STATE · ADMITTED 1848 · 2000 CENSUS

Wisconsin

5,363,675 residents · 72 counties · 808 cities · 54,158 sq mi · 1,542 census tracts

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Wisconsin is home to 5,363,675 people. The poverty rate is 8.7%, under the national 12.4%. The population has held roughly steady since 1990. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $109,900, having risen by half since 1990. Households earn $43,791 at the median, near the US median.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,363,675

+10%since 1990

from 4,891,769 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.0

+9%since 1990

from 32.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

54,158 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245.9M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(342,340)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(379,484)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(403,074)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(407,195)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.7%(357,292)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.2%(706,168)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.3%(875,522)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.7%(732,306)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(457,741)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.6%(355,307)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(251,621)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(95,625)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,791

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,442 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,271

+60%since 1990

from $13,276 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.7%

−2.0 ptssince 1990

from 10.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$109,900

+34%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $62,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$540

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $399 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

68.4%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 66.7% in 1990

31.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(4,514,315)

Black5%(244,305)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(87,609)

Asian1.1%(53,058)

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(4,681,630)

Black5.6%(300,245)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(192,921)

Asian1.6%(87,995)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(319,907)

Puerto Rican1.1%(67,398)

South American0.4%(24,832)

Central American0.4%(24,216)

Colombian0.1%(8,441)

Cuban0.1%(7,171)

Nicaraguan0.1%(7,114)

Spaniard0.1%(6,396)

Guatemalan0.1%(5,849)

Honduran0.1%(4,727)

Dominican0.1%(4,298)

Peruvian0.1%(3,828)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(3,772)

Salvadoran0.1%(3,409)

Argentine0%(2,647)

Ecuadorian0%(2,541)

Costa Rican0%(1,659)

Panamanian0%(1,429)

Chilean0%(1,199)

Uruguayan0%(868)

Bolivian0%(801)

Paraguayan0%(671)

Asian origin

Hmong1%(58,450)

Asian Indian0.6%(34,919)

Chinese0.4%(24,113)

Filipino0.2%(12,739)

Korean0.1%(7,475)

Vietnamese0.1%(6,601)

Burmese0.1%(6,508)

Laotian0.1%(4,052)

Pakistani0.1%(2,996)

Japanese0%(2,625)

Thai0%(1,866)

Malaysian0%(1,612)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(1,318)

Taiwanese0%(1,100)

Cambodian0%(1,016)

Kazakh0%(877)

Bangladeshi0%(679)

Indonesian0%(532)

Sri Lankan0%(285)

Mongolian0%(150)

Singaporean0%(65)

Uzbek0%(57)

Bhutanese0%(42)

Okinawan0%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2,550)

Samoan0%(946)

Chamorro0%(916)

Guamanian0%(170)

Tongan0%(158)

Fijian0%(37)

Marshallese0%(23)

Chuukese0%(8)

Ancestry

German35.8%(2,115,941)

Irish10.4%(613,046)

Polish7.6%(451,347)

English6.7%(397,241)

Norwegian6.1%(363,327)

American3.4%(203,034)

Italian3.4%(202,213)

French2.4%(144,545)

Swedish2.1%(124,541)

Dutch2%(117,544)

Czech1.2%(71,391)

Scottish1.1%(65,171)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(47,899)

Swiss0.8%(47,846)

Belgian0.7%(42,070)

French Canadian0.7%(40,496)

Finnish0.6%(35,683)

Subsaharan African0.6%(34,997)

Russian0.5%(32,254)

Welsh0.4%(23,581)

Austrian0.4%(21,529)

Hungarian0.3%(20,448)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(20,172)

Greek0.3%(17,406)

Arab0.3%(16,506)

Croatian0.2%(13,287)

British0.2%(13,260)

Lithuanian0.2%(12,747)

Slovak0.2%(11,823)

Ukrainian0.2%(10,782)

Slovene0.1%(7,704)

Serbian0.1%(7,634)

West Indian0.1%(6,768)

Canadian0.1%(5,874)

Romanian0.1%(4,686)

Lebanese0.1%(4,382)

Nigerian0.1%(4,270)

Portuguese0.1%(4,159)

Jamaican0.1%(3,988)

Somali0.1%(3,429)

Armenian0.1%(3,190)

Palestinian0%(2,770)

Brazilian0%(2,593)

Latvian0%(2,338)

Iranian0%(2,218)

Turkish0%(2,080)

Egyptian0%(1,871)

Bulgarian0%(1,746)

Ethiopian0%(1,704)

Australian0%(1,210)

Haitian0%(1,028)

Syrian0%(971)

Iraqi0%(828)

Jordanian0%(779)

Moroccan0%(757)

Kenyan0%(752)

Ghanaian0%(735)

Macedonian0%(704)

Israeli0%(526)

Guyanese0%(242)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(174)

Barbadian0%(113)

Cape Verdean0%(22)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.4%

+4.7 ptssince 1990

from 17.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.1%

+6.5 ptssince 1990

from 78.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.2%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 5.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

−32%since 1990

from 20.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.2%(626,770)

Married59%(1,222,305)

Widowed2.4%(49,567)

Divorced8.4%(173,755)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(526,427)

Married55.9%(1,211,215)

Widowed10.2%(220,044)

Divorced9.7%(209,478)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% 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)20.8%(59,996)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(54,234)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(105,547)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(14,808)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(3,770)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 288,078 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Milwaukee562,407

2.Madison286,233

3.Green Bay106,675

4.Kenosha99,239

5.Racine77,908

6.Appleton75,452

7.Eau Claire72,465

8.Waukesha70,872

9.Oshkosh67,460

10.Janesville66,929

11.West Allis60,119

12.La Crosse50,784

13.Sheboygan49,376

14.Wauwatosa48,649

15.Fond du Lac44,541

16.Brookfield41,448

17.Menomonee Falls41,291

18.Wausau40,188

19.New Berlin39,953

20.Sun Prairie39,227

21.Oak Creek38,296

22.Greenfield37,159

23.Franklin36,687

24.Beloit36,649

25.Manitowoc34,671

26.Fitchburg34,615

27.West Bend32,268

28.Mount Pleasant28,253

29.Neenah27,638

30.Superior26,397

31.Stevens Point26,377

32.Muskego25,602

33.De Pere25,590

34.Caledonia25,229

35.Mequon25,120

36.Middleton23,115

37.Watertown22,704

38.Howard22,233

39.Pleasant Prairie21,798

40.Germantown21,050

41.Onalaska20,297

42.South Milwaukee20,191

43.Oconomowoc20,119

44.Fox Crossing19,320

45.Marshfield18,980

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (13)

1.Milwaukee1,575,010

2.Madison709,685

3.Green Bay336,756

4.Appleton249,876

5.Racine198,919

6.Eau Claire176,647

7.Oshkosh174,218

8.La Crosse171,182

9.Kenosha168,448

10.Janesville166,472

11.Wausau139,432

12.Sheboygan118,047

13.Fond du Lac104,669

Micropolitan areas (13)

1.Whitewater106,127

2.Beaver Dam89,097

3.Watertown86,505

4.Manitowoc81,710

5.Wisconsin Rapids74,060

6.Stevens Point71,943

7.Baraboo66,652

8.Marinette65,515

9.Platteville52,446

10.Sparta46,572

11.Rice Lake46,484

12.Menomonie46,223

13.Shawano45,759

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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