Wisconsin demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wisconsin.

Population: 5,871,661
Median age: 39.6
Median household income: 67,080

Wisconsin population: 5,871,661

Population

20215,871,661
20205,806,975
20195,790,716
20185,778,394
20175,763,217
20165,754,798
20155,742,117
20145,724,692
20135,706,871
20125,687,219
20115,664,893
20105,637,947
20095,599,420

Census data for Wisconsin

Demographic and housing estimates in Wisconsin

Total population
Total population5,871,661
Male2,937,621
Female2,934,040
Population by age
Total population5,871,661
Under 5 years329,324
5 to 9 years353,613
10 to 14 years379,887
15 to 19 years387,828
20 to 24 years393,324
25 to 34 years735,155
35 to 44 years728,714
45 to 54 years732,579
55 to 59 years427,743
60 to 64 years406,416
65 to 74 years599,187
75 to 84 years274,164
85 years and over123,727
Median age (years)39.6
Under 18 years1,292,944
16 years and over4,731,836
18 years and over4,578,717
21 years and over4,339,111
62 years and over1,234,894
65 years and over997,078
Population by race
Total population5,871,661
One race5,612,184
   White4,894,019
   Black or African American372,439
   American Indian and Alaska Native45,831
   Asian166,670
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander2,862
   Some other race130,363
Two or more races259,477
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population4,437,212
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,200,441
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,236,771

Social characteristics in Wisconsin

Households by type
Total households2,401,818
Family households (families)1,151,201
Married-couple family184,643
Male householder, no wife present, family461,570
Female householder, no husband present, family343,261
Nonfamily households604,404
Average household size710,391
Average family size2.39

Economic characteristics in Wisconsin

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households2,401,818
Less than $10,000101,769
$10,000 to $14,99990,814
$15,000 to $24,999183,501
$25,000 to $34,999206,557
$35,000 to $49,999296,978
$50,000 to $74,999451,114
$75,000 to $99,999344,384
$100,000 to $149,999413,713
$150,000 to $199,999165,972
$200,000 or more147,016
Median household income (dollars)67,080

Housing characteristics in Wisconsin

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,718,369
Occupied housing units2,401,818
Vacant housing units316,551
Units in structure
Total housing units2,718,369
1-unit, detached1,808,977
1-unit, attached115,708
2 units170,039
3 or 4 units97,856
5 to 9 units132,693
10 to 19 units95,452
20 or more units210,212
Mobile home86,592
Boat, RV, van, etc.840
Year structure built
Total housing units2,718,369
Built 2014 or later2,706
Built 2010 to 2013145,182
Built 2000 to 2009331,651
Built 1990 to 1999372,427
Built 1980 to 1989262,162
Built 1970 to 1979394,778
Built 1960 to 1969263,031
Built 1950 to 1959288,415
Built 1940 to 1949149,150
Built 1939 or earlier508,867
Rooms
Total housing units2,718,369
1 room52,829
2 rooms66,158
3 rooms226,628
4 rooms432,778
5 rooms527,915
6 rooms476,947
7 rooms342,610
8 rooms246,821
9 rooms or more345,683
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,718,369
No bedroom57,606
1 bedroom263,277
2 bedrooms762,667
3 bedrooms1,103,179
4 bedrooms425,423
5 or more bedrooms106,217
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units2,401,818
Owner-occupied1,619,704
Renter-occupied782,114
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.52
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.11
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units2,401,818
Moved in 2017 or later223,709
Moved in 2015 to 2016678,178
Moved in 2010 to 2014382,114
Moved in 2000 to 2009501,401
Moved in 1990 to 1999301,710
Moved in 1989 and earlier314,706
Value
Owner-occupied units1,619,704
Less than $50,00070,058
$50,000 to $99,999165,060
$100,000 to $149,999269,789
$150,000 to $199,999303,015
$200,000 to $299,999408,724
$300,000 to $499,999302,079
$500,000 to $999,99986,116
$1,000,000 or more14,863
Median (dollars)200,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,619,704
Housing units with a mortgage1,019,357
Housing units without a mortgage600,347
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent750,141
Less than $50065,018
$500 to $999385,044
$1,000 to $1,499222,367
$1,500 to $1,99956,063
$2,000 to $2,49913,039
$2,500 to $2,9993,903
$3,000 or more4,707
Median (dollars)916
No rent paid31,973

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