Platteville

Population: 11,421
Median household income: $42,667
Median home value: $186,900

Platteville, a community in Grant County, Wisconsin, has 11,421 residents. At $42,667, its median household income sits below Grant County's $64,349.

Between 2019 and 2023, Platteville's population declined 6.9% from 12,264 to 11,421, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $152,400 to $186,900.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 42.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,421
Median age: 23.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,667
Median home value: $186,900
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 4,449
Homeownership rate: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,26411,421

Median household income

$46,690$42,667

Median home value

$152,400$186,900

Median gross rent

$829$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,264	$46,690	$152,400	$829
2020	12,113	$42,626	$155,600	$760
2021	11,774	$46,858	$157,800	$805
2022	11,543	$46,554	$175,200	$872
2023	11,421	$42,667	$186,900	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 2442.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	2.4%
5 to 17	1,297	11.4%
18 to 24	4,854	42.5%
25 to 34	1,330	11.6%
35 to 44	770	6.7%
45 to 54	822	7.2%
55 to 64	857	7.5%
65 to 74	594	5.2%
75 and over	623	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,022	87.8%
Black or African American	449	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	275	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	213	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	457	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	285	5.7%
High school graduate	907	18.2%
Some college or associate's	1,542	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,184	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,078	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.7%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,114	70.5%
Carpooled	253	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1,031	17.7%
Bicycle	48	0.8%
Worked from home	303	5.2%
Other means	90	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,493	63.1%
15 to 29 min	1,095	19.8%
30 to 44 min	697	12.6%
45 to 59 min	108	2.0%
60+ min	143	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 25.3% (2,260 of 8,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,574	38.3%
Nonfamily households	2,538	61.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,112	92.4%
Vacant	337	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,559	37.9%
Renter-occupied	2,553	62.1%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units23.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,161	48.6%
1-unit, attached	171	3.8%
2 to 4 units	577	13.0%
5 to 19 units	497	11.2%
20 or more units	1,043	23.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5563250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7279, -90.4681