Kaukauna vs Kimberly

A side-by-side comparison of Kaukauna and Kimberly: population, income, housing, and more.

Kaukauna and Kimberly are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kaukauna has the higher population (17,237 vs 7,432 in Kimberly). Kaukauna has the higher median household income ($78,353 vs $68,295 in Kimberly). Kaukauna has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $196,900 in Kimberly).

Population, income & housing

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
Population	17,237	7,432
Median age	38.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,353	$68,295
Median home value	$198,800	$196,900
Median gross rent	$988	$1,056
Housing units	7,298	3,231
Homeownership rate	72.1%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
Population	16,070 → 17,237 (+7.3%)	6,770 → 7,432 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$62,822 → $78,353 (+24.7%)	$53,884 → $68,295 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$142,500 → $198,800 (+39.5%)	$146,900 → $196,900 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $988 (+15.6%)	$737 → $1,056 (+43.3%)

Kaukauna

Population

16,07017,237

Median household income

$62,822$78,353

Median home value

$142,500$198,800

Median gross rent

$855$988

Kimberly

Population

6,7707,432

Median household income

$53,884$68,295

Median home value

$146,900$196,900

Median gross rent

$737$1,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
Under 5	5.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.1%
75 and over	6.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	33.3%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
Drove alone	81.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
1-unit, detached	72.4%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.8%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kaukauna	Kimberly
Poverty rate	8.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1975	1975