Dane County, WI Demographic Data
Dane County, WI Summary
Dane County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 503,523
- Area: 1,238.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,197.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 41.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 406.64 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 902.89 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dane County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
268,086
51%
50.8
Male
263,187
50%
49.2
Total Population
531,273
323,128,000
Dane County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
31,099
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
29,261
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
32,335
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
36,196
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
55,433
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
81,622
15.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
70,093
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64,233
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33,855
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
29,330
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
40,531
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
17,961
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,324
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
420,348
79.1%
77.2
Female
213,530
50.8%
51.3
Male
206,818
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
390,635
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
85,106
16.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
67,816
12.8%
15.2
Female
37,360
55.1%
55.8
Male
30,456
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Dane County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
513,651
96.7%
96.8
White
443,862
83.5%
72.6
Black or African American
25,227
4.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,137
0.4%
0.8
Asian
30,922
5.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
5,553
1.0%
1.2
Chinese
9,912
1.9%
1.3
Filipino
984
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
670
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,088
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,501
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
10,214
1.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
243
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
11,260
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
17,622
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
33,708
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
19,240
3.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,928
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,250
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10,290
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
497,565
93.7%
82.2
Dane County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,342
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,464
2.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
61,626
17.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
55,172
15.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
36,996
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
107,866
31.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
72,483
20.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,806
3.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
334,143
96.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
180,349
52.0%
31.2
Dane County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
168,822
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
209,090
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
39,301
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
5,007
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
16,358
3.7
5.8%
Dane County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
435,306
87.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
64,868
13.0%
21.6%
Spanish
24,442
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14,004
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20,799
4.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
5,623
1.1%
1.1%
Dane County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,138
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,572
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
14,296
6.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
18,985
8.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
25,420
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
39,665
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
30,163
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
40,276
18.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
16,420
7.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15,571
7.2%
6.4
Median household income
70,796
57,617
Per capita income
37,871
31,128
Dane County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,055
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
27,791
9.1%
9.8
Construction
12,759
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
87,621
28.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25,426
8.3%
6.6
Information
8,293
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
28,453
9.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12,160
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
42,257
13.8%
11.4
Public administration
13,707
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
30,766
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
8,816
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,442
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17,199
5.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
154,126
50.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,599
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
62,780
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
47,842
15.6%
18.1%
Dane County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
301,007
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
221,685
73.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23,555
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13,792
4.6%
5.1
Walked
15,985
5.3%
2.7
Other means
11,188
3.7%
1.8
Worked at home
14,802
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Dane County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16,378
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
74,666
34.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
88,417
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
38,045
17.5%
21.0
Dane County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
217,506
95.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
129,976
59.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
87,530
40.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,768
4.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Dane County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
228,274
1 room
8,150
3.6%
2.4
2 rooms
11,086
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
29,009
12.7%
9.1
4 rooms
33,513
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
32,978
14.4%
19.8
6 rooms
31,039
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
27,495
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
21,236
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
33,768
14.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dane County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
228,274
1-unit, detached
123,479
54.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12,831
5.6%
5.9
2-units
8,380
3.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14,417
6.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12,830
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14,726
6.5%
4.4
20 or more units
39,918
17.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,658
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
35
0.0%
0.1
Dane County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
25,708
11.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9,158
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
20,014
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
22,903
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
33,506
14.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
26,361
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
36,922
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
41,226
18.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,420
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,056
1.8%
1.4%
Dane County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
147,281
67.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9,923
4.6%
4.7
Electricity
52,768
24.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,497
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
71
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,363
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
147
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
1,974
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
1,482
0.7%
1.1
Dane County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
94,067
47295100.0
Less than $500
98
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
6,791
7.2%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
6,926
7.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7,009
7.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
16,209
17.2%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
27,585
29.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
29,449
31.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
43,657
46.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
17,303
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11,582
12.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,298
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14,146
15.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
81
0.0%
0.0%
Dane County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
86,741
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
193
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
491
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,639
3.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,132
3.6%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,587
7.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
30,153
34.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
43,546
50.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
789
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
975
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11,293
13.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13,138
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,823
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,365
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,559
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31,430
36.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,922
0.0%
0.0%
Dane County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
129,976
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,388
1.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,831
2.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,753
7.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
23,607
18.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45,335
34.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
35,924
27.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9,428
7.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,710
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
255,900
205,000
