County profile
Kenosha County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#425 of 3,127 US counties by GDP57th-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
67,834
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,403
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
168,448
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$81.2k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
31.2%±1.2%
Poverty rate
10.5%±1.1%
Business applications
1,907 · 2025
Retail establishments
496
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Snap-on IncorporatedIndustrials$4.7B84B+HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade26%
Manufacturing19%
Health care18%
Transportation16%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
168,448
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $62.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,205
International migration+1,394
Natural change+37
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.5B2019
$7.8B2020
$8.5B2021
$9.3B2022
$9.9B2023
$10.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$265.5k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
6.5%±0.8%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$356.8M
892 units · 5.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Lightning 93Tornado 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4092016
4382017
4722018
5012019
5142020
5652021
6372022
6852023
7482024
7882025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 20219722021
2802022
2272023
2602024
8922025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.3 km
I-41
Nearest freight rail
9.3 km
CN
Nearest port
18.5 km
USCG Station, Kenosha, WI
Nearest commercial airport
42.9 km
GENERAL MITCHELL INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.0k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kenosha?
Kenosha's economy produced $10.4B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.