Green Lake County vs Kewaunee County

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

Green Lake 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.

Kewaunee County has the higher population (20,621 vs 19,165 in Green Lake County). Kewaunee County has the higher median household income ($80,085 vs $66,917 in Green Lake County). Kewaunee County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $206,300 in Green Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
Population	19,165	20,621
Median age	45.5 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,917	$80,085
Median home value	$206,300	$208,900
Median gross rent	$806	$839
Housing units	10,731	9,325
Homeownership rate	75.0%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
Population	18,755 → 19,165 (+2.2%)	20,387 → 20,621 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$55,075 → $66,917 (+21.5%)	$66,192 → $80,085 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $206,300 (+40.7%)	$164,900 → $208,900 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $806 (+13.5%)	$693 → $839 (+21.1%)

Green Lake County

Population

18,75519,165

Median household income

$55,075$66,917

Median home value

$146,600$206,300

Median gross rent

$710$806

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)

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
Under 5	5.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.5%
75 and over	9.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.6%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
Drove alone	76.3%	79.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.9%	9.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	5.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Green Lake County	Kewaunee County
Poverty rate	13.3%	7.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1971	1970