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Washington County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Washington County 95,328 117,493 129,477
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



West Bend, city 24,470 28,152 29,894
Germantown, village 13,658 18,260 19,594
Hartford, city 8,188 10,905 13,853
Jackson, village  2,486 4,9386,755 
Slinger, village  2,340 3,9014,657 
Kewaskum, village  2,514 3,2773,927 
Newburg, village  958 1,119 1,248 
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 95,328 117,493 129,477 100.0
14 & under 22,736 25,881 24,823 19.2
15 to 24 13,013 13,880 16,047 12.4
25 to 34 16,192 15,425 16,796 13.0
35 to 44 15,391 21,639 18,555 14.3
45 to 54 10,619 17,021 21,453 16.6
55 to 64 7,435 10,435 15,357
 11.9
65 + 9,942 13,212 16,446 12.7
Median age 32.5 36.6 39.3





Population by sex:



Male 47,493 58,608 64,919 50.1
Female 47,835 58,885 64,558 49.9





Population by race:



White N.A. 115,390 125,313 96.8
Black/African American
 N.A. 474 1,550 1.2
American Indian N.A. 300 385 0.3
Asian N.A. 693 1,266 1.0
Native Hawaiian N.A. 35 38 0.0
Two or more N.A. 601 925 0.7





Hispanic/Latino (2) 670 1,529 2,693 2.1





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
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 53,553
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
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 3,371 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
 74,28871,241
3,047
 4.1
2007 74,00770,917 3,090 4.2
2008
74,217 71,047 3,170 4.3



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 35,002 48,022 52,308 100.0





Goods Producing 13,925 19,365 16,366 31.3
Natural resource & mining 174 285 380 0.7
Construction 1,969 2,737 2,676 5.1
Manufacturing 11,782 16,344 13,310 25.4





Service providing 21,077 28,657 35,942 68.7
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,028 8,968 11,813 22.6
   Wholesale trade 1,129 1,863 2,826 5.4
   Retail trade 3,771 5,425 6,903 13.2
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 1,128 1,680 2,084 4.0
Information 387 398 755 1.4
Financial activities 1,571 2,023 2,441 4.7
Finance & insurance 1,394 1,681 2,168 4.1
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 177 341 273 0.5
Professional & business services 1,540 2,310 3,140 6.0
   Professional &
   technical services		 471 917 1,015 1.9
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 59 79 0.2
   Administrative &
   waste services		 839 1,335 2,046 3.9
Educational & health services 2,414 3,850 5,481 10.5
   Educational services 90 96 144 0.3
   Health care & social
   assistance		 2,324 3,753 5,337 10.2
Leisure & hospitality 3,153 4,312 5,177 9.9
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 457 726 785 1.5
   Accommodation &
   food services		 2,696 3,586 4,392 8.4
Other services, excluding public 1,562 1,729 1,757 3.4
Government 4,422 5,067 5,380 10.3





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 - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 52,308 $1,925,829 $36,817 $708





Goods Producing 16,366 754,933 46,128 887
Natural resource & mining 380 10,708 28,149 541
Construction 2,676 112,052 41,873 805
Manufacturing 13,310 632,173 47,497 913





Service providing 35,942 1,170,896 35,577 626
Trade, transportation & utilities 11,813 377,114 31,924 614
   Wholesale trade 2,826 151,525 53,610
 1,031
   Retail trade 6,903 146,011 21,151 407
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,084 79,578 38,185 734
Information 755 33,148 43,919 845
Financial activities 2,441 128,562 52,669 1,013
   Finance & insurance 2,168 121,102 55,848 1,074
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 273 7,459 27,374 526
Professional & business services 3,140 122,530 39,029 751
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,015 47,593 46,906 902
   Management of
   companies		 79 4,968 63,083
 1,213
   Administrative &
   waste services		 2,046 69,969 34,197 658
Educational & health services 5,481 215,096 39,246 755
   Educational services 144 2,827 19,632 378
   Health care & social
   assistance		 5,337 212,269 39,776 765
Leisure & hospitality 5,177 55,851 10,788 207
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 785 10,740 13,682 263
   Accommodation &
   food services		 4,392 45,110 10,271 198
Other services, excluding public 1,757 33,803 19,240 370
Government 5,380 204,792
 38,065 732


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 (08-09) 3,944 20,147 24,091

High School Graduates (07-08) 269 1,706 1,975







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment 08/09
 Student teacher ratio 07/08 Current expenditure per student 07/08 Graduates 07/08 ACT composite score
08/09
Germantown (PK-12) 3,985 14.16 $9,536 327 23.5
Hartford UHS (9-12) 1,615 13.76 11,128 395 22.7
Kewaskum (PK-12) 2,050 14.45 9,146 167 21.3
Slinger (PK-12) 2,916 15.04 8,951 247 23.5
West Bend (PK-12) 6,916 14.45 9,004 570 22.2


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1998 $3,556,804 $31,101
1999 3,756,760 32,349
2000 4,036,207 34,221
2001 4,135,943 34,665
2002 4,251,167 35,269
2003 4,351,987 35,753
2004 4,562,711 36,940
2005
4,804,597 38,425
2006
5,131,921 40,537
2007 5,394,704 42,083
2008
 5,601,414 43,180

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 3,104 3,355



Goods Producing 882 913
Natural resource & mining 10 7
Construction 550 575
Manufacturing 322 331



Service providing 2,222 2,442
Trade, transportation & utilities 712 725
   Wholesale trade 184 183
   Retail trade 389 390
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 139 152
Information 32 29
Financial activities 250 290
   Finance & insurance 182 205
   Real estate, rental & leasing 68 85
Professional & business services 370 447
   Professional & technical services 201 228
   Management of companies 10 15
   Administrative & waste services 159 204
Educational & health services 228 273
   Educational services 21 29
   Health care & social assistance 207 244
Leisure & hospitality 264 326
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 53 67
   Accommodation & food services 211 259
Other services, excluding public 335 352
Unclassified & auxiliary 31 0



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 2 1



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 63,332
% of population in poverty (2008) (11)
 4.3%



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 Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Quad/Graphics Inc.Commercial printing500-999
Broan-Nutone LLC Household fans 500-999
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.Property & casualty insurers500-999
Serigraph Inc. Commercial printing 500-999
St. Joseph's Hospital
 Health care services 500-999
West Bend Clinic
 Medical clinic
 500-999
Signicast Corp. Steel investment foundry 500-999
Aurora Medical CenterHealth care services250-499
Tecstar Manufacturing
Plastic products
250-999
Maysteel LLC Fabricated metal products 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, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed