Kewaunee is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,781 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Kewaunee is the 232nd largest community in Wisconsin. Kewaunee has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kewaunee is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.6% of the Kewaunee workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Kewaunee is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kewaunee who work in sales jobs (9.92%), office and administrative support jobs (9.53%), and teaching (8.16%).

Of important note, Kewaunee is also a city of artists. Kewaunee has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kewaunee's character.

Being a small city, Kewaunee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Kewaunee Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Kewaunee who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.97% of the adults in Kewaunee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kewaunee in 2000 was $17,384, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,536 for a family of four.

The people who call Kewaunee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kewaunee is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kewaunee include German, Czech, Belgian, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, French, and English.

The most common language spoken in Kewaunee is English.