Door and Kewaunee Counties paint the average picture when it comes to Wisconsinites struggling to make ends meet. The United Way of Wisconsin recently released their ALICE Report based on 2018 data as it looked at people who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. Approximately 31 percent of residents in Door County and 32 percent in Kewaunee County are at the ALICE threshold or worse, which is based on the household survival budget of $21,000 for a single adult and $68,472 for a family of four. The statewide average is 34 percent. Christina Studebaker of the United Way of Door County says one factor to the increase of ALICE households is the cost of living is outpacing wage increases.

According to the ALICE Report available online, eleven counties have more than 40 percent of their residents living below the ALICE threshold, including Menominee County at 55 percent.

Picture Courtesy of United Way of Door County