Moving to Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Population: 12,983. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,656 (+12.9% change)
Males: 6,393 (49.2%), Females: 6,590 (50.8%)
Outagamie County
Zip code: 54130
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $43,980
Median house value: $91,200
Population by Race
Races in Kaukauna:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Other Asian (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (49.5%), Dutch (21.1%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (5.4%), United States (5.3%), French (5.0%).
Elevation: 710 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kaukauna
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kaukauna city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.2%
2.5% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +530 (+4.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kaukauna:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL 88 (about 8 miles; APPLETON, WI)
- APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; APPLETON, WI)
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF WI FOX VALLEY (about 17 miles; NEENAH, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaukauna:
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 18 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
- AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: GRB)
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kaukauna:
- BRENNAND (about 22 miles; NEENAH, WI; Abbreviation: 79C)
- FOXAIR (about 23 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Abbreviation: W26)
- SHIOCTON (about 23 miles; SHIOCTON, WI; Abbreviation: W34)
Amtrak station near Kaukauna:
- 10 miles: APPLETON (500 N. ONEIDA ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaukauna:
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 10 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 25 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 29 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- LAKELAND COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SHEBOYGAN, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,103)
Schools
Public high school in Kaukauna:
- KAUKAUNA HI (Students: 1,318; Location: 1701 COUNTY ROAD CE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Kaukauna:
- KPC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 4; Location: 1717 MAIN AVE; Grades: 10 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kaukauna:
- RIVER VIEW MID (Students: 769; Location: 101 OAK ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- QUINNEY EL (Students: 480; Location: 2601 SULLIVAN AVE; Grades: 02 – 05)
- DR H B TANNER EL (Students: 424; Location: 2500 FIELDCREST DR; Grades: PK – 02)
- HAEN EL (Students: 391; Location: 1130 HAEN DR; Grades: PK – 05)
- PARK EL (Students: 199; Location: 509 LAWE ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- NICOLET EL (Students: 146; Location: 109 E 8TH ST; Grades: PK – 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Kaukauna:
- HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 220 DOTY STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
- ST ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 2401 S MAIN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 5)
- ST. MARY’S MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 112 WEST EIGHTH STREET; Grades: 6 – 8)
- ST FRANCIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 431 CTY TK CE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Kaukauna:
- KAUKAUNA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $494,299; Location: 111 MAIN AVE.; 63,378 books; 2,303 audio materials; 1,069 video materials; 213 serial subscriptions)