Sun Prairie city, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 35,847 ( 6,483 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.9 square miles
Population density: 2776.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	27,364	76.34%	12.3%
Black:	2,750	7.67%	54.1%
Indian:	98	0.27%	36.1%
Asian:	2,494	6.96%	129.4%
2+ races:	1,433	4.00%	90.1%
Hispanic:	1,641	4.58%	31.0%

Total non-White:	8,483	23.66%	69.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,002	12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,481	14.4

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
29,364
24,362	82.97%
1,785	6.08%
72	0.25%
1,087	3.70%
754	2.57%
1,253	4.27%
5,002	17.03%

2000
20,205
18,404	91.09%
502	2.48%
80	0.40%
303	1.50%
162	0.80%
737	3.65%
1,801	8.91%

1990
15,333
14,920	97.31%
100	0.65%
130	0.85%
82	0.53%
n/a
101	0.66%
413	2.69%

1980
12,931
12,742	98.54%
46	0.36%
51	0.39%
40	0.31%
n/a
46	0.36%
189	1.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,958	29.5
3,201	15.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,484	22.7
1,388	9.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,178	16.8
224	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sun Prairie city, 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
Number	Percent
37.7
8,706	24.3%
27,141	75.7%
5,134	14.3%

14,697
2.43

9,146	62.2%
7,332	80.2%
813	8.9%
5,551	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
8,178	27.9%
21,186	72.1%
2,608	8.9%

11,636
2.51

7,641	65.7%
5,827	76.3%
959	12.6%
3,995	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
5,823	28.8%
14,382	71.2%
1,811	9.0%

7,792
2.57

5,387	69.1%
4,328	80.3%
632	11.7%
2,405	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
4,544	29.6%
10,789	70.4%
1,513	9.9%

5,550
2.74

4,071	73.4%
3,385	83.1%
387	9.5%
1,479	26.6%

1980
Number	Percent
26.9
4,459	34.5%
8,472	65.5%
885	6.8%

4,341
2.96

3,383	77.9%
2,946	87.1%
292	8.6%
958	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	246	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	218	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	342	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	391	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	247	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	638	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	318	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	349	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	513	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,374	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,451	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,218	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,548	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,264	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,829	12.4%
$200,000 or more	1,751	11.9%

Median Household Income	90,384
Per Capita Income	44,260

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	431	2.9%
Public Assistance	329	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	910	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,779	84.6%
Unemployed	299	1.3%
In Armed Forces	48	0.2%

Total Labor Force	19,126	86.2%
Not in Labor Force	3,059	13.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,955	5,937	57.3%
Non-Profit	438	993	30.6%
Self-Employed	626	539	53.7%

Local Government	470	1,016	31.6%
State Government	673	896	42.9%
Federal Government	213	251	45.9%

Total Private + Self	8,581	6,476	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,794	3,156	36.2%
Total	10,375	9,632	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,263	21.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,691	18.4%
Professional, Technical	6,098	30.5%
Service Occupations	2,567	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	0.3%
All others	3,404	17.0%

White Collar		70.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,983	14.9%
Retail trade	2,365	11.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,213	11.1%
Educational services	2,014	10.1%
Manufacturing	2,003	10.0%
Finance and insurance	1,640	8.2%
Public administration	1,029	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	918	4.6%
Construction	859	4.3%
Other services	834	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	756	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	623	3.1%
Wholesale trade	619	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	318	1.6%
Information	243	1.2%
Utilities	234	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	183	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	123	0.6%
Management	56	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,217	3.39%
Puerto Rican	242	0.68%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	10	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	19	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	19	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	153	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,170	3.26%
Hmong	519	1.45%
Chinese	244	0.68%
Korean	95	0.27%
Filipino	87	0.24%
Vietnamese	56	0.16%
Mongolian	26	0.07%
Japanese	14	0.04%
Cambodian	14	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	30,728	90.8%
Other Asian	1,068	3.2%
Spanish	723	2.1%
Other Indo-European	454	1.3%
Other	322	1.0%
Chinese	213	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	118	0.3%
German, other Germanic	57	0.2%
Arabic	44	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	12,046	33.6%
Irish	4,655	13.0%
Norwegian	2,734	7.6%
English	2,723	7.6%
Polish	2,096	5.8%
American	1,218	3.4%
Italian	821	2.3%
French	789	2.2%
Other Subsaharan African	735	2.1%
Scottish	694	1.9%
Swedish	607	1.7%
European	493	1.4%
Dutch	487	1.4%
Northern European	451	1.3%
African	361	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	34,397	96.0%
Not a citizen	1,450	4.0%

Native	32,963	92.0%
Foreign-born	2,884	8.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
243	1.0%	580	2.4%	5,094	20.9%	6,214	25.4%	8,464	34.6%	3,834	15.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	243	1.0%
9-12 Years	580	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,094	20.9%
Some College	6,214	25.4%
Bach. Degree	8,464	34.6%
Grad Degree	3,834	15.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +682	D +3,195	D + 8.4%
D +3,877
2020 vs. 2012	R +11	D +4,004	D + 14.6%
D +4,015
2020 vs. 2008	R +742	D +3,914	D + 11.4%
D +4,656

2016 vs. 2008	R +60	D +719	D + 3.0%
D +779
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	14,158	69.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,835	28.6%	397	1.9%	20,390	-20	-18	0.62%
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	10,281	61.7%	Donald Trump (R)	5,153	30.9%	1,242	7.4%	16,676	-16	-15	0.56%
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	10,143	62.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,824	36.1%	178	1.1%	16,145	-10	-11	0.53%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	9,502	64.3%	John McCain (R)	5,093	34.5%	185	1.3%	14,780	-8	-11	0.50%
2004	79%	John Kerry (D)	7,230	53.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,217	45.9%	112	0.8%	13,559	-3	-5	0.45%
2000	70%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	5,318	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	4,456	44.2%	316	3.1%	10,090	-3	-4	0.39%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14,158

69.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,835

28.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

252

1.2%

Other

145

0.7%

TOTAL

20,390

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -18

2016 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

10,281

61.7%

Donald Trump (R)

5,153

30.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

720

4.3%

Other

522

3.1%

TOTAL

16,676

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

10,143

62.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,824

36.1%

Other

178

1.1%

TOTAL

16,145

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

9,502

64.3%

John McCain (R)

5,093

34.5%

Other

185

1.3%

TOTAL

14,780

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,217

45.9%

John Kerry (D)

7,230

53.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,559

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Sun Prairie city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,456

44.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

5,318

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

258

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

10,090

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sun Prairie city, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Mandela Barnes (D)	12,173	71.7%	Ron Johnson* (R)	4,771	28.1%	42 [+]	0.2%	16,986	-22	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 42 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	Tony Evers* (D)	12,513	73.4%	Tim Michels (R)	4,390	25.7%	153 [+]	0.9%	17,056	-22	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 140 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	10,798	71.2%	Leah Vukmir (R)	4,348	28.7%	28 [+]	0.2%	15,174	-16	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 28 (0.2%);
2018	G	56%	Tony Evers (D)	10,331	67.9%	Scott Walker* (R)	4,583	30.1%	305 [+]	2.0%	15,219	-18	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 123 (0.8%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 114 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 46 (0.3%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 16 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
2016	S3	65%	Russ Feingold (D)	10,498	63.4%	Ron Johnson* (R)	5,676	34.3%	378 [+]	2.3%	16,552	-16	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 369 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.1%);
2014	G	54%	Mary Burke (D)	7,762	60.1%	Scott Walker* (R)	5,036	39.0%	127 [+]	1.0%	12,925	-13	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 83 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 31 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,103
Median Value	$313,200

Occupied	14,697	97.3%
Vacant	406	2.7%

Owned	9,196	62.6%
Rented	5,501	37.4%
Median Rent	$1,313

Single-Family Units	9,438	62.5%
Detached	7,745	51.3%
Attached	1,693	11.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,187	27.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Sun Prairie city, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

2022 Housing Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sun Prairie city, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sun Prairie city, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sun Prairie city, WI