Kenosha, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kenosha, WI: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 112,912. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KENOSHA-WI · Kenosha, WI 4 ZIPs · 112,912 pop · #11997/25278 · Kenosha County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,954
  • RANK-MID #11997/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Silver Lake
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-MID 112,912
  • SPREAD-MOD 53140→53142
  • HOME-MID $233,725

Nearest income peer: Silver Lake, WI (+ $6,977 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kenosha

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kenosha on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kenosha, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
112,912
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,954
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 53142 (32,375 residents). Household income $72,954 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,218 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Wisconsin, Eau Claire is the closest lower-income city and Loganville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kenosha.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Kenosha differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Kenosha. ZIP 53140 reports $58,006 in median household income, while ZIP 53142 reports $88,960. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

53140 to 53142

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

53143 to 53142

Poverty-rate spread
11.8 points

53142 to 53140

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Kenosha residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Kenosha: the largest, 53142, is only about 29% of 112,912 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Kenosha

Citywide ZBP: 2,235 establishments, 44,810 employees , annual payroll $2,083,737k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53142 (830 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (350) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Kenosha, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Kenosha County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Kenosha. See the Kenosha County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Kenosha County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, Salem and Twin Lakes among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bristol marks the far end of that range at $112,000, 54% above Kenosha.

Side-by-side: Compare 53142 vs 53140 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53142 32,375 $88,960 830 577
53140 30,017 $58,006 511 1,349
53144 27,256 $76,507 596 241
53143 23,264 $68,343 298 2,152

Kenosha roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kenosha, .