Rock County vs. Dane County

Rock County (WI)Dane County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)163,129542,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.7%11.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)160,335488,067
Population, Census, April 1, 2010160,331488,073
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.6%13.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.3%
White alone, percent90.3%84.9%
Black or African American alone, percent5.3%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.4%6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.9%6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.5%79.3%
Veterans, 2014-201810,82023,285
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,227236,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%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, 2009-201318.0%38.8%
Building permits, 20183403,330
Households, 2014-201864,538219,490
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.2%80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.9%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.8%50.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%69.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)236,2421,111,208
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,120,8685,188,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,474,2117,205,303
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,225,0738,106,556
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,215,1798,516,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,809$16,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.821.0
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, percent10.9%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,37414,313
Total employment, 201759,475289,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,634,49115,642,950
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,14238,447
All firms, 201211,23944,853
Men-owned firms, 20126,29523,323
Women-owned firms, 20123,40415,314
Minority-owned firms, 20128894,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,90238,659
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,0473,876
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,47338,342
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.9%27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010223.3407.7
Land area in square miles, 2010718.141,197.24

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.