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Electric companies in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County, WI ranks 2nd of 72 Wisconsin counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 94.4. Winnebago County, WI has 171,357 residents. Winnebago County, WI: 4 utilities listed by EIA. Winnebago County, WI: home electricity prices of 12.42 to 19.23 cents per kWh.

Winnebago County, WI on the map

Winnebago County, WI and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsFond du LacWinnebagoGreen LakeCalumetOutagamieWaupaca

Winnebago County, WI darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 90 in all, 52.5 per 100,000 residents of 171,357, rank 32 of 72 Wisconsin counties. Property damage in Winnebago County, WI: $27K, with 6 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Winnebago County, WI

events a year, Winnebago County, WI

  1. 7'15
  2. 5'16
  3. 9'17
  4. 6'18
  5. 9'19
  6. 9'20
  7. 8'21
  8. 12'22
  9. 9'23
  10. 6'24
  11. 10'25

Events by type

events by type, Winnebago County, WI

  • Thunderstorm and high wind61
  • Winter storm and heavy snow23
  • Tornado4
  • Heat wave2
Winnebago County, WI outage-linked hazards
Winnebago County, WIFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Winnebago County, WI, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High94.42 of 72612022 (12)$22K
Winnebago County, WI, tornadoRelatively High91.38 of 7242020 (3)$5K
Winnebago County, WI, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low16.911 of 660none$0
Winnebago County, WI, ice stormRelatively Low49.812 of 720none$0
Winnebago County, WI, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate77.710 of 72232019 (4)$0
Winnebago County, WI, heat waveRelatively Low75.015 of 7222023 (1)$0

Electric utilities in Winnebago County, WI

Utility listed for Winnebago County, WITypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 645 kWhShare of Winnebago County, WI median income of $72,873
City of Menasha in Winnebago County, WIMunicipal12.42$9621.32%
Wisconsin Public Service Corp in Winnebago County, WIInvestor Owned16.23$1,2571.72%
Wisconsin Power & Light Co in Winnebago County, WIInvestor Owned16.89$1,3081.79%
Wisconsin Electric Power Co in Winnebago County, WIInvestor Owned19.23$1,4892.04%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Winnebago County, WI

Residents of Winnebago County, WI, ACS 2023
171,3577 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Households in Winnebago County, WI
71,9582.38 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Winnebago County, WI
65.8%47,341 owner and 24,617 renter households
Median household income in Winnebago County, WI
$72,87328 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Housing units in Winnebago County, WI
76,7704,812 vacant or seasonal, 6.3% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Winnebago County, WI
20.0%14,358 homes, 5 of 72 Wisconsin counties
Utilities listed for Winnebago County, WI
44 with a home price: City of Menasha, Wisconsin Public Service Corp, Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Lowest home price in Winnebago County, WI
12.42 ¢/kWhCity of Menasha, 35.4% below the highest
Highest home price in Winnebago County, WI
19.23 ¢/kWhWisconsin Electric Power Co
Monthly bill gap in Winnebago County, WI
$44between the two at 645 kWh, $527 a year, 0.72% of the Winnebago County, WI median income
ZIP areas touching Winnebago County, WI
1354901 to 54986
Outage-linked storm events in Winnebago County, WI
90NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Winnebago County, WI
57.7%median year built 1975
Flood claims in Winnebago County, WI
17NFIP 2015 to 2025, $203K paid
Home energy burden in Winnebago County, WI
2.2%$1,038 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Winnebago County, WI

Wisconsin Electric Power Co charged Winnebago County, WI homes 15.49 ¢/kWh in 2015. Winnebago County, WI: 19.23 ¢ in 2024, 24% up. Winnebago County, WI: against 22% up for the Wisconsin average.

Winnebago County, WI: a 645 kWh month at that price. Winnebago County, WI: $100 in 2015, $124 in 2024. Winnebago County, WI: $1,489 a year, 2.0% of the $72,873 median income.

Winnebago: 10 yearly prices
YearWisconsin Electric Power Co, Winnebago County, WIWinnebago: Gap to Wisconsin averageWinnebago: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Winnebago15.49+1.38+2.84
2016, Winnebago15.27+1.20+2.72
2017, Winnebago15.41+1.06+2.52
2018, Winnebago15.20+1.18+2.33
2019, Winnebago15.45+1.27+2.44
2020, Winnebago15.65+1.33+2.50
2021, Winnebago15.89+1.37+2.23
2022, Winnebago16.94+1.32+1.90
2023, Winnebago18.96+2.08+2.96
2024, Winnebago19.23+2.05+2.75

Winnebago County, WI: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Winnebago County, WI price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI: electricity $1,038 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,821, 2.2% of $82,704 income. 71,943 households in Winnebago County, WI spend about $74.7 million a year on electricity and $131.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Winnebago County, WI ($23,070 a year) spend 5.6% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Winnebago County, WI

% of income on energy, Winnebago County, WI

  • All households2.2
  • Lower income5.6
  • Owners2.2
  • Renters2.0
  • Wisconsin counties2.4
Winnebago County, WI home energy cost by household group
Winnebago County, WIHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Winnebago County, WI, all households71,943$82,704$1,038$739$442.2%
Winnebago County, WI, lower income19,184$23,070$807$464$205.6%
Winnebago County, WI, owners47,490$104,545$1,252$1,031$612.2%
Winnebago County, WI, renters24,453$40,285$623$171$112.0%

Housing and heating in Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI: 44,318 of 76,770 homes were built before 1980 and 14,069 in 2000 or later. Winnebago County, WI has 50,790 detached houses, 14,601 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,440 mobile homes, and 24,617 of 71,958 households rent.

Age of homes in Winnebago County, WI

% of homes by decade built, Winnebago County, WI

  1. 19pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 950s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1490s
  8. 1200s
  9. 610s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Winnebago County, WI

% of homes by main fuel, Winnebago County

  • Utility gas71.4
  • Electricity20.0
  • Propane4.9
  • Other fuel1.2
  • No fuel1.0
Winnebago County, WI housing against Wisconsin counties
Winnebago County, WIValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Winnebago County, WI, median year built19751977-2 years42 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, built before 198057.7%55.5%+2.2 points26 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, built 2000 or later18.3%20.2%-1.9 points48 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, detached houses66.2%76.4%-10.2 points64 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, apartments in 5+ unit buildings19.0%8.0%+11.0 points5 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, mobile homes1.9%4.8%-2.9 points63 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, renter households34.2%23.4%+10.8 points6 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, median home value$208,600$209,350-$75038 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, median gross rent a month$924$860+$6428 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, people per household2.292.35-0.0646 of 72

Flood claims and flood insurance in Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI: 17 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $203K paid, median paid claim $9,969.

413 of 50,649 residential structures in Winnebago County, WI carry an NFIP contract. 497 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Winnebago County, WI on 8 Sep 2026. Winnebago County, WI lists 12 repetitive-loss properties.

Winnebago County, WI: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Winnebago County, WI

flood claims a year, Winnebago County, WI

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. 7'19
  6. <5'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. <5'24
  11. <5'25
Winnebago County, WI flood claims and flood insurance
Winnebago County, WIValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Winnebago County, WI, claims 2015-202517—26 of 54
Winnebago County, WI, paid 2015-2025$203K—36 of 54
Winnebago County, WI, median paid claim$9,969——
Winnebago County, WI, claims per 1,000 homes0.31.048 of 54
Winnebago County, WI, homes with flood insurance0.8%0.4%5 of 71
Winnebago County, WI, policies in force497——
Winnebago County, WI, repetitive-loss properties12——

Winnebago County, WI: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Winnebago County, WI: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI totals 7,546 heating degree days and 537 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Winnebago County, WI is the 50th coldest of 72 counties in Wisconsin: 7,546 against a median of 7,798. For cooling, Winnebago County, WI is the 26th hottest: 537 against a median of 491.

Winnebago County, WI: winter dominates, by 7,009 heating degree days over cooling.

Winnebago County, WI: 7,136 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,546 on the normal, 5% under.

In Winnebago County, WI, 20.0% of 71,958 homes heat with electricity; the other 80.0% use another main heating fuel.

Winnebago County, WI

  • Heating degree days, 7,546 vs 7,79897
  • Cooling degree days, 537 vs 491109
  • Electric heat, 20.0% vs 12.9%154
  • WI median county100
Winnebago County, WI: degree days, electric heat
Winnebago County, WIValueWI median countyWinnebago County, WI, rank (1 = highest)
Winnebago County, WI, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal7,5467,79850 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean7,1367,41853 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal53749126 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean62256222 of 72
Winnebago County, WI, electric heating, ACS 2019-202320.0%12.9%5 of 72

Winnebago County, WI: ACS B25040, 71,958 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI counts 171,357 residents in 71,958 households. Winnebago County, WI touches 13 ZIP areas, 54901 to 54986, about 13,181 residents each. Household income in Winnebago County, WI is $72,873; 47,341 of its 71,958 households own.

14,358 of the 71,958 homes in Winnebago County, WI heat with electricity. Winnebago County, WI has 76,770 housing units, 4,812 (6.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 24,617 rented homes. Winnebago County, WI logged 90 storm events for its 171,357 residents.

The median home in Winnebago County, WI dates from 1975. Homes in Winnebago County, WI pay $1,038 a year for electricity. Winnebago County, WI home electricity prices run City of Menasha to Wisconsin Electric Power Co, $44 a month apart at 645 kWh.

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Questions on Winnebago County, WI

Winnebago County, WI: what do homes pay for electricity?

Winnebago County, WI homes paid 12.42 to 19.23 cents per kWh in 2024 across 4 listed utilities: $80 to $124 a month at 645 kWh, 1.32% to 2.04% of Winnebago County, WI income.

Winnebago County, WI: how many homes heat with electricity?

Winnebago County, WI: 14,358 of 71,958 occupied homes, 20.0%, rank 5 of 72.

Winnebago County, WI: median household income?

$72,873 in Winnebago County, WI, rank 28 of 72; 171,357 residents, 71,958 households.

Winnebago County, WI: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Winnebago County, WI: 90 NWS events, peak year 2022.

Winnebago County, WI: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Winnebago County, WI: 17 NFIP flood claims, $203K paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.8% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Winnebago County, WI?

Winnebago County, WI: median home built 1975; 57.7% predate 1980, 66.2% detached, 19.0% in 5+ unit buildings.

Winnebago County, WI: share of income for energy?

Winnebago County, WI homes spend $1,038 a year on electricity, $1,821 on all energy: 2.2% of $82,704; 5.6% for lower incomes.

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Winnebago County, WI ranks 2nd of 72 Wisconsin counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 94.4.