Dane County, Wisconsin

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Dane County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for total population (124th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (51st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	572,674	5,914,872	334,922,499	124th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,975	$77,485	$80,734	299th of 3,221
Median Age	35.7	40.2	38.9	2915th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	55.3%	33.4%	35.7%	51st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$394,800	$266,500	$332,700	299th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,398	$1,087	$1,413	318th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%	2310th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	3.2%	5.2%	2830th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	478.6	109.2	n/a	344th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.0%	5.2%	14.1%	473rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.2	n/a	n/a	135th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.1%	67.8%	65.2%	3068th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	22.2	26.4	2439th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.0%	13.1%	15.1%	140th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.8%	n/a	n/a	3038th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.9%	46.8%	46.9%	2622nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.8%	n/a	n/a	185th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.1	37.1	61.4

Age in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	35.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	251,529	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	53.4%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	40.2%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,181	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.5%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.4%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	261,061	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.5%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	33.6%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.7%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.9%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,420	$3,792	n/a

Education in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.8%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.1%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.2%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.3%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.8%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.1%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.2%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dane County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Dane County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.0%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.7%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.2%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.5%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.8%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.1%	7.2%	16.7%

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