Census Reporter

Wisconsin

5,813,568 Population
54,166.3 square miles 107.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$33,032 ±$308 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$60,773 ±$391 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.1% ±0.3% (625,826  ±17,423) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

22 minutes ±0.2 (62,016,855  ±514,650) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

2,371,960 ±6,714 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.4 ±0 (5,668,832  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.3% ±0.3% (68,743  ±3,495) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

2,710,718 ±598 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$188,500 ±$1,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13.8% ±0.3% (791,265  ±19,231.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.1% ±0.6% (3,676,803  ±22,805.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
30% ±0.3% (1,198,076  ±13,069.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

8.8% ±0.2% (483,952  ±10,462) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

5.1% ±0.2% (297,928  ±9,093) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.2% ±0.1% (326,288  ±6,184) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
326,288 Total veterans ±6,184 300,931 Male ±6,147 25,357 Female ±2,292

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