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Kenosha County, WI

Kenosha metro * 162.0K residents

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162.0K

Population

$81.2K

Median income

per household

$265.5K

Home value

10.5%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $81.2K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $265.5K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 10.5%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

3 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$81.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$265.5K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

10.5%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

47.3%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

23.3%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

18.0%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.3×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k29.3%
$50–100k30.7%
$100–200k30.4%
$200k+9.5%
< $50k
29.3%
$50–100k
30.7%
$100–200k
30.4%
$200k+
9.5%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners66.7%
Renters33.3%
66.7%
Owners
Owners
66.7%
Renters
33.3%
See Kenosha metro economy→See WI state economy→

Health

3 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

40.1%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

11.4%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

14.5%

U.S.

12.8%

See Kenosha metro health data→See WI state health data→

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

97.4%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

16.4%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

97.3%

U.S.

77.4%

See Kenosha metro connectivity→See WI state connectivity→

Map

Kenosha County, WI

Population

162.0K

Area

271.8 sq mi

Density

596/sq mi

Neighbors

Lake County, ILMcHenry County, ILAllegan County, MIRacine County, WIWalworth County, WI

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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