People QuickFacts West Bend Wisconsin Population, 2011 estimate 31,195 5,709,843 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 31,078 5,686,986 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.4% 0.4% Population, 2010 31,078 5,686,986 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.7% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.6% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.7% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 94.8% 86.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 6.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.7% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.9% 5.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 92.7% 83.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.0% 85.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.6% 4.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.4% 8.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.7% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 23.3% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,522 431,479 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.2 21.5  Housing units, 2010 13,546 2,624,358 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 64.5% 69.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 39.2% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $179,300 $169,700 Households, 2007-2011 13,224 2,279,738 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.30 2.42 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,164 $27,192 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,164 $52,374 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.3% 12.0%     Business QuickFacts West Bend Wisconsin Total number of firms, 2007 2,533 433,797 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 2.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.1% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 522,830 163,563,195 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 102,585 59,996,244 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 633,798 72,283,321 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,295 $12,904 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 50,176 9,247,311     Geography QuickFacts West Bend Wisconsin Land area in square miles, 2010 14.57 54,157.80 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,133.7 105.0 FIPS Code 85350 55 Counties Washington County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts