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Dane County
Dane County, Wisconsin
At a Glance
Population 561,504 County Seat Wisconsin State Capitol Building State FIPS 55 County FIPS 025 Num Towns 28 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 493,807 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 559,891 Median Age 35.5 Veterans 21,978 Housing Units 250,416 Uninsured 3,008 Net Migration (recent) 1,625 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 14,676 Total Employees 306,037 Avg Annual Pay $74,481 Median Household Income $84,297 Poverty Rate 10.9% Unemployment Rate 2.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $103,538 Federal Spending FY2024 $53,600,141,165 Federal Spending Per Capita $95,458
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $342,900 Median Rent $1,268 FMR Studio $1,080 FMR 1BR $1,282 FMR 2BR $1,472 FMR 3BR $1,935 FMR 4BR $2,161
Health & Safety
Hospitals 196 EMS Stations 84 Fire Stations 84 Police Stations 84 Adult Smoking 11.7% Adult Obesity 28.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 31.1 Air Quality Good Days 264
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.18 Electric Customers 2843874 Towns with Broadband Data 28 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 28
Community
Churches 340 Libraries 36 Historic Places (NRHP) 268 Homeless Population 736 Schools 295 SNAP Stores 361 Bank Branches 143
Agriculture
Total Farms 132 Land in Farms (acres) 406,378 Avg Farm Size (acres) 3,078.6 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-04 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES 2018-10-18 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-04-05 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2008-06-14 EM RECORD SNOW AND NEAR RECORD SNOW 2008-03-19 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-08-26 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2004-06-18 EM SNOW 2001-01-24
Detailed Topics
Communities in Dane County
Madison — pop 269,840Sun Prairie — pop 35,967Fitchburg — pop 29,609Middleton — pop 21,827Waunakee — pop 14,879Verona — pop 14,030Stoughton — pop 13,173Oregon — pop 11,179DeForest — pop 10,811McFarland — pop 8,991Windsor — pop 8,754Monona — pop 8,624Mount Horeb — pop 7,754Cottage Grove — pop 7,303Edgerton — pop 5,945Cross Plains — pop 4,104Marshall — pop 3,787Deerfield — pop 2,507Belleville — pop 2,491Shorewood Hills — pop 2,169Mazomanie — pop 1,768Cambridge — pop 1,638Brooklyn — pop 1,524Black Earth — pop 1,493Maple Bluff — pop 1,368Dane — pop 1,117Blue Mounds — pop 948Rockdale — pop 207
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
