Kenosha is home to 168,438 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 7%. The typical home is worth $265,500, having more than doubled since 2000. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 13% since 2000, or 18,861 more people.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,239, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kenosha
Among the 26 metro and micro areas based in Wisconsin
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)26.7%(2,121)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(2,115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.2%(2,236)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(217)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5%(393)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,933 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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Over time
Kenosha, decade by decade
Kenosha population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
128,181
$73,533
$155,044
12.7%
21.8
2000
149,577
$85,563
$215,320
19.2%
33.5
2010
166,426
$78,301
$262,395
22.5%
46.5
2020
169,151
$80,716
$228,348
27.8%
56.7
2024
168,438
$81,239
$265,500
31.2%
57.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
