CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kewaunee

Wisconsin · 2,750 residents · 3.53 sq mi

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Kewaunee is home to 2,750 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $46,600. Households here earn about 24% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Renters pay $261 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,750

−2%vs 2000

vs 2,806 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(181)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(214)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(181)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(161)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(121)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(400)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(212)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(240)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(290)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(239)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(104)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,420 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,003

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.7%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,600

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(2,747)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(16)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(2,693)

Black0.4%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.7%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.5%(15)

Mexican0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(30)

Filipino0.5%(15)

Ancestry

German37%(1,038)

Czech11.4%(321)

Polish11.1%(312)

Belgian5.6%(157)

Irish5.5%(153)

American4.8%(134)

English4%(111)

Italian3%(84)

Norwegian1.5%(42)

Scottish1.1%(31)

Dutch0.8%(23)

Welsh0.6%(16)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(13)

Swiss0.3%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(3)

Ukrainian0.1%(3)

Swedish0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Czech population · Largest Polish population · Largest Belgian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.0%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 16.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(390)

Married56%(684)

Widowed1.5%(18)

Divorced10.6%(129)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(255)

Married50.8%(652)

Widowed17.8%(228)

Divorced11.5%(148)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 4.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.2%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era84.5%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 148 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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