Kiel, Wisconsin demographics

Kiel, WI demographics: median age 45.2; 19.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kiel city, Wisconsin · Incorporated city · GEOID 5539525. The survey estimates a population of 3,943 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kiel is 45.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.4 years. There are 1,647 households (±122). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 45.2 ±4.4 40.2 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,943
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Under 18 769 ±171 19.5% ±4.3 pp 21.4% 22.0%
18–34 709 ±153 18.0% ±3.8 pp 21.9% 22.8%
35–64 1,692 ±224 42.9% ±5.5 pp 38.2% 38.0%
65 and older 773 ±153 19.6% ±3.8 pp 18.5% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,943
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Male 1,969 ±179 49.9% ±4.3 pp 50.1% 49.5%
Female 1,974 ±185 50.1% ±4.4 pp 49.9% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,943
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
White alone 3,672 ±171 93.1% ±3.3 pp 80.1% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 6.1% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 9 ±13 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.9%
Asian alone 16 ±26 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 3.0% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 54 ±62 · low precision 1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision 2.5% 7.1%
Two or more races 192 ±108 · low precision 4.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision 7.6% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,943
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,871 ±150 98.2% ±2.4 pp 92.0% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 72 ±71 · low precision 1.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision 8.0% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,647
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Married-couple family 798 ±115 48.5% ±6.0 pp 46.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 139 ±84 · low precision 8.4% ±5.1 pp · low precision 4.5% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 156 ±93 · low precision 9.5% ±5.6 pp · low precision 9.1% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 394 ±122 23.9% ±7.2 pp 31.5% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 160 ±80 9.7% ±4.8 pp 8.0% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,647
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Households with people under 18 458 ±88 27.8% ±4.9 pp 26.1% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,189 ±184 72.2% ±9.8 pp 73.9% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,647
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 394 ±122 23.9% ±7.2 pp 31.5% 28.7%
Two-person households 706 ±137 42.9% ±7.7 pp 37.0% 33.8%
Three-person households 159 ±77 9.7% ±4.6 pp 13.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 289 ±104 17.5% ±6.2 pp 10.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 55 ±39 · low precision 3.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.9%
Six-person households 26 ±27 · low precision 1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 18 ±29 · low precision 1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision 1.0% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,943
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Native 3,897 ±124 98.8% ±1.0 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 46 ±41 · low precision 1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,759
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
English only 3,666 ±154 97.5% ±2.1 pp 91.0% 77.7%
Spanish 67 ±64 · low precision 1.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision 4.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 12 ±18 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.7% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 14 ±21 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.2% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,866
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Less than high school graduate 252 ±103 8.8% ±3.5 pp 6.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,043 ±156 36.4% ±4.9 pp 29.4% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 658 ±140 23.0% ±4.6 pp 19.5% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 364 ±136 12.7% ±4.7 pp 11.3% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 411 ±114 14.3% ±3.9 pp 22.0% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 138 ±83 · low precision 4.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision 11.4% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,920
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Wisconsin U.S.
Same house 3,650 ±152 93.1% ±2.6 pp 88.2% 87.7%
Moved within same county 119 ±77 · low precision 3.0% ±2.0 pp · low precision 6.2% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 106 ±86 · low precision 2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision 3.3% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 45 ±51 · low precision 1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.0% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.7% of Kiel residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.2% in Wisconsin and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Kiel Wisconsin U.S. Compared with Wisconsin
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision 5.2% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 91.3% ±1.1 pp 90.3% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 9.2% ±2.9 pp 6.2% 6.2% Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kiel . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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