Kewaunee County vs Vilas County

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

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

Vilas County has the higher population (23,410 vs 20,621 in Kewaunee County). Kewaunee County has the higher median household income ($80,085 vs $67,132 in Vilas County). Vilas County has the higher median home value ($270,700 vs $208,900 in Kewaunee County).

Population, income & housing

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
Population	20,621	23,410
Median age	44.4 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,085	$67,132
Median home value	$208,900	$270,700
Median gross rent	$839	$810
Housing units	9,325	24,783
Homeownership rate	85.3%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
Population	20,387 → 20,621 (+1.1%)	21,751 → 23,410 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$66,192 → $80,085 (+21.0%)	$47,072 → $67,132 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$164,900 → $208,900 (+26.7%)	$202,900 → $270,700 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $839 (+21.1%)	$699 → $810 (+15.9%)

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

Vilas County

Population

21,75123,410

Median household income

$47,072$67,132

Median home value

$202,900$270,700

Median gross rent

$699$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
Under 5	5.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	20.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	19.1%
75 and over	9.0%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	8.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	38.5%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
Drove alone	79.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.7%	10.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
1-unit, detached	81.3%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Kewaunee County	Vilas County
Poverty rate	7.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1970	1980