Adams County vs Kewaunee County

A side-by-side comparison of Adams County and Kewaunee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams County and Kewaunee County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adams County has the higher population (20,928 vs 20,621 in Kewaunee County). Kewaunee County has the higher median household income ($80,085 vs $59,153 in Adams County). Kewaunee County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $184,500 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
Population	20,928	20,621
Median age	55.5 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,153	$80,085
Median home value	$184,500	$208,900
Median gross rent	$789	$839
Housing units	16,873	9,325
Homeownership rate	86.4%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
Population	20,094 → 20,928 (+4.2%)	20,387 → 20,621 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$46,369 → $59,153 (+27.6%)	$66,192 → $80,085 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$131,100 → $184,500 (+40.7%)	$164,900 → $208,900 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $789 (+23.5%)	$693 → $839 (+21.1%)

Adams County

Population

20,09420,928

Median household income

$46,369$59,153

Median home value

$131,100$184,500

Median gross rent

$639$789

Kewaunee County

Population

20,38720,621

Median household income

$66,192$80,085

Median home value

$164,900$208,900

Median gross rent

$693$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
Under 5	3.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	19.1%	15.6%
65 to 74	19.5%	12.5%
75 and over	12.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
No high school diploma	11.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	39.8%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
Drove alone	79.1%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.3%	9.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Kewaunee County
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1983	1970