CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sun Prairie

Wisconsin · 15,333 residents · 13.1 sq mi

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With 15,333 people, Sun Prairie is a city in Wisconsin. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.1% of people here. There are 5,036 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 20% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. Median home value sits at $74,200.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,333

−25%vs 2000

vs 20,369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,214)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,361)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,263)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,016)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,053)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(2,920)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(2,291)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,690)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(1,012)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(854)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(492)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,301

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,345 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,268

−39%vs 2000

vs $23,277 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,200

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $654 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.3%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

43.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(18,571)

Black3.1%(623)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(555)

Asian1.3%(273)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(14,990)

Black0.7%(100)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(101)

Asian0.5%(80)

Other1.1%(163)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(1,255)

Puerto Rican1%(362)

South American0.2%(57)

Colombian0.1%(46)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Cuban0%(13)

Ecuadorian0%(11)

Central American0%(10)

Nicaraguan0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.5%(1,681)

Hmong2.1%(781)

Chinese0.8%(308)

Filipino0.3%(117)

Korean0.3%(111)

Vietnamese0.2%(86)

Nepalese0.2%(79)

Okinawan0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(50)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(27)

Samoan0%(7)

Ancestry

German30.5%(11,458)

Irish11.8%(4,415)

English8.5%(3,187)

Norwegian6.3%(2,365)

Polish4.9%(1,834)

American4%(1,498)

Subsaharan African3.2%(1,197)

Italian2.8%(1,034)

Scottish2.5%(947)

French2%(738)

Dutch1.2%(461)

Swedish1.2%(459)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.2%(447)

Czech0.8%(317)

Welsh0.8%(316)

Russian0.7%(256)

Kenyan0.7%(252)

Swiss0.5%(202)

Danish0.4%(162)

Hungarian0.4%(147)

Lithuanian0.4%(145)

Arab0.3%(123)

Brazilian0.3%(107)

Ukrainian0.3%(103)

Egyptian0.2%(85)

Austrian0.2%(66)

Romanian0.2%(66)

Belgian0.2%(64)

West Indian0.2%(57)

Jamaican0.2%(57)

Slovak0.1%(53)

Portuguese0.1%(51)

Finnish0.1%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(40)

Greek0.1%(38)

Lebanese0.1%(27)

British0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Slovene0%(18)

Armenian0%(13)

Iranian0%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.9%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married35%(4,777)

Married55.8%(7,622)

Widowed1.4%(186)

Divorced7.8%(1,066)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(4,594)

Married48.2%(7,722)

Widowed8.3%(1,334)

Divorced14.9%(2,382)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 4.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% 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)33.6%(575)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(149)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(622)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,711 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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