Dane County vs. Dodge County

Dane County (WI)Dodge County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)542,36487,847
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.1%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)488,06788,759
Population, Census, April 1, 2010488,07388,759
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%17.6%
Female persons, percent50.3%47.1%
White alone, percent84.9%94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent5.5%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent6.4%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.3%89.7%
Veterans, 2014-201823,2855,965
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.6%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,94137,903
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$252,300$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,774$1,319
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$713$533
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,031$799
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.8%21.9%
Building permits, 20183,330224
Households, 2014-2018219,49034,605
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.6%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.9%79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.6%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.7%16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.7%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.3%65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.0%62.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,111,20869,504
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,188,190437,055
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,205,3033,727,648
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,106,556474,730
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,516,190832,963
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,913$9,421
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.023.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,541$58,870
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,757$28,543
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%8.9%
Total employer establishments, 201714,3131,748
Total employment, 2017289,89831,468
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,642,9501,556,884
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201738,4474,552
All firms, 201244,8535,684
Men-owned firms, 201223,3233,502
Women-owned firms, 201215,3141,291
Minority-owned firms, 20124,303125
Nonminority-owned firms, 201238,6595,324
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,876532
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,3424,780
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.2%
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%24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010407.7101.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,197.24875.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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