Dane County vs. Rock County

Dane County (WI)Rock County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)542,364163,129
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.1%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)488,067160,335
Population, Census, April 1, 2010488,073160,331
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%16.6%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.7%
White alone, percent84.9%90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent5.5%5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent6.4%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.3%82.5%
Veterans, 2014-201823,28510,820
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.6%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,94169,227
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$252,300$139,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,774$1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$713$513
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,031$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.8%18.0%
Building permits, 20183,330340
Households, 2014-2018219,49064,538
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.6%85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%8.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%87.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.9%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.6%90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.7%21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.7%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.3%65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.0%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,111,208236,242
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,188,1901,120,868
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,205,3034,474,211
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,106,5563,225,073
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,516,1902,215,179
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,913$13,809
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.022.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,541$55,832
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,757$28,103
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%10.9%
Total employer establishments, 201714,3133,374
Total employment, 2017289,89859,475
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,642,9502,634,491
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201738,4478,142
All firms, 201244,85311,239
Men-owned firms, 201223,3236,295
Women-owned firms, 201215,3143,404
Minority-owned firms, 20124,303889
Nonminority-owned firms, 201238,6599,902
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,8761,047
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,3429,473
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%27.9%
Population per square mile, 2010407.7223.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,197.24718.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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