CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brodhead

Wisconsin · 3,165 residents · 1.80 sq mi

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Brodhead is a city of 3,165 people in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $44,200. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Median rent is $325 a month. Households earn $28,192 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,165

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3,180 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(239)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(210)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(208)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(197)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(518)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(423)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(290)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(247)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(193)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(79)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,192

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,506 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,168

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,455 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,200

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(3,105)

Black0.3%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1%(31)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,150)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(4)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0.3%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.2%(101)

Mexican2.1%(67)

Asian origin

Japanese1.7%(55)

Ancestry

German29.6%(945)

Irish9.5%(304)

Norwegian9.4%(299)

English7.6%(243)

Swiss6.7%(213)

Scottish5.6%(180)

American4.6%(146)

French2.3%(74)

Lithuanian1.7%(55)

French Canadian1.2%(39)

Swedish1.2%(38)

Hungarian1.1%(35)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(31)

Welsh0.7%(22)

Polish0.6%(19)

Italian0.6%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Swiss population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.6%(488)

Married46.3%(543)

Widowed2.6%(31)

Divorced9.5%(112)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(396)

Married39.5%(569)

Widowed13.5%(195)

Divorced19.4%(280)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.5%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.6%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.3%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.8%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.7%(66)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.6%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 123 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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