Wisconsin Demographics

Population Wisconsin U.S.
Total Population 5,363,675 281,421,920
Female 50.6% 50.9%
Male 49.4% 49.1%
18 years and over 74.5% 74.3%
65 years and over 13.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 57.4% 56.5%
Single Persons 42.6% 43.5%
Median Age 36.0 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 90.1% 77.0%
Black or African American 5.7% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9% 0.9%
Asian 1.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 1.6% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Wisconsin U.S.
Total Housing Units 2,321,144 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $112,200 $119,600
Number of Households 2,084,544 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.50 2.59
Economic Characteristics Wisconsin U.S.
Median Household Income $43,791 $41,994
Per Capita Income $21,271 $21,587
In Labor Force 69.1% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 78,188 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Wisconsin U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 639,162 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 329,222 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 328,537 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 34.6% 28.6%
Associates Degree 7.5% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 15.3% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 7.2% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census