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Washington County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
Washington County 95,328 117,493 130,681
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



West Bend, city 24,470 28,152 30,162
Germantown, village 13,658 18,260 19,642
Hartford, city 8,188 10,905 14,153
Jackson, village  2,486 4,9386,515 
Slinger, village  2,340 3,9014,805 
Kewaskum, village  2,514 3,2774,173 
Newburg, village  958 1,119 1,253 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist (09)
Population by age:



Total 95,328 117,493 130,681 100.0
14 & under 22,736 25,881 25,931 19.4
15 to 24 13,013 13,880 15,429 11.8
25 to 34 16,192 15,425 14,345 11.0
35 to 44 15,391 21,639 19,398 14.8
45 to 54 10,619 17,021 22,665 17.3
55 to 64 7,435 10,435 16,152
 12.4
65 + 9,942 13,212 17,309 13.2
Median age 32.5 36.6 40.8





Population by sex:



Male 47,493 58,608 65,644 50.2
Female 47,835 58,885 65,037 49.8





Population by race:



White N.A. 115,390 126,331 96.7
Black/African American
 N.A. 474 1,593 1.2
American Indian N.A. 300 381 0.3
Asian N.A. 693 1,379 1.1
Native Hawaiian N.A. 35 38 0.0
Two or more N.A. 601 959 0.7





Hispanic/Latino (2) 670 1,529 2,886 2.2





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
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 54,238
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
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 70,730 67,015 3,715 5.3
2004 71,212 68,004 3,208 4.5
2005 72,329 69,277 3,052 4.2
2006
 74,37371,313
3,060
 4.1
2007 74,13371,013 3,120 4.2
2008
74,368 71,139 3,229 4.3
2009
 74,842 68,217 6,625 8.9
2010
 73,465
 67,608
 5,857
 8.0
     
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist. (09)
Total 35,002 48,022 49,226 100.0





Goods Producing 13,925 19,365 14,058 28.6
Natural resource & mining 174 285 364 0.7
Construction 1,969 2,737 2,181 4.4
Manufacturing 11,782 16,344 11,514 23.4





Service providing 21,077 28,657 35,168 71.4
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,028 8,968 11,353 23.1
   Wholesale trade 1,129 1,863 2,668 5.4
   Retail trade 3,771 5,425 6,787 13.8
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,128 1,680 1,898 3.9
Information 387 398 681 1.4
Financial activities 1,571 2,023 2,353 4.8
Finance & insurance 1,394 1,681 2,122 4.3
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 177 341 232 0.5
Professional & business services 1,540 2,310 2,955 6.0
   Professional &
   technical services		 471 917 1,016 2.1
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 59 227 0.5
   Administrative &
   waste services		 839 1,335 1,712 3.5
Educational & health services 2,414 3,850 5,796 11.8
   Educational services 90 96 147 0.3
   Health care & social
   assistance		 2,324 3,753 5,649 11.5
Leisure & hospitality 3,153 4,312 4,997 10.2
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 457 726 719 1.5
   Accommodation &
   food services		 2,696 3,586 4,278 8.7
Other services, excluding public 1,562 1,729 1,714 3.5
Government 4,422 5,067 5,318 10.8





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 1,459 2.3

Architecture & engineering occupations 2,048 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. 1,049 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 - 2009 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 49,226 $1,781,165 $36,183 $696





Goods Producing 14,058 625,524 44,495 856
Natural resource & mining 364 10,488 28,854 555
Construction 2,181 89,793 41,177 792
Manufacturing 11,514 525,243 45,618 877





Service providing 35,168 1,155,641 32,853 632
Trade, transportation & utilities 11,353 348,606 30,705 590
   Wholesale trade 2,668 134,380 50,366
 696
   Retail trade 6,787 144,258 21,254 409
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,898 69,968 36,864 709
Information 681 24,666 36,212 696
Financial activities 2,353 122,694 52,144 1,003
   Finance & insurance 2,122 117,049 55,173 1,061
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 232 5,649 24,383 469
Professional & business services 2,955 119,300 40,370 776
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,016 45,503 44,775 861
   Management of
   companies		 227 15,416 67,864
 1,305
   Administrative &
   waste services		 1,712 58,381 34,106 656
Educational & health services 5,796 243,550 42,017 808
   Educational services 147 3,164 21,461 413
   Health care & social
   assistance		 5,649 240,386 42,554 818
Leisure & hospitality 4,997 55,796 11,166 215
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 719 10,552 14,675 282
   Accommodation &
   food services		 4,278 45,243 10,576 203
Other services, excluding public 1,714 32,469 18,939 364
Government 5,318 208,559
 39,218 754


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 (09-10) 3,371 20,074 23,445

High School Graduates (08-09) 170 1,680 1,850







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment 09/10
 Student teacher ratio 08/09 Current expenditure per student 08/09 Graduates 08/09 ACT composite score
09/10
Germantown (PK-12) 3,943 14.2 $9,914 322 23.7
Hartford UHS (9-12) 1,511 13.8 11,499 399 22.4
Kewaskum (PK-12) 2,008 14.5 9,239 190 21.0
Slinger (PK-12) 2,909 15.0 9,354 248 22.8
West Bend (PK-12) 6,987 14.5 9,423 521 23.6


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1999 $3,756,760 $32,349
2000 4,036,207 34,221
2001 4,135,974 34,665
2002 4,251,205 35,269
2003 4,352,002 35,753
2004 4,562,728 36,940
2005
4,804,610 38,425
2006
5,131,943 40,538
2007 5,398,412 42,112
2008
 5,581,101 43,024
2009
5,336,197
40,834



Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2008
Total 3,104 3,297



Goods Producing 882 880
Natural resource & mining 10 6
Construction 550 546
Manufacturing 322 328



Service providing 2,222 2,417
Trade, transportation & utilities 712 702
   Wholesale trade 184 182
   Retail trade 389 384
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 139 136
Information 32 34
Financial activities 250 287
   Finance & insurance 182 206
   Real estate, rental & leasing 68 81
Professional & business services 370 437
   Professional & technical services 201 229
   Management of companies 10 17
   Administrative & waste services 159 191
Educational & health services 228 285
   Educational services 21 29
   Health care & social assistance 207 256
Leisure & hospitality 264 334
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 53 68
   Accommodation & food services 211 266
Other services, excluding public 335 334
Unclassified & auxiliary 31 4



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 2 1



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2009) ($) (11)
 60,549
% of population in poverty (2009) (11)
 5.4%



Manufacturing shipments (2007) ($000) (12)
 3,393,434
Wholesalers, merchant, sales (2007) ($000) (12)
 2,800,492
Retail sales (2007) ($000) 1,759,993
Retail sales per capita (2007) ($) (12)
 13,729


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.Property & casualty insurers500-999
Quad/Graphics Inc.Commercial printing500-999
Broan-Nutone LLC Household fans 500-999
West Bend Clinic
Medical clinic
500-999
St. Joseph's Hospital
 Health care services 500-999
Aurora Medical CenterHealth care services500-999
Serigraph Inc.Commercial printing250-499
Sysco Eastern Wisconsin
Wholesaler
250-499
Tecstar Manufacturing
Plastic products
250-999
Signicast Corp. Steel investment foundry 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/sig/dm-demographics.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, 2007 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census07
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/largest_employers