Columbia County vs. Dane County

Columbia County (WI)Dane County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,358542,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.9%11.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,849488,067
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,833488,073
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%13.7%
Female persons, percent48.9%50.3%
White alone, percent95.4%84.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.4%6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.5%79.3%
Veterans, 2014-20183,90223,285
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,912236,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.5%58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$187,000$252,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,451$1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$560$713
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$793$1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%38.8%
Building permits, 20181653,330
Households, 2014-201823,790219,490
Persons per household, 2014-20182.332.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.1%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.2%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.9%86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%50.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.6%5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%69.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)157,9871,111,208
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)206,0735,188,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,530,5267,205,303
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)342,3748,106,556
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)795,2358,516,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,065$16,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.621.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,348$70,541
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,012$38,757
Persons in poverty, percent7.6%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171,43914,313
Total employment, 201720,900289,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)796,02615,642,950
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.9%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,71138,447
All firms, 20125,21744,853
Men-owned firms, 20122,81023,323
Women-owned firms, 20121,08515,314
Minority-owned firms, 2012794,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,89838,659
Veteran-owned firms, 20125653,876
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,20938,342
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200718.8%27.5%
Population per square mile, 201074.2407.7
Land area in square miles, 2010765.531,197.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Columbia county (WI) and Dane county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.