Kewaunee County, WI Population

Overview

20,535

Total Population

44.0

Median age

49.10%

Female population %

103.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

691

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kewaunee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kewaunee County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kewaunee County's population under 18 was 21.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kewaunee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kewaunee County, 17.10% were under the age of 15, 16.37% aged 15 to 29, 45.90% aged 30 to 64, 18.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 371 less females than males in Kewaunee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.10% females and 50.90% males in Kewaunee County, WI.
The Kewaunee County, WI gender ratio is 103.7:100 i.e. 103.7 men to 100 women (1.037).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 859.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 798.

Kewaunee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kewaunee County population: 95.18% are White, 0.73% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.63% are Asian, 1.05% are some other race and 2.06% are multiracial.
Kewaunee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 691 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,844 (96.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kewaunee County is White with a population of 19,546 (95.18% of the total population).

Kewaunee County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,623 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kewaunee County's population increased by 371 (1.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kewaunee County's population decreased by 11 (0.05%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kewaunee County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 20,190.