

Total Private + Self	4,638	3,231	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	578	1,252	31.6%
Total	5,216	4,483	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,086	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,805	18.6%
Professional, Technical	2,208	22.7%
Service Occupations	1,393	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.1%
All others	3,222	33.2%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,040	21.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,592	16.4%
Retail trade	1,177	12.1%
Construction	774	8.0%
Educational services	651	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	531	5.5%
Wholesale trade	509	5.2%
Finance and insurance	461	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	433	4.5%
Public administration	356	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	312	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	296	3.0%
Other services	248	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	177	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	56	0.6%
Information	44	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	0.3%
Utilities	26	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	435	2.54%
Puerto Rican	5	0.03%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	13	0.08%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	19	0.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	179	1.05%
Chinese	26	0.15%
Filipino	21	0.12%
Vietnamese	6	0.04%
Indian	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,806	98.0%
Spanish	96	0.6%
Other Asian	74	0.5%
German, other Germanic	70	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	47	0.3%
Chinese	29	0.2%
Other	11	0.1%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,114	41.6%
Dutch	2,417	14.1%
Irish	1,602	9.4%
English	794	4.6%
French	720	4.2%
American	700	4.1%
Polish	637	3.7%
Norwegian	379	2.2%
European	331	1.9%
French Canadian	289	1.7%
Swedish	218	1.3%
Italian	170	1.0%
Scottish	145	0.8%
Swiss	140	0.8%
Czech	138	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,078	99.8%
Not a citizen	33	0.2%

Native	16,869	98.6%
Foreign-born	242	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
163	1.4%	539	4.5%	4,313	35.8%	3,721	30.9%	2,488	20.7%	819	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	163	1.4%
9-12 Years	539	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,313	35.8%
Some College	3,721	30.9%
Bach. Degree	2,488	20.7%
Grad Degree	819	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,062	R +311	R + 2.4%
D +751
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,534	R +1,793	R + 22.3%
D -259
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,078	R +2,865	R + 36.5%
D -787

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,016	R +2,554	R + 34.1%
D -1,538
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,784	52.9%	Joe Biden (D)	4,084	45.2%	173	1.9%	9,041	4	6	0.27%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	3,722	49.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,333	44.1%	510	6.7%	7,565	2	3	0.25%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,343	56.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,250	42.2%	102	1.3%	7,695	-4	-5	0.25%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	4,871	63.1%	John McCain (R)	2,706	35.0%	148	1.9%	7,725	-7	-11	0.26%
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	3,920	54.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,193	44.4%	75	1.0%	7,188	-5	-6	0.24%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,370	56.8%	George W. Bush (R)	2,284	38.5%	278	4.7%	5,932	-9	-9	0.23%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,084

45.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,784

52.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

144

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

9,041

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,333

44.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,722

49.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

344

4.5%

Other

166

2.2%

TOTAL

7,565

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,343

56.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,250

42.2%

Other

102

1.3%

TOTAL

7,695

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,871

63.1%

John McCain (R)

2,706

35.0%

Other

148

1.9%

TOTAL

7,725

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,193

44.4%

John Kerry (D)

3,920

54.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,188

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Kaukauna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,284

38.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,370

56.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

205

3.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,932

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kaukauna city, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,589	52.7%	Mandela Barnes (D)	3,215	47.3%	0	0.0%	6,804	2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	52%	Tim Michels (R)	3,415	50.0%	Tony Evers* (D)	3,326	48.7%	84 [+]	1.2%	6,825	2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 84 (1.2%);
2018	S1	50%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	3,565	55.5%	Leah Vukmir (R)	2,863	44.5%	0	0.0%	6,428	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	51%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,196	49.5%	Tony Evers (D)	3,124	48.4%	133 [+]	2.1%	6,453	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 55 (0.9%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 46 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 23 (0.4%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 9 (0.1%);
2016	S3	60%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,878	51.5%	Russ Feingold (D)	3,372	44.8%	276 [+]	3.7%	7,526	1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 276 (3.7%);
2014	G	48%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,077	53.1%	Mary Burke (D)	2,638	45.5%	84 [+]	1.4%	5,799	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 59 (1.0%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 25 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,282
Median Value	$179,900

Occupied	7,049	96.8%
Vacant	233	3.2%

Owned	4,944	70.1%
Rented	2,105	29.9%
Median Rent	$973

Single-Family Units	5,530	75.9%
Detached	5,107	70.1%
Attached	423	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	969	13.3%
Mobile Homes	6	0.1%

Kaukauna city, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kaukauna city, WI

2022 Housing Data for Kaukauna city, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kaukauna city, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kaukauna city, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kaukauna city, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kaukauna city, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kaukauna city, WI