Census Reporter

Wisconsin

5,822,434 Population
54,167.4 square miles 107.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$34,568 ±$310 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$64,168 ±$600 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.4% ±0.3% (591,486  ±18,294) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

22.7 minutes ±0.2 (63,667,210  ±630,057) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

2,386,623 ±7,340 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (5,678,585  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.3% ±0.3% (68,675  ±4,375) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,725,153 ±756 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$197,200 ±$1,492 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.2% ±0.3% (759,341  ±19,370) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.8% ±0.6% (3,724,423  ±25,550.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
31.3% ±0.4% (1,258,379  ±15,580) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

8.8% ±0.3% (480,667  ±13,657) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

5.1% ±0.2% (294,239  ±10,212) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.9% ±0.2% (315,574  ±7,132) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
315,574 Total veterans ±7,132 292,980 Male ±6,216 22,594 Female ±2,206

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