West Bend, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,894 (Urban population: 29,829 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 65 (all nonfarm))

West Bend, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,912 (11,369 occupied: 7,049 owner occupied, 4,320 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	32%

Housing density: 939 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $192,670.

Median contract rent in 2007: $595 (lower quartile is $526, upper quartile is $681)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $564

Median gross rent in West Bend, WI in 2007: $685

Housing units in West Bend with a mortgage: 4,276 (392 second mortgage, 1,041 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,664

West Bend,WI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $192,466 (it was $128,900 in 2000)

West Bend:	$192,466
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,249 - $255,358

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $234,373
Here: $234,373
State: $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,910
Here: $217,910
State: $196,806

In 2-unit structures: $178,445
Here: $178,445
State: $167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,372
Here: $123,372
State: $190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,349
Here: $128,349
State: $174,098

Mobile homes: $61,932
Here: $61,932
State: $36,669

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,724

In family households: 23,099 (6,203 male householders, 1,382 female householders)
6,164 spouses, 8,432 children (7,936 natural, 127 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 93 other relatives, 333 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,625 (1,547 male householders (1,109 living alone)), 2,234 female householders (1,981 living alone)), 844 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 409 (337 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,405 2-persons, 1,524 3-persons, 1,670 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,090 1-person, 591 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

5,317 married couples with children.
1,524 single-parent households (376 men, 1,148 women).

94.4% of residents of West Bend speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 381 (1.4%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Bend, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 128 4 rooms: 619 5 rooms: 1,869 6 rooms: 1,788 7 rooms: 1,270 8 rooms: 832 9 or more rooms: 514

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bend, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 47 2 rooms: 235 3 rooms: 674 4 rooms: 1,756 5 rooms: 1,079 6 rooms: 375 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 40 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 389
1995 to 1998: 1,010
1990 to 1994: 1,457
1980 to 1989: 1,756
1970 to 1979: 2,602
1960 to 1969: 1,475
1950 to 1959: 1,199
1940 to 1949: 634
1939 or earlier: 1,390

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Bend:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 127 2 bedrooms: 1,392 3 bedrooms: 4,080 4 bedrooms: 1,259 5 or more bedrooms: 184

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Bend:
	no bedroom: 61 1 bedroom: 849 2 bedrooms: 2,512 3 bedrooms: 814 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Bend in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 263 1 vehicle: 1,881 2 vehicles: 3,640 3 vehicles: 1,010 4 vehicles: 182 5 or more vehicles: 73

Cars and other vehicles available in West Bend in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 600 1 vehicle: 2,241 2 vehicles: 1,151 3 vehicles: 275 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in West Bend, WI:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 20
$90,000 to $99,999: 65
$100,000 to $124,999: 298
$125,000 to $149,999: 720
$150,000 to $174,999: 1525
$175,000 to $199,999: 1480
$200,000 to $249,999: 2047
$250,000 to $299,999: 724
$300,000 to $399,999: 324
$400,000 to $499,999: 98
$500,000 to $749,999: 80
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 25

West Bend rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Bend:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 48
$150 to $199: 101
$200 to $249: 80
$250 to $299: 57
$300 to $349: 82
$350 to $399: 128
$400 to $449: 223
$450 to $499: 371
$500 to $549: 434
$550 to $599: 799
$600 to $649: 673
$650 to $699: 522
$700 to $749: 409
$750 to $799: 270
$800 to $899: 171
$900 to $999: 63
$1,000 to $1,249: 72
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 64

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 65 1990 to 1994: 59 1985 to 1989: 56 1980 to 1984: 46 1975 to 1979: 36 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 23 1965 to 1969: 90

West Bend, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.1%
Number of people working at home: 347 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 604
5 to 9 minutes: 2536
10 to 14 minutes: 2959
15 to 19 minutes: 1391
20 to 24 minutes: 1246
25 to 29 minutes: 994
30 to 34 minutes: 1746
35 to 39 minutes: 571
40 to 44 minutes: 555
45 to 59 minutes: 1035
60 to 89 minutes: 314
90 or more minutes: 158

West Bend mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,286 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,350 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 70 (0%)
Taxi: 121 (1%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 44 (0%)
Walked: 182 (1%)
Other means: 30 (0%)
Worked at home: 347 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 487
$10,000 to $14,999: 478
$15,000 to $19,999: 593
$20,000 to $24,999: 692
$25,000 to $29,999: 806
$30,000 to $34,999: 750
$35,000 to $39,999: 748
$40,000 to $44,999: 675
$45,000 to $49,999: 698
$50,000 to $59,999: 1466
$60,000 to $74,999: 1707
$75,000 to $99,999: 1241
$100,000 to $124,999: 615
$125,000 to $149,999: 143
$150,000 to $199,999: 126
$200,000 or more: 141

First ancestries reported:

German: 14122

Polish: 1305

Irish: 1264

United States or American: 1239

Other groups: 1124

English: 860

Italian: 619

Norwegian: 567

French (except Basque): 402

Swedish: 348

Dutch: 265

French Canadian: 201

Czech: 165

Scotch-Irish: 147

Scottish: 131

Hungarian: 130

Luxemburger: 118

Austrian: 115

Swiss: 113

European: 111

Finnish: 90

Danish: 89

Welsh: 78

Slovak: 73

Czechoslovakian: 71

Russian: 71

Greek: 45

Northern European: 34

Scandinavian: 33

Croatian: 27

Romanian: 25

British: 22

Lithuanian: 22

Serbian: 19

Canadian: 15

Slavic: 10

Bulgarian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 8

Belgian: 8

Ukrainian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (17%)
Germany (17%)
Poland (15%)
Hungary (10%)
Canada (8%)
Philippines (6%)
Yugoslavia (4%)

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

This state: 23370
Northeast: 444
Midwest: 2729
South: 681
West: 366

52% of West Bend residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 300
9th grade: 106
10th grade: 228
11th grade: 177
12th grade, no diploma: 243
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,806
Less than 1 year of college: 694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,113
Associate degree: 753
Bachelor's degree: 1,288
Master's degree: 514
Professional school degree: 195
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 54
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 476
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 172
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 267
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,446
Less than 1 year of college: 860
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,344
Associate degree: 810
Bachelor's degree: 1,525
Master's degree: 349
Professional school degree: 113
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 25.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,271
Black householders: $53,329
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,901
Asian householders: $91,291
Some other race householders: $86,534
Two or more races householders: $29,403
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,399

West Bend household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Bend household income for Asian householders

West Bend household income for Some other race householders

West Bend marital status for males

West Bend marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $197,542
Black or African American householders: $242,635
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $132,740
Asian householders: $242,635
Some other race householders: $242,635
Hispanic or Latino householders: $211,578

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,934
One, attached: 1,055
Two: 1,006
3 or 4: 661
5 to 9: 1,281
10 to 19: 633
20 to 49: 433
50 or more: 879
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,257

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Bend:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 842

Here:	26.6%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56

Here:	3.2%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157

Here:	16.1%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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