Kenosha

Population: 99,147
Median household income: $68,532
Median home value: $210,500

Kenosha is a community in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, home to 99,147 residents. The median household income of $68,532 is below the Kenosha County median ($79,412).

From 2019 to 2023, Kenosha's population held roughly steady from 99,688 to 99,147, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $152,500 to $210,500.

Owners occupy 59.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 99,147
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,532
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $1,137
Housing units: 41,998
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

99,68899,147

Median household income

$55,417$68,532

Median home value

$152,500$210,500

Median gross rent

$908$1,137

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	99,688	$55,417	$152,500	$908
2020	99,767	$56,113	$160,900	$923
2021	99,605	$60,219	$168,800	$996
2022	99,493	$64,963	$194,400	$1,079
2023	99,147	$68,532	$210,500	$1,137

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,812	5.9%
5 to 17	17,904	18.1%
18 to 24	10,517	10.6%
25 to 34	13,056	13.2%
35 to 44	14,150	14.3%
45 to 54	12,265	12.4%
55 to 64	12,166	12.3%
65 to 74	7,337	7.4%
75 and over	5,940	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,616	63.2%
Black or African American	9,443	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	183	0.2%
Asian	1,993	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	260	0.3%
Two or more races	5,268	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,322	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,708	10.3%
High school graduate	18,403	28.3%
Some college or associate's	21,069	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	11,671	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,063	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,854	79.9%
Carpooled	3,724	7.5%
Public transit	413	0.8%
Walked	811	1.6%
Bicycle	133	0.3%
Worked from home	4,252	8.5%
Other means	706	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,777	34.6%
15 to 29 min	15,758	34.5%
30 to 44 min	7,280	16.0%
45 to 59 min	3,884	8.5%
60+ min	2,942	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 13.8% (13,227 of 96,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,188	61.2%
Nonfamily households	15,307	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,495	94.0%
Vacant	2,503	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,416	59.3%
Renter-occupied	16,079	40.7%

1-unit, detached57.6%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,199	57.6%
1-unit, attached	1,633	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6,296	15.0%
5 to 19 units	5,782	13.8%
20 or more units	3,546	8.4%
Mobile home & other	542	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5539225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 42.5875, -87.8800