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Kewaunee, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kewaunee, Wisconsin (Kewaunee, WI — Census place “Kewaunee city”) is 2,824 residents, ranking #225 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $79,565, the median home is worth $134,900 and median gross rent runs $768 a month. Looking for the Kewaunee Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kewaunee, WI: 54216.
- Population
- 2,824Kewaunee city residents
- Median household income
- $79,565Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $768Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75%Owner-occupied households
Kewaunee ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kewaunee.
The Kewaunee WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kewaunee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kewaunee city median would spend about 11.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 75% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kewaunee city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kewaunee city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,824 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #225 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 46.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kewaunee city earn a median of $79,565 a year, 1.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kewaunee city is valued at $134,900, 55.5% below the national figure and 36% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $768 a month, 45.4% below the national figure, or roughly $9,216 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kewaunee city?
- Kewaunee city has 2,824 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #225 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Kewaunee city?
- Median household income in Kewaunee city is $79,565 a year, 1.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kewaunee city?
- Median gross rent is $768 a month and the median home value is $134,900, so rent absorbs about 11.6% of median household income.
- Is Kewaunee city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kewaunee city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Kewaunee city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.