Kenosha County

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

At a Glance

Population	169,151
County Seat	Kenosha County Courthouse
State FIPS	55
County FIPS	059
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	3
Total Town Population	163,836
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	168,693
Median Age	38.9
Veterans	8,732
Housing Units	72,447
Uninsured	1,740
Net Migration (recent)	-2,069
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	3,390
Total Employees	64,321
Avg Annual Pay	$58,409
Median Household Income	$76,583
Poverty Rate	11.1%
Unemployment Rate	5.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$74,990
Federal Spending FY2024	$1,010,541,994
Federal Spending Per Capita	$5,974

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$234,700
Median Rent	$1,110
FMR Studio	$1,104
FMR 1BR	$1,111
FMR 2BR	$1,447
FMR 3BR	$1,944
FMR 4BR	$2,216

Health & Safety

Hospitals	22
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	15.2%
Adult Obesity	37.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	44.8
Air Quality Good Days	267

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.18
Electric Customers	2843874
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	76
Libraries	15
Historic Places (NRHP)	29
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	169
SNAP Stores	113
Bank Branches	36

Agriculture

Total Farms	41
Land in Farms (acres)	48,230
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,176.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING	2020-03-11
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2011-04-05
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2008-06-14
EM	RECORD SNOW AND NEAR RECORD SNOW	2008-03-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2007-08-26
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2004-06-18
EM	SNOW	2001-01-24

Detailed Topics

Communities in Kenosha County

Kenosha — pop 99,986
Pleasant Prairie — pop 21,250
Salem Lakes — pop 14,601
Somers — pop 8,402
Twin Lakes — pop 6,309
Bristol — pop 5,192
Genoa City — pop 2,982
Paddock Lake — pop 2,919
Powers Lake — pop 1,401
Lily Lake — pop 508
New Munster — pop 286

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.