Kenosha, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Back to: Kenosha, Wisconsin main profile, Wisconsin, Wisconsin smaller cities, Wisconsin small towns, Wisconsin forum, All US cities. Total population: 90,668 (Urban population: 90,638, Rural population: 30 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 36,162 (34,546 occupied: 21,488 owner occupied, 13,058 renter occupied) % of renters here:   38% State:   32% Housing density: 1519 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Kenosha, Wisconsin on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: kenosha/racine area trivia  (11 replies) Bike commute to Carthage College in Kenosha, WI  (1 reply) Kenosha, WI questions  (3 replies) Kenosha vs. Bristol, WI  (10 replies) Infromation about the commute from Kenosha, WI to Great Lakes, IL  (0 replies) Living in Kenosha vs. surrounding towns/milwaukee  (5 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $149,500 (lower quartile is $124,300, upper quartile is $185,200) Median contract rent in 2005: $611 (lower quartile is $481, upper quartile is $734) Housing units in Kenosha with a mortgage: 13,106 (1,444 second mortgage, 2,284 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,607 Median year house/condo built: 1960 Median year apartment built: 1977 Household type by relationship Households: 87,733 In family households: 73,426 (16,568 male householders, 6,186 female householders) 16,661 spouses, 28,402 children (26,138 natural, 667 adopted, 1,597 stepchildren), 1,345 grandchildren, 833 brothers or sisters, 523 parents, 897 other relatives, 2,011 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 14,307 (5,322 male householders (4,107 living alone)), 6,427 female householders (5,646 living alone)), 2,558 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,935 (1,410 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 8,737 2-persons, 5,469 3-persons, 5,004 4-persons, 2,297 5-persons, 881 6-persons, 366 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 9,753 1-person, 1,701 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons. 15,075 married couples with children. 7,145 single-parent households (1,323 men, 5,822 women). 88.1% of residents of Kenosha speak English at home. 7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 5,325 (5.9%) (43.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Kenosha, WI: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 21 $20,000 to $24,999: 28 $25,000 to $29,999: 13 $30,000 to $34,999: 43 $35,000 to $39,999: 68 $40,000 to $49,999: 149 $50,000 to $59,999: 381 $60,000 to $69,999: 595 $70,000 to $79,999: 1114 $80,000 to $89,999: 2216 $90,000 to $99,999: 3155 $100,000 to $124,999: 4911 $125,000 to $149,999: 2836 $150,000 to $174,999: 1512 $175,000 to $199,999: 856 $200,000 to $249,999: 521 $250,000 to $299,999: 208 $300,000 to $399,999: 46 $400,000 to $499,999: 9 $500,000 to $749,999: 16 $750,000 to $999,999: 10 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Kenosha: Less than $100: 172 $100 to $149: 275 $150 to $199: 435 $200 to $249: 374 $250 to $299: 345 $300 to $349: 489 $350 to $399: 718 $400 to $449: 1273 $450 to $499: 1615 $500 to $549: 1926 $550 to $599: 1737 $600 to $649: 1074 $650 to $699: 797 $700 to $749: 540 $750 to $799: 351 $800 to $899: 297 $900 to $999: 122 $1,000 to $1,249: 67 $1,250 to $1,499: 22 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 414

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 775 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1900 5 to 9 minutes: 6168 10 to 14 minutes: 8338 15 to 19 minutes: 6531 20 to 24 minutes: 4145 25 to 29 minutes: 1847 30 to 34 minutes: 3530 35 to 39 minutes: 1017 40 to 44 minutes: 1661 45 to 59 minutes: 3441 60 to 89 minutes: 2124 90 or more minutes: 816

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 34,219 (81%) Carpooled: 5,008 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 410 (1%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 151 (0%) Taxi: 80 (0%) Motorcycle: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 52 (0%) Walked: 1,204 (3%) Other means: 350 (1%) Worked at home: 775 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2619 $10,000 to $14,999: 2137 $15,000 to $19,999: 2421 $20,000 to $24,999: 2539 $25,000 to $29,999: 2371 $30,000 to $34,999: 2123 $35,000 to $39,999: 2102 $40,000 to $44,999: 2077 $45,000 to $49,999: 1797 $50,000 to $59,999: 3468 $60,000 to $74,999: 4255 $75,000 to $99,999: 3837 $100,000 to $124,999: 1595 $125,000 to $149,999: 547 $150,000 to $199,999: 331 $200,000 or more: 284

First ancestries reported:

• German: 19690
• Other groups: 15305
• Italian: 8903
• Irish: 5482
• Polish: 5126
• English: 3369
• United States or American: 3142
• Norwegian: 2438
• French (except Basque): 1700
• Swedish: 1534
• Danish: 1110
• Dutch: 1071
• Finnish: 632
• Lithuanian: 596
• Scotch-Irish: 553
• Scottish: 550
• Subsaharan African:: 465
• European: 455
• African: 426
• French Canadian: 408
• Slovak: 402
• Czech: 396
• Arab:: 326
• Russian: 302
• Greek: 292
• Hungarian: 235
• Welsh: 206
• Albanian: 204
• Serbian: 203
• Croatian: 202
• Scandinavian: 193
• Swiss: 179
• Czechoslovakian: 161
• Belgian: 154
• Arab/Arabic: 143
• British: 134
• Austrian: 122
• Armenian: 110
• Yugoslavian: 107
• Canadian: 104
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 102
• Ukrainian: 95
• Lebanese: 94
• Slovene: 86
• Palestinian: 59
• Portuguese: 55
• Northern European: 47
• Jamaican: 42
• Romanian: 41
• Slavic: 40
• Pennsylvania German: 36
• Celtic: 35
• Haitian: 30
• Somalian: 25
• Syrian: 22
• Bermudan: 16
• Iranian: 14
• Australian: 14
• West Indian: 14
• Turkish: 14
• Latvian: 13
• Macedonian: 12
• Icelander: 11
• Other Arab: 8
• Other Subsaharan African: 8
• Nigerian: 6
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
• Guyanese: 5
• Israeli: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 54460
• Northeast: 1595
• Midwest: 20585
• South: 5805
• West: 2097

53% of Kenosha residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 305
• Nursery to 4th grade: 119
• 5th and 6th grade: 283
• 7th and 8th grade: 705
• 9th grade: 683
• 10th grade: 692
• 11th grade: 888
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,277
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,509
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,228
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,270
• Associate degree: 1,878
• Bachelor's degree: 3,463
• Master's degree: 1,270
• Professional school degree: 382
• Doctorate degree: 166

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 339
• Nursery to 4th grade: 162
• 5th and 6th grade: 366
• 7th and 8th grade: 813
• 9th grade: 717
• 10th grade: 864
• 11th grade: 1,037
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,068
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,094
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,338
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,275
• Associate degree: 2,569
• Bachelor's degree: 3,285
• Master's degree: 1,475
• Professional school degree: 243
• Doctorate degree: 77

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $44,034
• Black householders: $25,788
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,500
• Asian householders: $46,429
• Some other race householders: $31,531
• Two or more races householders: $40,132
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $34,523

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,700
• Black or African American householders: $92,100
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $87,500
• Asian householders: $133,000
• Some other race householders: $98,000
• Two or more races householders: $112,200
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,325
• One, attached: 1,165
• Two: 4,529
• 3 or 4: 2,040
• 5 to 9: 2,322
• 10 to 19: 1,504
• 20 to 49: 1,738
• 50 or more: 977
• Mobile homes: 537
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,700

Here:	12.1%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	8.0%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	30.4%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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