CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Platteville

Wisconsin · 9,708 residents · 6.18 sq mi

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Platteville is a city of 9,708 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 23.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $51,100. 20.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,708

−3%vs 2000

vs 9,989 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.7

+3%vs 2000

vs 23.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(411)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.9%(477)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(401)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1915%(1,459)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2426.3%(2,558)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.8%(1,146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.9%(865)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(636)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(598)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(519)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(471)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,911

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,742 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,376

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,858 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,100

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.1% in 2000

46.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(9,553)

Black1.1%(111)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(88)

Asian1.4%(140)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(9,411)

Black1%(95)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(31)

Asian1.7%(168)

Other0.4%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(436)

Cuban0.3%(35)

Central American0.2%(27)

Nicaraguan0.2%(27)

Puerto Rican0.2%(21)

South American0.1%(11)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Hmong1.1%(129)

Chinese0.3%(31)

Asian Indian0.3%(30)

Filipino0.2%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(18)

Ancestry

German41.1%(4,729)

Irish10.7%(1,228)

English10.1%(1,156)

Norwegian7.4%(852)

Polish5.6%(645)

French4.6%(525)

Italian2.6%(304)

Czech2.5%(292)

American2.5%(285)

Dutch2.4%(280)

Swedish2.2%(251)

Swiss1.2%(138)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.6%(72)

Finnish0.6%(72)

Russian0.6%(65)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(63)

French Canadian0.5%(59)

Austrian0.4%(42)

Scottish0.3%(35)

Greek0.3%(34)

Arab0.3%(31)

Lebanese0.3%(31)

Welsh0.2%(28)

West Indian0.2%(27)

Jamaican0.2%(27)

Lithuanian0.2%(26)

Canadian0.2%(23)

Belgian0.2%(19)

Romanian0.1%(16)

British0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Macedonian0.1%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Slovene0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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 married73.7%(4,207)

Married21.4%(1,220)

Widowed1.6%(90)

Divorced3.4%(193)

Women 15+

Never married59%(2,746)

Married25.3%(1,175)

Widowed7.1%(331)

Divorced8.6%(400)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.7%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 83.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.3%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% 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)42.7%(161)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.2%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 377 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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