Manitowoc, WI

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
81,406
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.1
0.222% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.55%
2.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$69,148
0.783% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$186,900
8.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
40,375
0.00991% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Manitowoc, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Manitowoc, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Manitowoc, WI are Lakeshore Technical College (829 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Manitowoc, WI was $186,900, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Manitowoc, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Manitowoc, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Manitowoc, WI is home to a population of 81.4k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.94% of Manitowoc, WI residents were born outside of the country (2.39k people).

In 2024, there were 31.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (71k people) in Manitowoc, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.27k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.16k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Manitowoc, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Manitowoc, WI was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Manitowoc, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    71k ± 268
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.27k ± 364
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2.16k ± 296
5.5%
Hispanic Population
4.47k people

In 2024, there were 31.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (71k people) in Manitowoc, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.27k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.16k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.5% of the people in Manitowoc, WI are hispanic (4.47k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Manitowoc, WI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    89,915 ± 7,306 people
  2. India
    21,992 ± 3,634 people
  3. China
    14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.94%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.39k people
3.27%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.66k people

As of 2024, 2.94% of Manitowoc, WI residents (2.39k 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 Manitowoc, WI was 3.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,524 ± 225
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,128 ± 219
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    883 ± 178

Manitowoc, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Manitowoc, WI employs 40.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Manitowoc, WI were Manufacturing (11,962 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,042 people), and Retail Trade (3,915 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($91,364), Utilities ($86,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,366).

Employment

Occupations

40.4k
2024 Value
± 1,216
−0.00991%
1 Year decline
± 4.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manitowoc, WI declined at a rate of −0.00991%, from 40.4k employees to 40.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manitowoc, WI, are Production Occupations (7,032 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,162 people), and Management Occupations (3,480 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manitowoc, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

40.4k
2024 Value
± 1,216
−0.00991%
1 Year decline
± 4.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manitowoc, WI declined at a rate of −0.00991%, from 40.4k employees to 40.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manitowoc, WI, are Manufacturing (11,962 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,042 people), and Retail Trade (3,915 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manitowoc, WI, though some of these residents may live in Manitowoc, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,248
Median earning men ± $1,670
$39,272
Median earning women ± $1,749

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,924), Public Administration ($64,177), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,094).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,765), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,545).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 115
    Construction
  2. 108
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 91
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $597k
    Manufacturing
  2. $203k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $101k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson
Senator from Wisconsin3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Senator from Wisconsin1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Manitowoc, WI awarded 829 degrees. The student population of Manitowoc, WI in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,556 male students and 1,425 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Manitowoc, WI are White (643 and 77.6%), Asian (86 and 10.4%), Hispanic or Latino (69 and 8.32%), and Two or More Races (14 and 1.69%).

The largest universities in Manitowoc, WI by number of degrees awarded are Lakeshore Technical College (829 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Manitowoc, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (119 and 14.4%), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (69 and 8.32%), and Welding Technology (38 and 4.58%).

The median tuition cost in Manitowoc, WI for private four year colleges is $28,900.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2019 in Manitowoc, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 51.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,981 (52.2% men and 47.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,981 students enrolled in Manitowoc, WI, 52.2% men and 47.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,227 records, of which 47.9% were women and 52.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    27 degrees awarded
  2. General Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration
    18 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Manitowoc, WI was General Business Administration & Management with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Manitowoc, WI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Lakeshore Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
829 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lakeshore Technical College with 829 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 350 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Manitowoc, WI, which is 0.731 times less than the 479 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 643 degrees mean that there were 7.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 86 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 2-year ($4,113) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($263) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,987) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Manitowoc, WI was $186,900 in 2024, which is 0.562 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,900 to $186,900, a 8.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Manitowoc, WI is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Manitowoc, WI have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manitowoc, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,425
$27,129
Median Property Taxes
±$962

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

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

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Rent vs Own

77.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Manitowoc, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$69,148
Median Household Income
± $2,433
35.2k
Number of Households
± 1,210

In 2024, the median household income of the 35.2k households in Manitowoc, WI grew to $69,148 from the previous year's value of $68,611.

The following chart displays the households in Manitowoc, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Manitowoc, WI is from Wisconsin.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.83%)
  3. Carpooled (7.1%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Manitowoc, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.83%) and those who carpooled to work (7.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manitowoc, WI have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Manitowoc, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manitowoc, WI (7.66k out of 80.2k 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Manitowoc, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Manitowoc, WI has health coverage, with 50.7% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 375 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,251 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wisconsin

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see an average of 1,251 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wisconsin in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.13%
Uninsured
50.7%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
17.7%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Manitowoc, WI declined by 5.69% from 4.38% to 4.13%.

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