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Walworth County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Walworth County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Walworth County, WI is a mid-sized county of 106,029 residents situated between Milwaukee and Chicago, with a workforce of roughly 65.5% labor force participation and a 3.4% unemployment rate. About 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $41,318, and a median household income of $80,520 sits above many rural Wisconsin peers. Housing costs remain relatively contained at a $275,900 median home value and $1,090 median monthly rent, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.4% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

106,029

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,520

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Walworth County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone90,011 (85.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,607 (6.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,848 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,987 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone916 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone853 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,392
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic737
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic421
  4. 4.Other Indo-European266
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,340

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,771

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,906
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)10,268
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,301
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,811
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,873

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,767
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,540
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,537
  4. 4.Service Occupations9,538
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,742

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.87×)10,280
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.29×)1,140
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.28×)6,231
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.16×)4,434
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.03×)1,315

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$275,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,090/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9996,460 (21.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,888 (16.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,841 (12.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,353 (11.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,254 (10.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,716 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone42,104 (76.7%)
  • Worked At Home6,124 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled4,173 (7.6%)
  • Walked1,694 (3.1%)
  • Other524 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit121 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.