Port Washington, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

12,645

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

2.27% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.73%

2.61% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,948

0.449% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Port Washington, WI is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.11% of Port Washington, WI residents were born outside of the country (393 people).

In 2024, there were 49.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.6k people) in Port Washington, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 193 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Port Washington, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Washington, WI was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Washington, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 310
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
233 ± 153
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
193 ± 122

2.11%

Hispanic Population

267 people

2.11% of the people in Port Washington, WI are hispanic (267 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Washington, 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

3.11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

393 people

3.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

393 people

As of 2024, 3.11% of Port Washington, WI residents (393 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 Port Washington, WI was 3.13%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
191 ± 148
Vietnam
172 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
112 ± 91

Port Washington, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Port Washington, WI employs 6.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Washington, WI were Manufacturing (1,608 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Retail Trade (651 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($115,177), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,295), and Transportation & Warehousing ($92,125).

Employment

Occupations

6.49k

2024 Value

± 596

−1.46%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Washington, WI declined at a rate of −1.46%, from 6.58k employees to 6.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Washington, WI, are Management Occupations (841 people), Production Occupations (706 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (651 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Washington, 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

6.49k

2024 Value

± 596

−1.46%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Washington, WI declined at a rate of −1.46%, from 6.58k employees to 6.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Washington, WI, are Manufacturing (1,608 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Retail Trade (651 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Washington, WI, though some of these residents may live in Port Washington, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,680

Median earning men ± $4,212

$41,090

Median earning women ± $3,682

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($115,689), and Public Administration ($92,035).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,721), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,059).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Washington, WI was $296,300 in 2024, which is 0.891 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $276,000 to $296,300, a 7.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Washington, WI is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Washington, WI have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Washington, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$296,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,124

$3,665

Median Property Taxes

±$395

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Port Washington, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Washington, 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.

$81,948

Median Household Income

± $9,949

5.57k

Number of Households

± 528

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.57k households in Port Washington, WI grew to $81,948 from the previous year's value of $81,582.

The following chart displays the households in Port Washington, 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 Port Washington, 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 (76.9%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (5.47%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Port Washington, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.47%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Washington, WI have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.361% of the workforce in Port Washington, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Washington, WI (834 out of 12.4k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Washington, WI is White, followed by Black and Other.

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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