Fitchburg vs Verona

A side-by-side comparison of Fitchburg and Verona: population, income, housing, and more.

Fitchburg and Verona are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fitchburg has the higher population (31,566 vs 14,499 in Verona). Verona has the higher median household income ($119,148 vs $85,420 in Fitchburg). Fitchburg has the higher median home value ($389,400 vs $382,800 in Verona).

Population, income & housing

	Fitchburg	Verona
Population	31,566	14,499
Median age	34.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,420	$119,148
Median home value	$389,400	$382,800
Median gross rent	$1,302	$1,462
Housing units	15,274	6,248
Homeownership rate	45.9%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	63.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fitchburg	Verona
Population	29,450 → 31,566 (+7.2%)	13,004 → 14,499 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$72,324 → $85,420 (+18.1%)	$96,990 → $119,148 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$315,900 → $389,400 (+23.3%)	$310,700 → $382,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,302 (+23.5%)	$1,168 → $1,462 (+25.2%)

Fitchburg

Population

29,45031,566

Median household income

$72,324$85,420

Median home value

$315,900$389,400

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,302

Verona

Population

13,00414,499

Median household income

$96,990$119,148

Median home value

$310,700$382,800

Median gross rent

$1,168$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fitchburg	Verona
Under 5	5.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	11.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	22.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	5.7%
75 and over	4.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fitchburg	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	9.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	9.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fitchburg	Verona
No high school diploma	6.7%	1.3%
High school graduate	16.7%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fitchburg	Verona
Drove alone	72.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.7%	20.3%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fitchburg	Verona
1-unit, detached	35.9%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	19.9%	7.3%
20 or more units	31.5%	20.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fitchburg	Verona
Poverty rate	7.5%	1.9%
Average household size	2.06	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1995	2001