COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wisconsin vs North Carolina
PLACE A
Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
North Carolina
Wisconsin is 45% smaller than North Carolina. Wisconsin earns more, with a median household income $5,097 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
WISCONSINNORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE
Total population5,914,87210,730,404−45% vs North Carolina
Population density109221−111
Population growth3.6%9.5%−5.8 pts
Median age40.239.1+1.1
Male50.1%48.9%+1.2 pts
Female49.9%51.1%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born5.2%9.1%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%60.0%+18.6 pts
Black5.9%20.0%−14.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%11.3%−3.3 pts
Asian2.9%3.3%−0.3 pts
Other4.6%5.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$77,485$72,388+$5,097
Per capita income$43,373$41,385+$1,988
Poverty rate10.6%13.0%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%35.7%−2.3 pts
Graduate degree11.4%13.5%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%4.7%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation65.3%62.8%+2.5 pts
Median home value$266,500$288,900−$22,400
Median gross rent$1,087$1,228−$141
Owner-occupied67.8%66.6%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%12.5%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%44.7%−3.6 pts
Average commute22.225.1−2.9
Worked from home13.1%16.3%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.7%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.2%9.9%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024