CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fond du Lac

Wisconsin · 37,757 residents · 19.2 sq mi

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Fond du Lac is a city of 37,757 people in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $50,600. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.6% of residents. There are 4,446 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,757

−11%vs 2000

vs 42,203 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(2,703)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,897)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,738)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,552)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,616)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(6,242)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,489)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(3,265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(3,111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(3,124)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(2,132)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(888)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,826

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,113 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,472

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,996 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,600

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$378

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $507 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

37.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(38,906)

Black1.8%(767)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(1,232)

Asian1.5%(638)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(36,881)

Black0.4%(144)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(725)

Asian0.7%(268)

Other1.2%(464)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(2,680)

South American1.1%(472)

Paraguayan1%(466)

Puerto Rican0.8%(362)

Central American0.5%(219)

Guatemalan0.5%(214)

Spaniard0.2%(79)

Cuban0.1%(59)

Dominican0.1%(29)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Peruvian0%(4)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(451)

Chinese0.9%(406)

Hmong0.9%(396)

Burmese0.4%(163)

Filipino0.2%(91)

Korean0.1%(52)

Asian Indian0%(16)

Japanese0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

German42.7%(19,009)

Irish11.4%(5,074)

English7.1%(3,168)

American6%(2,689)

Polish4.5%(2,000)

French3.7%(1,639)

Dutch2.9%(1,272)

Italian2.6%(1,172)

Norwegian2.5%(1,123)

Russian1.1%(468)

Swedish1%(423)

Subsaharan African0.9%(393)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(341)

Scottish0.7%(298)

French Canadian0.5%(229)

Welsh0.5%(225)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(217)

Swiss0.3%(154)

Czech0.3%(150)

Greek0.3%(139)

Finnish0.2%(105)

West Indian0.2%(105)

Austrian0.2%(101)

Arab0.2%(87)

Lebanese0.2%(74)

Croatian0.2%(67)

Belgian0.1%(59)

Hungarian0.1%(56)

Ukrainian0.1%(55)

Canadian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(35)

British0.1%(25)

Romanian0%(20)

Slovene0%(20)

Egyptian0%(13)

Portuguese0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married38.7%(6,800)

Married47.4%(8,320)

Widowed2.1%(375)

Divorced11.7%(2,057)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(6,521)

Married42.3%(8,018)

Widowed10.3%(1,948)

Divorced13.1%(2,480)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% 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)24.2%(566)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(378)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(923)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,335 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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