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Dane County, WI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Madison, WI
Designated Market Area: Madison, WI
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 568,203   ( 80,130 from 2010 , 6,696 from 2020)
Land area: 1196.5 square miles
Population density: 474.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:442,998 77.96% 10.9%
Black:31,2675.50% 26.5%
Indian:1,5960.28% 19.3%
Asian:37,2946.56% 61.8%
2+ races:15,0152.64% 51.2%
Hispanic:40,0337.05% 38.4%
Total non-White:125,20522.04% 41.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,879 11.5
Deaths:8,9117.9
Net Migration: -902-0.8
Net Immigration: 3,3343.0
Change in White population:43,510 8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:36,620 7.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
488,073
399,48881.85%
24,7175.06%
1,3380.27%
23,0484.72%
9,9292.03%
28,9255.93%
88,58518.15%

2000
426,526
372,59787.36%
16,8293.95%
1,1980.28%
14,7733.46%
6,2321.46%
14,3873.37%
53,92912.64%

1990
367,085
341,39793.00%
10,2962.80%
1,2560.34%
8,9322.43%
n/a
5,2041.42%
25,6887.00%

1980
323,545
309,31795.60%
5,6011.73%
8510.26%
3,9421.22%
n/a
3,4101.05%
14,2284.40%

1970
290,272
282,39697.29%
3,1001.07%
2930.10%
1,7870.62%
n/a
2,2320.77%
7,876 2.71%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
54,809 12.9
24,6545.8
22,2845.2
15,0703.5
26,891 6.3
34,656 8.1
1990's
NumberRate
51,004 13.9
23,8856.5
9,1232.5
5,1501.4
31,200 8.5
28,241 7.7
1980's
NumberRate
49,062 15.2
20,751 6.4
15,951 4.9
n/a
32,080 9.9
11,460 3.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,740 2.0
n/a
26,921 9.3
6,352 2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Dane County, WI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.5
111,559 19.6%
456,644 80.4%
80,883 14.2%
240,799
2.26
131,513 54.6%
104,948 79.8%
11,853 9.0%
109,286 45.4%

2010
NumberPercent
34.4
106,084 21.7%
381,989 78.3%
50,144 10.3%
203,750
2.33
116,752 57.3%
91,921 78.7%
11,371 9.7%
86,998 42.7%

2000
NumberPercent
33.3
95,745 22.4%
330,781 77.6%
39,721 9.3%
173,710
2.36
101,570 58.5%
83,510 82.2%
8,613 8.5%
72,140 41.5%

1990
NumberPercent
30.8
83,342 22.7%
283,743 77.3%
33,767 9.2%
142,231
2.47
87,346 61.4%
72,843 83.4%
6,953 8.0%
54,885 38.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.8
80,845 25.0%
242,700 75.0%
27,015 8.3%
120,832
2.56
76,744 63.5%
65,637 85.5%
5,911 7.7%
44,088 36.5%

2022 Housing Data for Dane County, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units250,416 
Median Value$342,900 
Occupied240,79996.2%
Vacant9,6173.8%
Owned139,43257.9%
Rented101,36742.1%
Median Rent$1,268 
Single-Family Units144,50857.7%
    Detached128,33951.3%
    Attached16,1696.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units80,66832.2%
Mobile Homes2,1070.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dane County, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,4774.4%
$10,000 to $14,9995,6732.4%
$15,000 to $19,9996,2752.6%
$20,000 to $24,9996,6072.7%
$25,000 to $29,9997,0972.9%
$30,000 to $34,9997,7723.2%
$35,000 to $39,9997,5733.1%
$40,000 to $44,9998,1733.4%
$45,000 to $49,9997,8143.2%
$50,000 to $59,99917,3917.2%
$60,000 to $74,99922,1799.2%
$75,000 to $99,99932,20613.4%
$100,000 to $124,99925,61510.6%
$125,000 to $149,99919,7618.2%
$150,000 to $199,99926,57911.0%
$200,000 or more29,60712.3%
Median Household Income84,297 
Per Capita Income49,280 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.83 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,0303.3%
Public Assistance3,5931.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,1447.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed282,82879.6%
Unemployed6,7731.9%
In Armed Forces6670.2%
Total Labor Force290,26881.7%
Not in Labor Force65,05418.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 20.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector113,71886,12856.9%
Non-Profit9,30520,48431.2%
Self-Employed13,9869,33560.0%
Local Government7,26211,97437.8%
State Government18,73521,07147.1%
Federal Government2,9712,52854.0%
Total Private + Self127,70495,46357.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.38,27356,05740.6%
Total165,977151,52052.3%
Pct. Govt.20.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts60,99919.2%
Sales and Office Occupations56,09317.6%
Professional, Technical110,34934.7%
Service Occupations43,65413.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,3310.4%
All others46,78614.7%
White Collar 71.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance48,51915.3%
Educational services42,71713.4%
Professional, scientific, technical38,54112.1%
Retail trade28,8289.1%
Manufacturing28,4919.0%
Finance and insurance20,1156.3%
Accommodation and food services18,9296.0%
Public administration15,4224.9%
Construction15,1494.8%
Other services13,0134.1%
Information9,4423.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8,2912.6%
Transportation and warehousing7,6692.4%
Wholesale trade6,8892.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,3491.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,4981.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,0351.0%
Utilities2,3220.7%
Management5880.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction740.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dane County, WI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican22,8404.08%
Puerto Rican3,6460.65%
Cuban8750.16%
Dominican2890.05%
Total Central American2,5940.46%
Costa Rican1930.03%
Guatemalan5270.09%
Honduran3130.06%
Nicaraguan1,2390.22%
Panamanian590.01%
Salvadoran2630.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5,1510.92%
Argentinean4910.09%
Bolivian700.01%
Chilean1890.03%
Colombian1,8040.32%
Ecuadorian5140.09%
Paraguayan320.01%
Peruvian3280.06%
Uruguayan7750.14%
Venezuelan9330.17%
Other South American150.00%
Other Hispanic2,6010.46%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese9,0941.62%
Indian9,0941.62%
Hmong4,2100.75%
Korean1,8590.33%
Filipino1,2980.23%
Vietnamese1,2070.22%
Japanese7930.14%
Laotian7440.13%
Taiwanese6810.12%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English475,99789.7%
Spanish22,0484.2%
Other Asian7,5341.4%
Other Indo-European7,1601.3%
Chinese6,7221.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,0870.4%
Other2,0850.4%
German, other Germanic1,7960.3%
Arabic1,3960.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German187,78433.5%
Irish73,42613.1%
English52,6339.4%
Norwegian50,5409.0%
Polish29,9915.4%
Italian21,8943.9%
French13,5842.4%
American13,3602.4%
Swedish11,9672.1%
European11,2692.0%
Swiss9,9881.8%
Scottish9,3861.7%
Dutch9,0891.6%
African7,3591.3%
Czech6,3451.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen533,19695.2%
Not a citizen26,6954.8%
Native512,68491.6%
Foreign-born47,2078.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dane County, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,784 1.6%9,031 2.4%64,928 17.5%90,920 24.5%120,419 32.5%79,810 21.5%
  Average years of education: 14.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,784 1.6%
9-12 Years 9,031 2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 64,928 17.5%
Some College 90,920 24.5%
Bach. Degree 120,419 32.5%
Grad Degree 79,810 21.5%
Average years of education: 14.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Dane County, WI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 218,668 214,263 4,405 2.0% 4.4%
1991 220,960 215,701 5,259 2.4% 5.4%
1992 230,975 226,018 4,957 2.1% 5.1%
1993 239,876 235,114 4,762 2.0% 4.3%
1994 245,325 240,286 5,039 2.1% 4.2%
1995 250,365 245,904 4,461 1.8% 3.7%
1996 257,044 252,688 4,356 1.7% 3.6%
1997 260,716 256,474 4,242 1.6% 3.5%
1998 263,009 259,039 3,970 1.5% 3.3%
1999 264,681 261,024 3,657 1.4% 3.1%
2000 265,510 259,409 6,101 2.3% 3.4%
2001 272,937 265,366 7,571 2.8% 4.4%
2002 276,599 267,211 9,388 3.4% 5.3%
2003 279,835 269,646 10,189 3.6% 5.6%
2004 283,277 274,216 9,061 3.2% 5.0%
2005 286,385 277,382 9,003 3.1% 4.8%
2006 289,478 280,189 9,289 3.2% 4.7%
2007 292,864 282,907 9,957 3.4% 4.8%
2008 296,424 286,154 10,270 3.5% 4.9%
2009 299,671 281,543 18,128 6.0% 9.0%
2010 293,554 276,445 17,109 5.8% 8.5%
2011 294,807 279,539 15,268 5.2% 7.6%
2012 297,195 282,929 14,266 4.8% 6.9%
2013 301,102 287,097 14,005 4.7% 6.7%
2014 305,442 294,301 11,141 3.6% 5.3%
2015 310,088 300,430 9,658 3.1% 4.4%
2016 316,992 308,144 8,848 2.8% 3.9%
2017 319,483 311,811 7,672 2.4% 3.3%
2018 318,740 311,552 7,188 2.3% 3.0%
2019 323,055 315,338 7,717 2.4% 3.3%
2020 319,433 304,154 15,279 4.8% 6.3%
2021 328,495 319,051 9,444 2.9% 3.8%
2022 329,593 322,472 7,121 2.2% 2.9%
2023 339,315 331,631 7,684 2.3% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com