Keshena, WI

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2024 Population

1,410

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

25.4

19.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

42.9%

2.36% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$48,313

16.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$140,900

25.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

432

3.14% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Keshena, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Keshena, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Keshena, WI are College of Menominee Nation (44 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Keshena, WI was $140,900, and the homeownership rate was 34.9%.

Most people in Keshena, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Keshena, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Keshena, WI is home to a population of 1.41k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Keshena, WI residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 19.9 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.25k people) in Keshena, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 63 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 38 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Keshena, WI

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 244
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
63 ± 63
White (Non-Hispanic)
38 ± 26

6.95%

Hispanic Population

98 people

6.95% of the people in Keshena, WI are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Keshena, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
28 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 18
Korea
2 ± 11

Keshena, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

85.2% of the population of Keshena, WI has health coverage, with 26.6% on employee plans, 40.2% on Medicaid, 9.95% on Medicare, 6.71% on non-group plans, and 1.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 375 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37.4% under 18 years, 27.3% between 18 and 34 years, 26.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.8%

Uninsured

26.6%

Employer Coverage

40.2%

Medicaid

9.95%

Medicare

6.71%

Non-Group

1.8%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Keshena, WI declined by 25.3% from 19.8% to 14.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Keshena, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Keshena, WI employs 432 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Keshena, WI were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (139 people), Public Administration (63 people), and Manufacturing (53 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($40,729), Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,688), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,500).

Employment

Occupations

432

2024 Value

± 113

−3.14%

1 Year decline

± 39.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keshena, WI declined at a rate of −3.14%, from 446 employees to 432 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Keshena, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (81 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (64 people), and Management Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Keshena, 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

432

2024 Value

± 113

−3.14%

1 Year decline

± 39.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keshena, WI declined at a rate of −3.14%, from 446 employees to 432 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Keshena, WI, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (139 people), Public Administration (63 people), and Manufacturing (53 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Keshena, WI, though some of these residents may live in Keshena, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,875

Median earning men ± $16,182

$21,591

Median earning women ± $14,376

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($54,375) and Manufacturing ($29,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($34,671), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,563).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Keshena, WI. Showing the available data for Wisconsin.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Keshena, WI awarded 44 degrees. The student population of Keshena, WI in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 112 male students and 188 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Keshena, WI are American Indian or Alaska Native (42 and 95.5%) and White (2 and 4.55%).

The largest universities in Keshena, WI by number of degrees awarded are College of Menominee Nation (44 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Keshena, WI are General Business Administration & Management (16 and 36.4%), Welding Technology (7 and 15.9%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (5 and 11.4%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $6,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 300 students enrolled in Keshena, WI, 37.3% men and 62.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 275 records, of which 63.6% were women and 36.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
13 degrees awarded
Kindergarten & Preschool Education
5 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
3 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Keshena, WI was General Business Administration & Management with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Keshena, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Menominee Nation

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

44 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Menominee Nation with 44 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Keshena, WI, which is 0.257 times less than the 35 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 42 degrees mean that there were 21 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($812) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Keshena, WI was $140,900 in 2024, which is 0.424 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,000 to $140,900, a 25.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Keshena, WI is 34.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Keshena, WI have an average commute time of 13.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Keshena, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$140,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,244

$137

Median Property Taxes

±$60

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 Keshena, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

34.9%

Homeownership

2024

83.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 34.9% of the housing units in Keshena, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 30.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Keshena, 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.

$48,313

Median Household Income

± $17,659

393

Number of Households

± 98

In 2024, the median household income of the 393 households in Keshena, WI grew to $48,313 from the previous year's value of $41,375.

The following chart displays the households in Keshena, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Keshena, 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 (83.1%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (2.12%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Keshena, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (2.12%).

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

13.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Keshena, WI have a shorter commute time (13.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Keshena, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Keshena, WI (592 out of 1.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.