Stoughton is home to 13,033 people in Wisconsin. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 2,131 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 7.1%, under the national 12.5%. The typical home is worth $293,500, having more than doubled since 2000. About 39% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,551, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stoughton
What changed most since 1990
White share98.2% → 91.9%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Stoughton's population equals 2.3% of Dane County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.5% 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)6.7%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.6%(161)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(120)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 387 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
Stoughton, decade by decade
Stoughton 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
8,786
$65,541
$153,844
20.8%
4.4
2000
12,354
$86,771
$236,815
27.7%
9.9
2010
12,611
$88,091
$275,918
30.1%
14.9
2020
13,173
$79,847
$270,285
36.8%
26.7
2024
13,033
$79,551
$293,500
39.3%
19.0
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.
