Monona

Population: 8,604
Median household income: $87,784
Median home value: $390,400

Monona is a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to 8,604 residents. Its median household income of $87,784 runs in line with the Dane County figure of $88,108.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monona's population grew 5.9% from 8,122 to 8,604, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $272,200 to $390,400.

57.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,604
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,784
Median home value: $390,400
Median gross rent: $1,207
Housing units: 4,326
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1228,604

Median household income

$74,474$87,784

Median home value

$272,200$390,400

Median gross rent

$935$1,207

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,122	$74,474	$272,200	$935
2020	8,141	$76,719	$288,700	$961
2021	8,560	$82,579	$303,300	$1,059
2022	8,592	$87,723	$366,600	$1,150
2023	8,604	$87,784	$390,400	$1,207

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	410	4.8%
5 to 17	1,215	14.1%
18 to 24	585	6.8%
25 to 34	954	11.1%
35 to 44	1,175	13.7%
45 to 54	1,065	12.4%
55 to 64	1,371	15.9%
65 to 74	1,129	13.1%
75 and over	700	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,567	87.9%
Black or African American	232	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	262	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.6%
Two or more races	347	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	2.7%
High school graduate	1,201	18.8%
Some college or associate's	1,343	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,321	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,354	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,195	67.4%
Carpooled	352	7.4%
Public transit	94	2.0%
Walked	36	0.8%
Bicycle	47	1.0%
Worked from home	965	20.4%
Other means	48	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,266	33.6%
15 to 29 min	1,796	47.6%
30 to 44 min	530	14.1%
45 to 59 min	83	2.2%
60+ min	97	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 7.2% (621 of 8,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,226	53.3%
Nonfamily households	1,949	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,175	96.5%
Vacant	151	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,237	53.6%
Renter-occupied	1,938	46.4%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units23.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,461	56.9%
1-unit, attached	44	1.0%
2 to 4 units	284	6.6%
5 to 19 units	505	11.7%
20 or more units	1,032	23.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5553675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 43.0539, -89.3335