Kieler, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

358

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

54.6

12.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.59%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,750

31.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$220,500

Economy

The economy of Kieler, WI employs 226 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kieler, WI were Educational Services (60 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (43 people), and Construction (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($100,125), Manufacturing ($53,906), and Transportation & Warehousing ($52,014).

Employment

Occupations

226

2024 Value

± 89

27.7%

1 Year growth

± 46.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kieler, WI grew at a rate of 27.7%, from 177 employees to 226 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kieler, WI, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (52 people), Management Occupations (45 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kieler, 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

226

2024 Value

± 89

27.7%

1 Year growth

± 46.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kieler, WI grew at a rate of 27.7%, from 177 employees to 226 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kieler, WI, are Educational Services (60 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (43 people), and Construction (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kieler, WI, though some of these residents may live in Kieler, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,500

Median earning men ± $3,985

$43,026

Median earning women ± $8,154

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($80,625), Manufacturing ($53,281), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,014).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,289).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kieler, WI was $220,500 in 2024, which is 0.663 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,000 to $220,500, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Kieler, WI is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kieler, WI have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kieler, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$220,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,214

$115

Median Property Taxes

±$52

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

53%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Kieler, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kieler, 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.

$78,750

Median Household Income

± $36,210

176

Number of Households

± 65

In 2024, the median household income of the 176 households in Kieler, WI grew to $78,750 from the previous year's value of $59,792.

The following chart displays the households in Kieler, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kieler, 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 (87.6%)
Worked At Home (9.29%)
Carpooled (3.1%)

In 2024, 87.6% of workers in Kieler, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.29%) and those who carpooled to work (3.1%).

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

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kieler, WI have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kieler, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.59% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kieler, WI (20 out of 358 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kieler, 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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