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Walworth County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 101,007
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Whitewater, city 12,636 13,437 14,065
Elkhorn, city
 5,337
 7,305
 9,080
Delavan, city  6,0737,956 8,401 
Lake Geneva, city  5,9797,148 8,155 
East Troy, village  2,6643,564 4,187 
Genoa City, village  1,2771,949 2,775 
Williams Bay, village  2,1082,415 2,654 
Walworth, village  1,6142,304 2,623 
Fontana on Geneva Lake, village  1,6351,754 1,874 
Darien, village  1,1581,572 1,606 
Sharon, village
 1,2501,549 1,532 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Population by age:



Total 75,000 93,759 101,007 100.0
14 & under 15,200 18,690 18,331 18.2
15 to 24 13,140 16,895 16,893 16.7
25 to 34 11,442 11,203 13,340 13.2
35 to 44 10,708 14,638 14,125 14.0
45 to 54 7,438 12,289 14,842 14.7
55 to 64 6,399 8,110 10,544 10.4
65 + 10,673 11,934 12,932 12.8
Median age 33.0 35.1 36.5





Population by sex:



Male 36,873 46,626 50,748 50.2
Female 38,127 47,133 50,259 49.8





Population by race:



White N.A. 91,471 98,261 97.3
Black N.A. 808 798 0.8
American Indian N.A. 246 282 0.3
Asian N.A. 623 899 0.9
Native Hawaiian N.A. 24 31 0.0
Two or more N.A. 587 736 0.7





Hispanic/Latino (2) 2,017 6,136 8,688 8.6





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Households 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Persons per household 2.60 2.57 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 36,937 43,783 49,662
Occupied housing units 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Vacant housing units 9,317 9,261 N.A.





Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 27,620 34,522 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 18,467 23,848 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 9,153 10,674 N.A.


Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % unemployed
1995 51,442 50,106 1,336 2.6
1996 52,531 51,143 1,388 2.6
1997 52,214 50,691 1,523 2.9
1998 52,422 51,096 1,326 2.5
1999 53,394 52,110 1,284 2.4
2000 54,173 52,619 1,554 2.9
2001 55,175 53,049 2,126 3.9
2002 55,523 52,846 2,677 4.8
2003 56,102 53,392 2,710 4.8
2004 56,055 53,581 2,474 4.4
2005 56,086 53,707 2,379 4.2
2006
56,13853,7232,4154.3



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist. (06)
Total 29,310 38,512 40,274 100.0





Goods Producing 8,719 11,485 11,394 28.3
Natural resource & mining 146 162 345 0.9
Construction 1,318 1,863 2,019 5.0
Manufacturing 7,256 9,460 9,013 22.4





Service providing 20,590 27,027 28,880 71.7
Trade, transportation & utilities 5,307 6,700 6,702 16.6
Wholesale trade 1,104 1,382 1,263 3.1
Retail trade 3,205 3,995 4,307 10.7
Transp., warehousing & utilities 868 1,323 1,132 2.8
Information 355 530 437 1.1
Financial activities 813 1,025 1,182 2.9
Finance & insurance 507 749 847 2.1
Real estate, rental & leasing 307 276 335 0.8
Professional & business services 1,257 2,145 2,785 6.9
Professional & technical services 689 770 832 2.1
Management of companies N.A. 118 70 0.2
Administrative & waste services 540 1,257 1,884 4.7
Educational & health services 1,370 3,021 3,505 8.7
Educational services 212 203 231 0.6
Health care & social assistance 1,158 2,818 3,274 8.1
Leisure & hospitality 5,593 6,911 7,100 17.6
Arts, entertainment & recreation 802 927 1,024 2.5
Accommodation & food services 4,790 5,984 6,076 15.1
Other services, excluding public 823 1,127 1,176 2.9
Government 5,071 5,568 5,992 14.9





Employment by Occupation (5)
 2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 49,128 100.0

Management occupations 4,558 9.3

Business & financial operations occupations 1,399 2.8

Computer & mathematical occupations 582 1.2

Architecture & engineering occupations 1045 2.1

Life, physical & social science occupations 256 0.5

Community & social services occupations 639 1.3

Legal occupations 129 0.3

Education, training & library occupations 2,899 5.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 812 1.7

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 1,753 3.6

Healthcare support occupations 1,043 2.1

Protective service occupations 591 1.2

Food preparation & serving related occupations 2,962 6.0

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 1,685 3.4

Personal care & service occupations 1,315 2.7

Sales & related occupations 5,010 10.2

Office & administrative support occupations 6,831 13.9

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 470 1.0

Construction & extractive occupations 2,945 6.0

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 1,754 3.6

Production occupations 7,309 14.9

Transportation & material moving occupations 3,141 6.4






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2006 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 40,274 $1,239,672 $30,781 $592





Goods Producing 11,394 480,870 42,203 812
Natural resource & mining 345 8,990 26,057 501
Construction 2,019 83,704 41,467 797
Manufacturing 9,031 388,177 42,984 827





Service providing 28,880 758,801
 26,274 505
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,702 185,970 27,748 534
Wholesale trade 1,263 56,541 44,752 861
Retail trade 4,307 89,915 20,878 401
Transp., warehousing & utilities 1,132 39,514 32,204 619
Information 437 12,924 29,579 569
Financial activities 1,182 39,035 33,020 635
Finance & insurance 847 31,229 36,871 709
Real estate, rental & leasing 335
 7,806 23,290 448
Professional & business services 2,785 79,962 28,707 552
Professional & technical services 832 34,328 41,260 793
Management of companies 70 4,081 58,720 1,129
Administrative & waste services 1,884 41,553 22,056 424
Educational & health services 3,505 99,204 28,304 544
Educational services 231 5,605 24,238 466
Health care & social assistance 3,274 93,599 28,591 550
Leisure & hospitality 7,100 96,855 13,643 262
Arts, entertainment & recreation 1,024 16,403 16,024 308
Accommodation & food services 6,076 80,452 13,241 255
Other services, excluding public 1,176 21,690 18,444 355
Government 5,992 223,123 37,237 716


Education
Educational Attainment (6)
 1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 46,742 58,153 24.4

Less than 9th grade 3,652 3,049 -16.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,154 6,155 0.0

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 17,175 19,459 13.3

Some college, no degree 8,937 12,857 43.9

Associates degree 2,623 3,961 51.0

Bachelor’s degree 5,358 8,694 62.3

Graduate or professional degree 2,843 3,978 39.9







% high school graduate or higher 79 84.2 -

% bachelor’s degree or higher 17.5 21.8 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
 Private Public Total

Enrollment (06-07) 1,598 16,112 17,710

High School Graduates (05-06) 28 1,106 1,134







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment
06/07		 Student teacher ratio 05/06 Current expenditure per student 05/06 Graduates 05/06 ACT composite score 05/06
Big Foot UHS (9-12) 592 12.74 10,413 126 21.57
Delavan-Darien (PK-12) 2,733 14.09 8,104 199 21.28
East Troy Community (PK-12) 1,695 12.67 8,023 136 22.72
Elkhorn Area (PK-12) 2,981 14.68 7,512 183 22.39
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS (9-12) 1,403 14.24 9,410 282 21.53
Whitewater (K-12) 1,968 12.82 8,315 142 21.52
Williams Bay (K-12) 503 10.84 10,724 38 22.03


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1995 $1,790,764 $21,084
1996 1,897,835 21,841
1997 2,026,537 22,805
1998 2,206,355 24,319
1999 2,315,525 25,058
2000 2,522,363 27,289
2001 2,539,118 27,141
2002 2,596,829 27,274
2003 2,689,064 27,757
2004 2,821,971 28,787
2005 2,941,270 29,485

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2005
Total 2,585 2,730



Goods Producing 581 609
Natural resource & mining 14 13
Construction 350 385
Manufacturing 217 211



Service providing 2,004 2,121
Trade, transportation & utilities 596 607
Wholesale trade 117 126
Retail trade 375 388
Transp., warehousing & utilities 104 93
Information 37 37
Financial activities 204 238
Finance & insurance 114 125
Real estate, rental & leasing 90 113
Professional & business services 323 369
Professional & technical services 178 190
Management of companies 9 13
Administrative & waste services 136 166
Educational & health services 241 244
Educational services 26 29
Health care & social assistance 215 215
Leisure & hospitality 313 356
Arts, entertainment & recreation 58 75
Accommodation & food services 255 281
Other services, excluding public 257 265
Unclassified & auxiliary 33 5



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 0 0



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2006) ($) (11)
 51,864
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)
 13.4%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 2,319,170
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 733,834
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 815,244
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 8,562


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Resort hotel 500-999
Pentair Water Pumps & pumping equipment 500-999
Miniature Precision Components Inc. Thermoplastic components 500-999
Wal-Mart Discount department stores 500-999
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Pumps & pumping equipment 250-499
Abbey Resort Resort hotel 250-499
Trostel LTD Rubber seals & molded products 250-499
Birds Eye Foods Frozen vegetables 250-499
Compass Group Services, LLC Caterers 250-499
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race
(3) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
(4) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
(5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm
(6) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(7) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/stats.html
(8) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(9) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis
(10) U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
(11) U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/
(12) U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed