Economic Profile

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Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (Link out)
Strong Economy Rewards Metro Property Taxpayers
Mequon/Thiensville Demographics (Link out)
Ozaukee County Profile - Dept. of Workforce Development, July 2006

U.S. Census Bureau

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Geography, 2000  
Land area (square miles) 232
Persons per square mile 354.8

 

Year Number Percent Change
1900 16,363 -
1910 17,123 4.4%
1920 16,335 -4.8%
1930 17,394 6.1%
1940 18,985 8.4%
1950 23,361 18.7%
1960 38,441 39.2%
1970 54,421 29.4%
1980 66,981 18.8%
1990 72,831 8.0%
2000 82,317 11.5%
2020* 91,700 13.5
2020** 111,000 37.4

 

*SEWRPC intermediate growth projection
**SEWRPC high growth projection

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and SEWRPC

 

Ozaukee County Population Graphs & Tables

County Population Table

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Populations
Town
Population
Village
Population
City
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Demographic Data

Ozaukee

County

Wisconsin

People

1990

2000

2000

Total County Population

72,831

82,317

5,363,675

Population, percent change, 1990-2000

-

12.9%

9.6%

Persons under 5 years old

7.3%

6.2%

6.4%

Persons under 18 years old

28.3%

26.6%

25.5%

Persons 65 years and older

11.1%

12.6%

13.1%

White persons

98.4%

96.7%

88.9%

Black or African American persons

0.7%

0.9%

5.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native persons

0.2%

0.2%

0.9%

Asian persons

0.6%

1.1%

1.7%

Persons reporting some other race

0.1%

0.3%

1.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin

0.7%

0.3%

3.6%

Females

50.5%

50.7%

50.6%

Males

49.5%

49.3%

49.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,

     

American Fact Finder, 1990 Census

     

State & County Quick Facts, 2000 Census

     

Detailed  County Population

 

Year Number Percent
Change
1980 21,763 -
1990 25,707 18.1
2000 32,034 19.8
2020* 36,600 42.4
2020** 42,500 65.3

*SEWRPC intermediate growth projection on 1990 Number
**SEWRPC high growth projection on 1990 Number

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Wisconsin Department of Administration and SEWRPC

Housing Unit Information: 1990-2000

  1990 2000
Total Units 26,482 32,034
Owner Occupied 19,128 24,442
Median Value $100,500 $177,300
Renter Occupied 6,579 7,314
Median Rent $431 $642
Vacancy Rent 2.5 3.7

Units Authorized by Building Permits: 2000 - 502

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and SEWRPC

 

MUNICIPALITY 2002
AVE. PRICE
2003
AVE. PRICE
PERCENT
CHANGE
Ozaukee County $270,483 $266,119 -1.61%
Belgium $179,124 $183,390 2.38%
Cedarburg $274,594 $281,230 2.42%
Fredonia $206,774 $179,135 -13.37%
Grafton $214,288 $228,781 6.76%
Mequon $377,252 $376,601 -0.17%
Newburg n/a $162,500 n/a
Port Washington $170,812 $173,950 1.84%
Saukville $198,398 $186,987 -5.75%
Thiensville $164,794 $163,380 -0.86%

Source: MLS, Inc. Includes only those properties listed and sold through MLS, Inc. Includes single family, two family, multi-family, and condominiums.

Recent Home Sales in Ozaukee County: 
as of March 31, 2005
Community Units Sold Average Sales Price Average Days on Market
Ozaukee County 233 $278,671 108
Belgium 14 $165,346 133
Cedarburg 50 $288,136 91
Fredonia 12 $229,539 109
Grafton 31 $243,955 69
Mequon 59 $417,559 123
Port Washington 41 $191,370 132
Saukville 12 $201,200 102
Thiensville 14 $213,929 98
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 10, 2005

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Median Household Income: 1989 & 1999
  1989 1999
Ozaukee County $55,412 $62,745
Wisconsin $38,212 $43,791
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census  

Ozaukee County has the second highest median household income in the State of Wisconsin!

Per Capita Income: 1989 & 1999
  1989 1999
Ozaukee County $24,982 $31,947
Wisconsin $17,231 $21,271
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census  

Ozaukee County has the highest per capita income in the State of Wisconsin!

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Highways

  • Interstate Highway 43

  • Every city and village is served by a state trunk highway

Railway Service

Trucking

  • 41 trucking and warehousing establishments

Public Transit

Water Transportation Facilities*

  • Port of Milwaukee located 12 miles south

Air Service*

* All distances are measured from the nearest county line.

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Ozaukee County Unemployment Rate
Year Rate (%)
1990 3.2
1991 3.9
1992 3.9
1993 3.0
1994 3.1
1995 2.4
1996 2.1
1997 2.1
1998 2.2
1999 1.9
2000 2.2
2001 3.0
2002 4.1
2003 4.3
2004 3.3
2005 3.6
 
Unemployment 2006
Month %
January 3.7
February 4.1
March 3.9
April 3.8
May 3.5
June 4.2
July 3.9
August 3.4
September 3.3
October 3.1
November 3.1
December 3.1
Average 3.6

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Major Ozaukee County Employers

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Ozaukee County is served by the Grafton, Mequon-Thiensville, Cedarburg, Port Washington-Saukville, Northern Ozaukee, Cedar Grove-Belgium, and Random Lake School Districts.

Educational Attainment: 2000    
   
Educational Attainment Ozaukee Wisconsin
High School Graduate or Higher 91.9% 85.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 38.6% 22.4%
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

 

Journal/Sentinel Online - Link to story

National rating system shows most local libraries stack up well - link A recent nationwide rating of libraries placed most of those in Washington and Ozaukee counties among the top 25% in their categories.
Wisconsin has the highest composite ACT score in the country for the third year in a row!
2002 ACT Scores: Ozaukee County
 
High School English Math Reading Science 2002 Composite 2001 Composite
Cedarburg 23.6 23.4 24.2 23.5 23.8 22.9
Grafton 21.4 21.7 22.2 22.5 22.1 22.3
Homestead (Mequon) 24.2 24.6 24.7 23.8 24.5 25.3
Ozaukee 21.9 23.8 22.5 23.6 23.0 21.8
Port Washington 22.0 23.4 24.0 23.0 23.2 22.9
State 21.3 22.2 22.4 22.3 22.2 22.2

Source:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 28, 2002

Graduation Rates 2000-2001

District

Rate

Cedarburg

98.3%

Grafton

98.8%

Mequon-Thiensville

98.4%

Northern Ozaukee

100.0%

Port Washington- Saukville

90.4%

Ozaukee County Avg.

97.2%

State Avg.

90.0%

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 24,2002

The following post-secondary educational facilities serve Ozaukee County:

Colleges and Universities

Technical and Vocational Schools

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Local Newspapers

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Electric Power

Solid Waste

  • Solid waste collection provided by a combination of public and private services

  • Solid waste is landfilled at general-use landfills, located in adjacent counties

  • All of the communities have initiated recycling programs

Sanitary Sewerage

  • Public sanitary sewerage systems together serve about 75 percent of the county population. The remainder is served by onsite sewage disposal systems

  • Most of the communities in Ozaukee County have recently completed sewer system and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansion programs

Telephone

  • Ameritech, Inc. Business Service Information: In State: 1-800-660-3000 Out of State: 1-800-447-7738
  • Verizon of Wisconsin Service Information: 1-800-483-5600

  • Worldcom  Telecommunications Service Information: 1-800-888-0800

Water

  • Six publicly-owned water utilities serve approximately 50 percent of the county population

  • Numerous small, private water utilities located predominantly in the City of Mequon and Village of Thiensville area

Natural Gas

  • We Energies Business Service: 1-800-664-0007 Residential Service: 1-800-242-4035

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Ozaukee County communities are served by a complete range of health facilities and health professionals, including St. Mary’s Hospital - Ozaukee, Mequon, and eight area clinics. In addition, the 23 area hospitals and 12 immediate care centers of Milwaukee County are readily accessible to Ozaukee County residents.

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Industrial & Business Parks
Name Contact Information
Belgium Industrial Park Ms. Lila M. Mueller, CMC
Village of Belgium Clerk-Treasurer
Telephone: (262) 285-7931
Cedarburg Business Park Executive Director
Forward Cedarburg, Inc.
Telephone: (262) 375-4114
Fredonia Industrial Park Ms. Jo Ann Wagner,               Clerk
Village of Fredonia
Telephone: (262) 692-9125
Grafton Corporate Park Executive Director
EDGE, Inc.
Telephone: (262) 375-3090
Grafton Business Park
HEG Business Park Stephen L. Castner
Telephone: (262) 377-9377
Mequon Business Park Mooney LeSage Group
Telephone: (262) 797-9400
East Mequon Corporate Center Mr. Greg Huffman
Telephone: (262) 243-9146
Lakes of Mequon Park Mr. Ralph Jansen
Telephone: (262) 242-3333
City of Port Washington Industrial Park: Phase I Randy Tetzlaff, Director
of Planning and Development
Telephone: (262) 284-2600
City of Port Washington Industrial Park: Phase II
City of Port Washington Industrial Park: Phase III
Bywater Business Park Paul Wiese
Real Estate Corp.
Telephone: (262) 268-1500
Saukville Industrial Park Brian Biernat
Dept. of Community Development
Village of Saukville
Telephone: (262) 284-9423

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Ozaukee County Economic Development Corporation
Cindy Hilgendorf
P.O. Box 473
Grafton, WI 53024-0473
Phone 262-377-2693 Fax 262-377-4470
 

University of Wisconsin-Extension, Ozaukee County
Paul Roback
121 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 994
Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074
Telephone: (262) 284-8288 or 238-8288
Facsimile: (262) 284-8100 or 238-8100

Some information has been updated since this report was submitted.

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