Kewaunee is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,800 people and just one neighborhood, Kewaunee is the 262nd largest community in Wisconsin. Kewaunee has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kewaunee is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.14% of the Kewaunee workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Kewaunee is a city of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Kewaunee who work in teaching (11.14%), food service (7.86%), and management occupations (6.95%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kewaunee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kewaunee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Kewaunee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Kewaunee is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.13% of adults 25 and older in Kewaunee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kewaunee in 2022 was $42,881, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,524 for a family of four. However, Kewaunee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Kewaunee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kewaunee residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kewaunee include German, Polish, Czech, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Kewaunee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 41.1% have German ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Kewaunee are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.8% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 39.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 13.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Kewaunee, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (41.1%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report Belgian roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.