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Wisconsin

Ranked #13 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $211,727,000,000.00


Wisconsin Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 5,556,506 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.6% 6.4%
Population, 2000 5,363,675 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.3% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 23.6% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 13.0% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 50.3% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 90.0% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 6.0% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.9% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 2.0% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) Z 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.1% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 4.7% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 85.7% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.5% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.6% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.3% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.1% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.4% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 790,917 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.8 25.5
Housing units, 2006 2,534,075 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 68.4% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 26.2% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $112,200 $119,600
Households, 2000 2,084,544 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.50 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $46,142 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,271 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 10.9% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Wisconsin USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 145,1591 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 2,449,1141 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 1.4%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 322,014 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 393,241 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.7% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.6% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.3% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.5% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 124,664,004 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 68,510,712 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 59,978,700 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,025 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 6,885,765 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 27,329 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 31,553,8771 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts Wisconsin USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 54,310.10 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 98.8 79.6
FIPS Code 55