Dane County vs. Jefferson County

Dane County (WI)Jefferson County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)542,36485,129
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.1%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)488,06783,683
Population, Census, April 1, 2010488,07383,686
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%17.0%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.0%
White alone, percent84.9%96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent5.5%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent6.4%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.3%89.5%
Veterans, 2014-201823,2855,211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.6%3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,94135,993
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$252,300$184,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,774$1,463
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$713$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,031$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.8%22.0%
Building permits, 20183,330237
Households, 2014-2018219,49032,866
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.6%86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.9%80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.6%91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.7%24.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.7%7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.3%69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.0%65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,111,20888,256
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,188,190394,991
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,205,3033,842,916
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,106,556793,808
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,516,190910,983
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,913$10,781
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.024.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,541$63,676
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,757$30,329
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%8.1%
Total employer establishments, 201714,3132,007
Total employment, 2017289,89830,252
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,642,9501,210,032
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%-1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201738,4475,109
All firms, 201244,8536,180
Men-owned firms, 201223,3233,429
Women-owned firms, 201215,3141,936
Minority-owned firms, 20124,303345
Nonminority-owned firms, 201238,6595,605
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,876531
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,3425,329
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010407.7150.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,197.24556.47

Source: United States Census Bureau

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