Manitowoc County vs Ozaukee County

A side-by-side comparison of Manitowoc County and Ozaukee County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ozaukee County has the higher population (92,345 vs 81,314 in Manitowoc County). Ozaukee County has the higher median household income ($96,734 vs $68,611 in Manitowoc County). Ozaukee County has the higher median home value ($368,900 vs $172,900 in Manitowoc County).

Population, income & housing

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
Population	81,314	92,345
Median age	45.0 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,611	$96,734
Median home value	$172,900	$368,900
Median gross rent	$777	$1,112
Housing units	37,960	39,415
Homeownership rate	76.3%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	50.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
Population	79,185 → 81,314 (+2.7%)	88,597 → 92,345 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$56,612 → $68,611 (+21.2%)	$85,215 → $96,734 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $172,900 (+32.9%)	$282,500 → $368,900 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $777 (+15.6%)	$927 → $1,112 (+20.0%)

Manitowoc County

Population

79,18581,314

Median household income

$56,612$68,611

Median home value

$130,100$172,900

Median gross rent

$672$777

Ozaukee County

Population

88,59792,345

Median household income

$85,215$96,734

Median home value

$282,500$368,900

Median gross rent

$927$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.1%
75 and over	8.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
No high school diploma	7.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	37.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
Drove alone	81.1%	75.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	3.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.3%	15.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
1-unit, detached	72.8%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	10.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Manitowoc County	Ozaukee County
Poverty rate	9.8%	4.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1963	1977