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Congressional District 8, WI

741,712 Population
6,680.9 square miles 111 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 40.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,641 ±$900 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $41,785 ±$352
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$75,932 ±$1,728 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Wisconsin: $74,631 ±$774
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.9% ±0.9% (65,077  ±6,404) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 616,874 (±0.3% / ±19,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.6 minutes ±0.6 (7,294,190  ±221,654) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.5 59,514,440 (±0.2 / ±628,115)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

311,599 ±2,817 Number of households
  • Wisconsin: 2,495,539 ±8,832
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (727,724  ±1,975) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,773,894
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±0.9% (7,259  ±1,399) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 4.8% 62,338 (±0.3% / ±4,468)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

353,522 ±777 Number of housing units
  • Wisconsin: 2,787,388 ±291
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$256,800 ±$5,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $272,500 ±$1,737
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±0.8% (77,843  ±5,978.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 11.2% 654,440 (±0.3% / ±19,786.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.3% ±1.6% (491,540  ±8,571.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,855,294 (±0.6% / ±26,343.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29.3% ±0.9% (152,614  ±4,664.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.8% 1,389,399 (±0.4% / ±14,983.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6.9% ±0.3% (47,844  ±2,122.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 8.8% 492,060 (±0.1% / ±5,583.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

4.2% ±0.5% (31,370  ±3,413) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 307,899
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.6% ±0.4% (38,584  ±2,245) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.9% 275,531 (±0.1% / ±6,392)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
38,584 Total veterans ±2,245 35,231 Male ±2,099 3,353 Female ±784

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