Wisconsin vs. Minnesota
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5,822,434 5,639,632 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.4% 6.3% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,687,285 5,303,927 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,686,986 5,303,925 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.0% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 15.9% Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.2% White alone, percent 87.1% 84.1% Black or African American alone, percent 6.7% 6.8% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 1.4% Asian alone, percent 3.0% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.9% 5.5% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.1% 79.5% Veterans, 2014-2018 342,796 310,097 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.0% 8.4% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,710,723 2,456,064 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.9% 71.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $173,600 $211,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,418 $1,547 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $550 $520 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $837 $944 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.4% 21.6% Building permits, 2018 19,113 25,673 Households, 2014-2018 2,343,129 2,167,801 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.40 2.49 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.8% 85.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.7% 11.7% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.0% 90.3% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.4% 82.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.9% 93.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.5% 35.4% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 7.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.5% 5.1% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.6% 69.7% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 66.0% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,303,256 11,722,627 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 40,680,625 40,403,572 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 177,728,926 123,076,309 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 77,066,883 104,485,117 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 78,201,822 78,898,182 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,656 $14,667 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 23.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,209 $68,411 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,018 $36,245 Persons in poverty, percent 11.0% 9.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 142,136 151,816 Total employment, 2017 2,561,381 2,685,047 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 121,061,234 142,129,457 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 0.9% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 350,624 409,860 All firms, 2012 432,980 489,494 Men-owned firms, 2012 236,252 268,710 Women-owned firms, 2012 133,859 157,821 Minority-owned firms, 2012 40,507 47,302 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 379,934 428,716 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 39,830 45,582 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 370,755 419,628 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 2.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 2.3% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 26.8% Population per square mile, 2010 105.0 66.6 Land area in square miles, 2010 54,157.80 79,626.74
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wisconsin and Minnesota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
