Kiel, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

3,943

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.2

3.67% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.61%

15.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,953

2.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$191,500

Population & Diversity

Kiel, WI is home to a population of 3.94k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.17% of Kiel, WI residents were born outside of the country (46 people).

In 2024, there were 30.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.67k people) in Kiel, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 122 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kiel, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kiel, WI was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kiel, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.67k ± 171
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
122 ± 88
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
54 ± 64

1.83%

Hispanic Population

72 people

1.83% of the people in Kiel, WI are hispanic (72 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kiel, 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

1.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

1.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

As of 2024, 1.17% of Kiel, WI residents (46 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 Kiel, WI was 1.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
64 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
59 ± 47
Korea
44 ± 41

Kiel, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kiel, WI employs 2.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kiel, WI were Manufacturing (1,134 people), Retail Trade (183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($90,608), Finance & Insurance ($70,938), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,208).

Employment

Occupations

2.12k

2024 Value

± 274

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kiel, WI declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 2.14k employees to 2.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kiel, WI, are Production Occupations (579 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (204 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kiel, 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

2.12k

2024 Value

± 274

−1.12%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kiel, WI declined at a rate of −1.12%, from 2.14k employees to 2.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kiel, WI, are Manufacturing (1,134 people), Retail Trade (183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kiel, WI, though some of these residents may live in Kiel, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,300

Median earning men ± $4,098

$42,439

Median earning women ± $9,084

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($90,608), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,534), and Manufacturing ($61,881).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,146), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,094), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,547).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kiel, WI was $191,500 in 2024, which is 0.576 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,300 to $191,500, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Kiel, WI is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kiel, WI have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kiel, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$191,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,198

$1,281

Median Property Taxes

±$200

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 Kiel, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Kiel, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kiel, 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.

$75,953

Median Household Income

± $11,116

1.65k

Number of Households

± 236

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.65k households in Kiel, WI grew to $75,953 from the previous year's value of $73,914.

The following chart displays the households in Kiel, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kiel, 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 (76.3%)
Carpooled (9.78%)
Worked At Home (7.73%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Kiel, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.78%) and those who worked at home (7.73%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kiel, WI have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.55% of the workforce in Kiel, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kiel, WI (339 out of 3.94k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kiel, WI is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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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