Technical Notes

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 County Overview
 
Data Sources:

Cradle to Career Outcomes

•   Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) Data
  • Self-reports from KUSD Early Learning and Westosha Head Start programs(All calculations were made by dividing the total number of students meeting or exceeding expectations by the total taking the exam)
• Children Living with Food Insecurity ​Feeding America: Map-the-Meal-Gap
• Clinical Care Rank County Health Rankings
• Third Grade Reading Proficiency, Eighth Grade Math Proficiency, 4-Year high-school graduation rate, % of students enrolling in postsecondary WI Department of Public Instruction WISEDash Data File
• % of population with postsecondary credential U.S. Census Bureau, 201p American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year estimates (Table Name, ID) by County: Educational Attainment S1501
• Unemployment rate in Kenosha County U.S. Census Bureau, 201p American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year estimates (Table Name, ID) by County: Selected Economic Characteristics DP03

Our Population

• U.S. Census Bureau Geographic Spatial Files
  • Counties
  • Municipalities
• U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year estimates (Table Name, ID) by Municipality:
  • Demographic and Housing Estimates, DP05​

Our Student Population

• WI Department of Public Instruction School Directory
• WI Department of Public Instruction Enrollment Data Files.

Cost of Living in Kenosha County

• MIT Living Wage Calculator
• U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year estimates (Table Name, ID) by County: Median Income in the past 12 months(in 2019 inflation adjusted dollars) S1903

Equity in Kenosha County

• U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year estimates (Table Name, ID) by Tract: ​SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, DP04
• U.S. Census Bureau Geographic Spatial Files
• Census Tracts

Notes:

• Unless indicated otherwise, all data is rounded to the nearest whole number.
• “Economically Disadvantaged” refers to student who qualify for free and reduced-price lunches or whose family income is 185% of poverty level or lower.

 

Housing in Kenosha

Data Sources:

Housing Costs and Cost-Burden 

• ​U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (Table Name, ID)
  • GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, B25070
  • DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS FOR OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS, S2502

Homeowner Demographics

• ​​U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (Table Name, ID)​
  • SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, DP04

​Income and Earnings

• ​​U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (Table Name, ID)
  • ​MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2019 INFLATION ADJUSTED DOLLARS), S1903
  • MEDIAN EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2019 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) BY SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER, B2000

Student Homelessness

• ​WI Department of Public Instruction, WISEdash Public Portal

Evictions​

• State of Wisconsin Department of Administration's Eviction Data Project

Redlining History

• ​Robert K. Nelson and Edward L. Ayers, accessed June 3, 2022, https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/[YOUR VIEW].

​Notes:

• Unless indicated otherwise, all data is rounded to the nearest whole number.
• Homeownership rate refers to the percent of all housing units occupied by that race/ethnicity in Kenosha County that are owner-occupied.
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines affordable housing as housing in which the occupant is paying no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including utilities.

FAFSA Completions

Data Sources:

FAFSA Completion Counts

• Federal Student Aid
  • ​2024 Completion Report Archives

Senior Enrollment

• WI Department of Public Instruction 
  • Enrollment Data Files.