Rock County vs. Dane County
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Rock County (WI) Dane County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 163,129 542,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.7% 11.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 160,335 488,067
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 160,331 488,073
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.1% 20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.6% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 50.3%
White alone, percent 90.3% 84.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.3% 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.9% 6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 82.5% 79.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,820 23,285
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.5% 8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 69,227 236,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.0% 58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $139,800 $252,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,239 $1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $513 $713
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $803 $1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.0% 38.8%
Building permits, 2018 340 3,330
Households, 2014-2018 64,538 219,490
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.2% 80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.2% 11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.9% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.1% 86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.6% 95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.8% 50.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.5% 5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.2% 5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.9% 72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 69.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 236,242 1,111,208
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,120,868 5,188,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,474,211 7,205,303
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,225,073 8,106,556
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,215,179 8,516,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,809 $16,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.8 21.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,832 $70,541
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,103 $38,757
Persons in poverty, percent 10.9% 10.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,374 14,313
Total employment, 2017 59,475 289,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,634,491 15,642,950
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.8% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 8,142 38,447
All firms, 2012 11,239 44,853
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,295 23,323
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,404 15,314
Minority-owned firms, 2012 889 4,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,902 38,659
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,047 3,876
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,473 38,342
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.9% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 223.3 407.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 718.14 1,197.24
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rock county (WI) and Dane county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.