Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,621
Median household income: $80,085
Median home value: $208,900

Kewaunee County is a county in Wisconsin with a population of 20,621. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $80,085 runs above the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Kewaunee County's population grew 1.1% from 20,387 to 20,621, while its median household income rose 21.0% from $66,192 to $80,085.

81.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,621
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,085
Median home value: $208,900
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 9,325
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,38720,621

Median household income

$66,192$80,085

Median home value

$164,900$208,900

Median gross rent

$693$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,387	$66,192	$164,900	$693
2020	20,398	$68,474	$166,900	$719
2021	20,535	$72,328	$171,600	$772
2022	20,570	$77,610	$191,500	$831
2023	20,621	$80,085	$208,900	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,038	5.0%
5 to 17	3,305	16.0%
18 to 24	1,512	7.3%
25 to 34	2,123	10.3%
35 to 44	2,473	12.0%
45 to 54	2,516	12.2%
55 to 64	3,213	15.6%
65 to 74	2,577	12.5%
75 and over	1,864	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,071	92.5%
Black or African American	82	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.2%
Asian	98	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.2%
Two or more races	457	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	827	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	945	6.4%
High school graduate	5,689	38.5%
Some college or associate's	5,096	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,072	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	964	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,408	79.7%
Carpooled	779	7.4%
Public transit	26	0.2%
Walked	259	2.5%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	1,023	9.7%
Other means	41	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,157	33.2%
15 to 29 min	2,576	27.1%
30 to 44 min	2,569	27.0%
45 to 59 min	748	7.9%
60+ min	471	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.6% (1,559 of 20,471)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,772	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,527	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,299	89.0%
Vacant	1,026	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,080	85.3%
Renter-occupied	1,219	14.7%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,582	81.3%
1-unit, attached	162	1.7%
2 to 4 units	585	6.3%
5 to 19 units	463	5.0%
20 or more units	128	1.4%
Mobile home & other	405	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 55061
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 342 sq mi
Water area: 742 sq mi
Center point: 44.6057, -87.4480