Dane County, Wisconsin

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 564,777
Median household income: $88,108
Median home value: $366,100

Dane County is a county in Wisconsin with a population of 564,777. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,108 runs above the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Dane County's population grew 5.4% from 536,078 to 564,777, while its median household income rose 19.2% from $73,893 to $88,108.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.7% of the population. 65.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 564,777
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,108
Median home value: $366,100
Median gross rent: $1,345
Housing units: 254,880
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

536,078564,777

Median household income

$73,893$88,108

Median home value

$265,600$366,100

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,345

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	536,078	$73,893	$265,600	$1,083
2020	542,459	$75,179	$277,000	$1,118
2021	555,474	$78,452	$294,500	$1,179
2022	559,891	$84,297	$342,900	$1,268
2023	564,777	$88,108	$366,100	$1,345

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29,193	5.2%
5 to 17	83,715	14.8%
18 to 24	76,160	13.5%
25 to 34	87,175	15.4%
35 to 44	78,252	13.9%
45 to 54	63,788	11.3%
55 to 64	63,464	11.2%
65 to 74	51,286	9.1%
75 and over	31,744	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	433,144	76.7%
Black or African American	28,594	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	823	0.1%
Asian	33,543	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	159	0.0%
Some other race	2,120	0.4%
Two or more races	23,533	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,861	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,978	3.7%
High school graduate	65,437	17.4%
Some college or associate's	91,722	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	122,398	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	82,174	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit3.1%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	205,776	65.2%
Carpooled	18,220	5.8%
Public transit	9,822	3.1%
Walked	16,481	5.2%
Bicycle	5,842	1.9%
Worked from home	56,020	17.8%
Other means	3,407	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78,893	30.4%
15 to 29 min	119,522	46.1%
30 to 44 min	44,292	17.1%
45 to 59 min	9,619	3.7%
60+ min	7,222	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 10.5% (57,774 of 551,045)

	Count	Share
Family households	132,878	54.1%
Nonfamily households	112,858	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	245,736	96.4%
Vacant	9,144	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141,699	57.7%
Renter-occupied	104,037	42.3%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units21.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129,925	51.0%
1-unit, attached	16,739	6.6%
2 to 4 units	23,188	9.1%
5 to 19 units	29,525	11.6%
20 or more units	53,481	21.0%
Mobile home & other	2,022	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 55025
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 1,196 sq mi
Water area: 41 sq mi
Center point: 43.0675, -89.4179