MEMORANDUM REPORT NO. 83 PARK WARNIMO SOUTHEASTERN W I S C 0 N""S I N REGIONAL SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF CUDAHY OFFICIALS KENOSHA COUNTY RACINE COUNTY MAYOR Leon T. Dreger David B. Falstad, Chairman Raymond S. Glowacki Francis J. Pitts Martin J. Itzin Sheila M. Siegler, Jean M. Jacobson, Treasurer Secretary CLERK/TREASURER Joseph R. Bukowski MILWAUKEE COUNTY WALWORTH COUNTY William Ryan Drew John D. Ames Patrick Marchese Anthony F. Balestrieri COMMON COUNCIL Thomas W. Meaux Allen L. Morrison, Vice-Chairman Ronald E. Smolinski, President Richard W. Grams Angeline McKelvie OZAUKEE COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY Glen F. Proeber Kenneth Widowski Leroy A. Bley Daniel S. Schmidt Thomas H. Buestrin Patricia A Strachota Elroy J. Schreiner Frank F. Uttech WAUKESHA COUNTY Duane H. Bluemke Robert F. Hamilton Paul G. Vrakas SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF Kurt W. Bauer, PE, AICP, RLS .Executive Director Philip C. Evenson, AICP .. ..Assistant Director Kenneth R. Yunker, PE .Assistant Director Robert P. Biebel, PE .Chief Environmental Engineer Leland H. Kreblin, RLS .Chief Planning Illustrator Donald R. Martinson, PE .Chief Transportation Engineer John R. Meland .Chief Economic Development Planner Thomas D. Patterson .Geographic Information Systems Manager Bruce P. Rubin .Chief Land Use Planner Roland O. Tonn, AICP .Chief Community Assistance Planner Joan A. Zenk .Administrative Officer MEMORANDUM REPORT NUMBER 83 CITY OF CUDAHY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACT BOOK MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Prepared by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission P. O. Box 1607 Old Courthouse 916 N. East Avenue Waukesha. Wisconsin 53187-1607 August 1993 Inside Region $2.50 Outside Region $5.00 (This page intentionally left blank) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SECTION I - NATURAL RESOURCE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.... ........... 1 Introduction. 2 Location... ......... ... ... ..... .... .................... .. .. .... ... 2 Natural Resources. 2 Climate.... .. .. .... ... ........ ...... ... ............. ....... ......... 2 City of Cudahy (Map 1)................................................ 3 Southeastern Wisconsin Region (Map 2).... ........................ ..... 4 Regional Setting in the Midwest (Map 3).......... ............. ..... ... 5 General Climatic Data for the City of Cudahy (Table 1).. .... ...... .... 6 Environmental Corridors and Natural Areas........... .......... ........ 7 Physical Characteristics. 7 Land Use.............................................................. 7 Housing Units. 7 Historic and Existing Land Use in the City of Cudahy: 1963 and 1985 (Table 2)......... ....... ....... 8 Total Housing Units in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1970, 1980, 1990, (Table 3)....... ............... 9 Tenure Status of the Existing Year-Round Housing Stock in the City of Cudahy: 1990 (Table 4)....... ........... ... ....... ... 10 Year-Round Occupied Housing Units by Tenure and Occupancy Status by Year Structure Built for the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 5)..... ....... ... ......... ........ 11 Median Owner-Occupied Value of Noncondominium Housing Units and Median Rent of Renter-Occupied Housing Units for the City of Cudahy, the Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 6). 12 SECTION II - LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS.... ....... ........ ............. 14 Introduction. 15 Total Civilian Labor Force Size in Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1986-1991 (Table 7) ............................... 16 Comparative Civilian Labor Force Composition by Sex for the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1970, 1980, and 1990 (Table 8).......... ..... 17 Labor Force Participation Rates in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1980 and 1990 (Table 9).... ... ....... ........ 18 Comparative Average Weekly Wages by industry for Milwaukee Metropolitan Area Counties and Wisconsin: 1990 (Table 10)... ..... ... 19 -i- Page Median Hourly Wages by Occupation for persons working in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Statistical Area: 1990 (Table 11)..... ....... 20 Place of Work for the Labor Force in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 12)..... ......... ... ....... ...... 21 Total Resident Employment by Industry Age 16 Years and Older in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 13)... ........ 22 Occupation of Resident Employed Persons 16 Years of Age and Older in the City of Cudahy, and the United States: 1990 (Table 14)....................................... 23 Number of Unemployed in Milwaukee County, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1970-1990, 1989-1991 (Table 15).......... ..... ........ 24 Number of Unemployed by Sex for the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1970 and 1990 (Table 16). ....... ... .... .... ..... 25 Occupational Distribution of Milwaukee County Job Service Applicants and Job Openings Received: May, 1991 (Table 17).. ........ 26 SECTION III - ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS........ ... ... ................. ... 27 Introduction. 28 Industry Employment by Place of Work and Percentage Change in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and the United States: March 1975 and 1990 (Table 18)...................................... 29 Industry Location Quotients for Milwaukee County in Comparison to Wisconsin and the United States: April 1990 (Table 19).... .... .... 32 Industry Employment Projections for the Milwaukee County Service Area: 1988-2000 (Table 20)................................... 33 Major Employers in the City of Cudahy: 1991 (Table 21)......... ....... 34 SECTION IV - POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS......... .......... 35 Introduction. .. 36 Total Population in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1900-1990 (Table 22)...... ............ ....... 37 Age Composition of the Population of the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 23).. .... ......... ................ 38 Sex Composition of the Total Population in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 24)... ...... ........... .......... 39 Racial Composition of the Population in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 25)... ....... ............ ........ 40 Ethnic Composition of the Population in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1990 (Table 26).... ................... ....... 41 -H- Page Residential Mobility of the Population Five Years of Age and Older in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1985-1990 (Table 27).............. 42 Existing and Proposed Population Levels in the Region by County: 1985 - 2010 (Table 28)... ..... ..................... 43 Mean and Median Household Income and Per Capita Income of Persons 15 Years and Over in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1989 (Table 29).. 44 Per Capita Income Estimates in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1979 and 1987 (Table 30)... ..... ... ......................... 45 Non-institutionalized Persons Below the Poverty Level in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1989 (Table 31).. ........ .... .................... 46 Number of Households and Persons per Household in the City of Cudahy, the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, Wisconsin, and the United States: 1970-1990 (Table 32)...... .... ...... .............. 47 SECTION V - COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES........................... 48 Introduction. 49 Community Facilities. 49 Electric Power Service.. 49 Gas Service........................................................... 49 Base Electrical Utility Residential Rates for the City of Cudahy: January 1990 (Table 33)......................... 50 Base Electrical Utility Commercial Rates for the City of Cudahy: January 1990 (Table 34)......................... 51 Base Electrical Utility Industrial Rates for the City of Cudahy: January 1990 (Table 35)......................... 52 Base Residential Gas Utility Rates for the City of Cudahy: January 1990 (Table 36)......................... 53 Base Commercial and Industrial Gas Utility Rates for the City of Cudahy: January 1990 (Table 37)......................... 54 Sanitary Sewer Service........................................ 55 Water Utility. 55 Water Rates for the City of Cudahy: 1992 (Table 38)................... 56 City of Cudahy Public Water Supply System.......................... ... 57 Transportation Facilities. 57 Arterial Street and Highway System.. ...... ...... ...................... 57 Public Transit................................................ 57 Railway Service. 58 Trucking and Warehousing Service... ................................... 59 Air Service............................................ 59 Water Transportation Facilities............ ..................... ...... 59 Airports Serving the City of Cudahy (Table