Fitchburg is a city of 32,619 people in Wisconsin. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 12,118 people. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. The median age is 34.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 79% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,516, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fitchburg
What changed most since 1990
Population15,648 → 32,619(+108%)US over the same years: +35%
White share92.9% → 61.6%(−31.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants39.0% → 47.6%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Fitchburg's population equals 5.7% of Dane County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.8% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 8.8% of the county's.
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)19.6%(162)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(175)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 828 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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Over time
Fitchburg, decade by decade
Fitchburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,648
$85,322
$229,927
37.4%
16.8
2000
20,501
$91,872
$322,251
42.1%
44.3
2010
25,260
$90,702
$389,565
45.2%
66.5
2020
29,609
$92,406
$391,973
56.8%
70.1
2024
32,619
$86,516
$417,200
57.7%
72.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
