Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

	Minnesota	Wisconsin
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,639,632	5,822,434
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.3%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,303,927	5,687,285
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,303,925	5,686,986
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	84.1%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.8%	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	5.1%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.5%	6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.5%	81.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	310,097	342,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,456,064	2,710,723
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$211,800	$173,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,547	$1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$520	$550
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$944	$837
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.6%	25.4%
Building permits, 2018	25,673	19,113
Households, 2014-2018	2,167,801	2,343,129
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	8.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	88.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.0%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.4%	29.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,722,627	10,303,256
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	40,403,572	40,680,625
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	123,076,309	177,728,926
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	104,485,117	77,066,883
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,898,182	78,201,822
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,667	$13,656
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,411	$59,209
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,245	$32,018
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	151,816	142,136
Total employment, 2017	2,685,047	2,561,381
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	142,129,457	121,061,234
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.9%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	409,860	350,624
All firms, 2012	489,494	432,980
Men-owned firms, 2012	268,710	236,252
Women-owned firms, 2012	157,821	133,859
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,302	40,507
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	428,716	379,934
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	45,582	39,830
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	419,628	370,755
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.8%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	66.6	105.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	79,626.74	54,157.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Minnesota and Wisconsin using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.