East Troy, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

4,978

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

0.258% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.2%

11% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$79,669

2.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$299,600

Population & Diversity

East Troy, WI is home to a population of 4.98k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.422% of East Troy, WI residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2024, there were 87.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.8k people) in East Troy, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 42 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of East Troy, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Troy, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Troy, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Troy, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.8k ± 117
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
55 ± 69
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
42 ± 67

1.51%

Hispanic Population

75 people

1.51% of the people in East Troy, WI are hispanic (75 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Troy, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

0.422%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

21 people

0.299%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

As of 2024, 0.422% of East Troy, WI residents (21 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Troy, WI was 0.299%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in East Troy, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
107 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
81 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
67 ± 64

East Troy, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Troy, WI.

Economy

The economy of East Troy, WI employs 2.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Troy, WI were Manufacturing (560 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (406 people), and Finance & Insurance (286 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($182,594), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,639), and Construction ($81,071).

Employment

Occupations

2.7k

2024 Value

± 366

5.36%

1 Year growth

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Troy, WI grew at a rate of 5.36%, from 2.56k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Troy, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (539 people), Management Occupations (256 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (197 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Troy, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k

2024 Value

± 366

5.36%

1 Year growth

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Troy, WI grew at a rate of 5.36%, from 2.56k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Troy, WI, are Manufacturing (560 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (406 people), and Finance & Insurance (286 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Troy, WI, though some of these residents may live in East Troy, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,997

Median earning men ± $7,845

$41,836

Median earning women ± $2,567

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,968), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,944), and Construction ($81,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,611).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Troy, WI was $299,600 in 2024, which is 0.901 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,500 to $299,600, a 19.1% increase. The homeownership rate in East Troy, WI is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Troy, WI have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Troy, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$299,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,090

$1,383

Median Property Taxes

±$206

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Troy, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Troy, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.3%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in East Troy, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Troy, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,669

Median Household Income

± $10,187

2.26k

Number of Households

± 346

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.26k households in East Troy, WI grew to $79,669 from the previous year's value of $77,698.

The following chart displays the households in East Troy, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Troy, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Worked At Home (13.9%)
Walked (4.21%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in East Troy, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who walked to work (4.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Troy, WI have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in East Troy, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Troy, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Troy, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Troy, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Troy, WI (496 out of 4.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Troy, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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