Dane County, WI

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Dane County, Wisconsin demographics

Population: 555,474
Median age: 35.4

Median household income: 78,452

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

Population

2021555,474
2020542,459
2019536,078
2018529,843
2017522,837
2016516,818
2015510,198
2014502,984
2013496,762
2012490,379
2011483,913
2010477,748
2009476,381

Dane County, WI cities

Belleville village - 2,657

Black Earth village - 1,720

Blue Mounds village - 915

Brooklyn village - 1,275

Cambridge village - 1,284

Cottage Grove village - 7,255

Cross Plains village - 4,070

Dane village - 1,055

DeForest village - 10,700

Deerfield village - 2,497

Edgerton city - 5,825

Fitchburg city - 29,361

Madison city - 265,447

Maple Bluff village - 1,234

Marshall village - 3,824

Mazomanie village - 1,754

McFarland village - 9,026

Middleton city - 21,634

Monona city - 8,560

Mount Horeb village - 7,727

Oregon village - 11,100

Rockdale village - 193

Shorewood Hills village - 2,015

Stoughton city - 13,158

Sun Prairie city - 35,528

Verona city - 13,798

Waunakee village - 14,679

Windsor village - 8,589

Dane County, WI ZIP Codes

Census data for Dane County, Wisconsin

Demographic and housing estimates in Dane County, Wisconsin

Total population
Total population555,474
Male277,435
Female278,039
Population by age
Total population555,474
Under 5 years30,247
5 to 9 years30,533
10 to 14 years33,466
15 to 19 years36,948
20 to 24 years56,333
25 to 34 years86,429
35 to 44 years75,798
45 to 54 years64,290
55 to 59 years34,039
60 to 64 years30,524
65 to 74 years48,292
75 to 84 years20,034
85 years and over8,541
Median age (years)35.4
Under 18 years113,378
16 years and over454,938
18 years and over442,096
21 years and over413,036
62 years and over94,683
65 years and over76,867
Population by race
Total population555,474
One race524,651
   White453,311
   Black or African American28,123
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,407
   Asian33,320
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander386
   Some other race8,104
Two or more races30,823
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population416,408
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population205,888
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population210,520

Social characteristics in Dane County, Wisconsin

Households by type
Total households236,036
Family households (families)103,795
Married-couple family20,371
Male householder, no wife present, family49,738
Female householder, no husband present, family36,004
Nonfamily households62,132
Average household size56,094
Average family size2.29

Economic characteristics in Dane County, Wisconsin

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households236,036
Less than $10,00010,066
$10,000 to $14,9996,433
$15,000 to $24,99913,650
$25,000 to $34,99915,564
$35,000 to $49,99925,836
$50,000 to $74,99941,400
$75,000 to $99,99932,804
$100,000 to $149,99944,350
$150,000 to $199,99922,488
$200,000 or more23,445
Median household income (dollars)78,452

Housing characteristics in Dane County, Wisconsin

Housing occupancy
Total housing units245,879
Occupied housing units236,036
Vacant housing units9,843
Units in structure
Total housing units245,879
1-unit, detached127,231
1-unit, attached16,152
2 units9,600
3 or 4 units13,575
5 to 9 units15,040
10 to 19 units14,486
20 or more units47,695
Mobile home2,086
Boat, RV, van, etc.14
Year structure built
Total housing units245,879
Built 2014 or later291
Built 2010 to 201326,262
Built 2000 to 200938,217
Built 1990 to 199938,944
Built 1980 to 198926,904
Built 1970 to 197935,624
Built 1960 to 196924,734
Built 1950 to 195918,540
Built 1940 to 19498,131
Built 1939 or earlier28,232
Rooms
Total housing units245,879
1 room9,605
2 rooms13,070
3 rooms27,220
4 rooms37,347
5 rooms36,453
6 rooms34,232
7 rooms29,664
8 rooms22,412
9 rooms or more35,876
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units245,879
No bedroom10,804
1 bedroom34,541
2 bedrooms65,472
3 bedrooms84,245
4 bedrooms40,540
5 or more bedrooms10,277
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units236,036
Owner-occupied137,425
Renter-occupied98,611
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.50
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.01
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units236,036
Moved in 2017 or later32,058
Moved in 2015 to 201678,772
Moved in 2010 to 201438,679
Moved in 2000 to 200941,583
Moved in 1990 to 199922,874
Moved in 1989 and earlier22,070
Value
Owner-occupied units137,425
Less than $50,0002,570
$50,000 to $99,9991,960
$100,000 to $149,9996,863
$150,000 to $199,99915,026
$200,000 to $299,99944,590
$300,000 to $499,99949,851
$500,000 to $999,99914,278
$1,000,000 or more2,287
Median (dollars)294,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units137,425
Housing units with a mortgage95,858
Housing units without a mortgage41,567
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent96,398
Less than $5003,469
$500 to $99927,212
$1,000 to $1,49942,414
$1,500 to $1,99916,393
$2,000 to $2,4994,472
$2,500 to $2,9991,192
$3,000 or more1,246
Median (dollars)1,179
No rent paid2,213

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