Wisconsin Profile and Statistics

Wisconsin Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Wisconsin had 2235246 total households with the average home having 2.42 residents and the average family coming in at 2.97.

Of those homes reported, 30.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.3% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 53161 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 144183 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Wisconsin, 632060 people live alone, and of that, 215399 are 65 and over.

There were 719316 (32.2%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 499956 (22.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Wisconsin

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 5411561, 41.3 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.1 are spouses. There are 1551577 children, and 179879 comprise “other relatives.” 301666 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 140614 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Wisconsin Census Marital Status data

In Wisconsin, there are 2213983 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 732870 have never married; 1201647 are currently still married, but have separated. 22697 are legally separated, 203639 are divorced and 53130 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2274832), 26.5% never married, 51.8% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 10.6% are divorced and 9.7% are widowed.

Wisconsin Fertility Rates and WI Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Wisconsin (WI): In the 2007 report, 74304 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Wisconsin (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 22415 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 32 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 53 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 19 babies, while there were 109 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 19.

Wisconsin Grandparents Statistics

There are 61846 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 26664 (43.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64.5% are the grandmothers and 66.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 5943 have done it for less than a year; 7294 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 4594 handling things 3 or 4 years and 8833 doing the job 5 or more years.

Wisconsin School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (WI)

In Wisconsin, 1440653 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 74879 (5.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 79604 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 578005 (40.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 324531 (22.5%) are slogging through High School, while 383634 (26.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 34.6% (1278517); 16.8% (618605) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3692408), 147609 (4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 278618 (7.5%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1278517 (34.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 738771 (20%) have some college experience but no degree; 322476 (8.7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 618605 (16.8%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 307812 (8.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Wisconsin is 4240891. Of that, 452888 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5129841 (100%) – of that, 693104 (13.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (807677), 53218 (6.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3629170), 392574 (10.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (692994), 247312 (35.7%) have a disability.

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