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Washington County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Washington County 95,328 117,493 127,578
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



West Bend, city 24,470 28,152 29,853
Germantown, village 13,658 18,260 19,345
Hartford, city 8,188 10,905 13,265
Jackson, village  2,486 4,9386,085 
Slinger, village  2,340 3,9014,391 
Kewaskum, village  2,514 3,2773,970 
Newburg, village  958 1,119 1,227 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Population by age:



Total 95,328 117,493 127,158 100.0
14 & under 22,736 25,881 24,448 19.2
15 to 24 13,013 13,880 16,615 13.0
25 to 34 16,192 15,425 16,060 12.6
35 to 44 15,391 21,639 20,196 15.8
45 to 54 10,619 17,021 20,593 16.1
55 to 64 7,435 10,435 14,327 11.2
65 + 9,942 13,212 15,339 12.0
Median age 32.5 36.6 38.6





Population by sex:



Male 47,493 58,608 63,951 50.1
Female 47,835 58,885 63,627 49.9





Population by race:



White N.A. 115,390 124,265 97.4
Black N.A. 474 1,040 0.8
American Indian N.A. 300 328 0.3
Asian N.A. 693 1,091 0.9
Native Hawaiian N.A. 35 40 0.0
Two or more N.A. 601 814 0.6





Hispanic/Latino (2) 670 1,529 2,154 1.7





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Households 32,977 43,842 N.A.
Persons per household 2.86 2.65 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 34,382 45,808 52,484
Occupied housing units 32,977 43,842 N.A.
Vacant housing units 1,405 1,966 N.A.





Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 32,977 43,842 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 24,383 33,317 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 8,594 10,525 N.A.


Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % unemployed
1995 64,032 62,150 1,882 2.9
1996 65,761 63,979 1,782 2.7
1997 66,960 65,204 1,756 2.6
1998 67,898 66,132 1,766 2.6
1999 68,949 67,402 1,547 2.2
2000 70,096 68,157 1,939 2.8
2001 70,841 68,150 2,691 3.8
2002 70,426 67,053 3,373 4.8
2003 70,835 67,118 3,717 5.2
2004 71,283 68,067 3,216 4.5
2005 72,263 69,213 3,050 4.2
2006
 72,88369,831
3,052
 4.2



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist. (06)
Total 35,002 48,022 52,357 100.0





Goods Producing 13,925 19,365 17,201 32.9
Natural resource & mining 174 285 374 0.7
Construction 1,969 2,737 3,018 5.8
Manufacturing 11,782 16,344 13,809 26.4





Service providing 21,077 28,657 35,156 67.2
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,028 8,968 11,067 21.1
   Wholesale trade 1,129 1,863 2,804 5.4
   Retail trade 3,771 5,425 6,337 12.1
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,128 1,680 1,926 3.7
Information 387 398 478 0.9
Financial activities 1,571 2,023 2,356 4.5
Finance & insurance 1,394 1,681 2,022 3.9
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 177 341 334 0.6
Professional & business services 1,540 2,310 3,649 7.0
   Professional &
   technical services		 471 917 1,343 2.6
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 59 112 0.2
   Administrative &
   waste services		 839 1,335 2,194 4.2
Educational & health services 2,414 3,850 5,234 10.0
   Educational services 90 96 162 0.3
   Health care & social
   assistance		 2,324 3,753 5,072 9.7
Leisure & hospitality 3,153 4,312 5,401 10.3
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 457 726 804 1.5
   Accommodation &
   food services		 2,696 3,586 4,596 8.8
Other services, excluding public 1,562 1,729 1,659 3.2
Government 4,422 5,067 5,313 10.2





Employment by Occupation (5)
 2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 64,687 100.0

Management occupations 6,424 9.9

Business & financial operations occupations 2,437 3.8

Computer & mathematical occupations 1459 2.3

Architecture & engineering occupations 2048 3.2

Life, physical & social science occupations 436 0.7

Community & social services occupations 863 1.3

Legal occupations 303 0.5

Education, training & library occupations 2,645 4.1

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 1049 1.6

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 3,141 4.9

Healthcare support occupations 1,063 1.6

Protective service occupations 594 0.9

Food preparation & serving related occupations 2,646 4.1

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 1,561 2.4

Personal care & service occupations 1,380 2.1

Sales & related occupations 6,577 10.2

Office & administrative support occupations 9,671 15.0

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 353 0.5

Construction & extractive occupations 3,542 5.5

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 2,926 4.5

Production occupations 10,174 15.7

Transportation & material moving occupations 3,395 5.2






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2006 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 52,357 $1,795,150 $34,287 $659





Goods Producing 17,201 736,123 42,796 823
Natural resource & mining 374 10,490 28,022 539
Construction 3,018 120,608 39,965 769
Manufacturing 13,809 605,026 43,815 843





Service providing 35,156 1,059,027 30,123 579
Trade, transportation & utilities 11,067 341,510 30,859 593
   Wholesale trade 2,804 134,719 48,041 924
   Retail trade 6,337 136,744 21,580 415
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,926 70,047 36,369 699
Information 478 12,206 25,527 491
Financial activities 2,356 109,378 46,435 893
   Finance & insurance 2,022 101,812 50,354 968
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 334 7,566 22,681 436
Professional & business services 3,649 138,798 38,035 731
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,343 63,424 47,241 908
   Management of
   companies		 112 8,435 75,086
 1,444
   Administrative &
   waste services		 2,194 66,939 30,506 587
Educational & health services 5,234 181,723 34,721 668
   Educational services 162 2,509 15,481 298
   Health care & social
   assistance		 5,072 179,214 35,336 680
Leisure & hospitality 5,401 54,557 10,102 194
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 804 10,446 12,988 250
   Accommodation &
   food services		 4,596 44,112 9,597 185
Other services, excluding public 1,659 31,301 18,867 363
Government 5,313 189,554 35,677 686


Education
Educational Attainment (6)
 1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 59,583 77,709 30.4

Less than 9th grade 5,285 3,382 -36.0

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,833 5,356 -8.2

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 23,813 27,308 14.7

Some college, no degree 10,715 17,794 66.1

Associates degree 4,459 6,812 52.8

Bachelor's degree 7,086 12,437 75.5

Graduate or professional degree 2,392 4,620 93.1







% high school graduate or higher 81.3 88.8 -

% bachelor's degree or higher 15.9 21.9 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
 Private Public Total

Enrollment (06-07) 4,042 19,917 23,959

High School Graduates (05-06) 133 1,658 1,791







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment06/07 Student teacher ratio 05/06 Current expenditure per student 05/06 Graduates 05/06 ACT composite score
05/06
Germantown (PK-12) 3,905 14.34 8,969 305 22.97
Hartford UHS (9-12) 1,694 13.96 10,320 375 22.03
Kewaskum (PK-12) 1,921 13.73 8,554 159 22.39
Slinger (PK-12) 2,886 15.49 8,039 224 23.31
West Bend (PK-12) 6,816 13.97 8,441 595 23.20


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1995 $2,823,821 $25,763
1996 3,011,123 26,965
1997 3,244,368 28,735
1998 3,502,175 30,624
1999 3,684,106 31,724
2000 3,965,026 33,602
2001 4,028,486 33,690
2002 4,150,257 34,312
2003 4,223,083 34,543
2004 4,485,117 36,089
2005
 4,740,197 37,642

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2005
Total 3,104 3,357



Goods Producing 882 957
Natural resource & mining 10 7
Construction 550 608
Manufacturing 322 342



Service providing 2,222 2,400
Trade, transportation & utilities 712 742
   Wholesale trade 184 188
   Retail trade 389 406
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 139 148
Information 32 37
Financial activities 250 268
   Finance & insurance 182 184
   Real estate, rental & leasing 68 84
Professional & business services 370 434
   Professional & technical services 201 228
   Management of companies 10 10
   Administrative & waste services 159 196
Educational & health services 228 274
   Educational services 21 23
   Health care & social assistance 207 251
Leisure & hospitality 264 296
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 53 60
   Accommodation & food services 211 236
Other services, excluding public 335 342
Unclassified & auxiliary 31 7



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 2 1



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2006) ($) (11)
 58,600
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)
 7.7%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 2,526,340
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 1,493,812
Retail sales (2002) ($000) 1,295,713
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 10,706


Major Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Broan-Nutone LLC Household fans 500-999
Serigraph Inc. Commercial printing 500-999
Quad/Graphics Inc. Commercial printing 500-999
Synergy Health Inc. Health care services 500-999
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. Property & casualty insurers 500-999
Signicast Corp. Steel investment foundry 250-499
Regal Ware Inc. Kitchen utensil, pot & pan mfg. 250-499
Hegesen Industries Fabricated metal products 250-499
Maysteel LLC Fabricated metal products 250-499
Aurora Medical Center Health care services 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