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Language Spoken At Home in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over5,331,911100%
English only4,875,53591.4%
Language other than English456,3768.6%
   Speak English less than very well172,6073.2%
   Spanish239,3864.5%
      Speak English less than very well104,6012.0%
   Other Indo-European languages115,7122.2%
      Speak English less than very well28,2620.5%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages83,5151.6%
      Speak English less than very well35,1400.7%
   Other languages17,7630.3%
      Speak English less than very well4,6040.1%

Ancestry in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,687,219100%
  American193,3203.4%
  Arab12,0270.2%
  Czech95,2531.7%
  Danish63,6961.1%
  Dutch149,7002.6%
  English354,4136.2%
  French (except Basque)201,6063.5%
  French Canadian55,1151.0%
  German2,442,04742.9%
  Greek18,7540.3%
  Hungarian25,4580.4%
  Irish651,08711.4%
  Italian202,2643.6%
  Lithuanian14,2640.3%
  Norwegian450,2367.9%
  Polish523,1609.2%
  Portuguese2,7350.0%
  Russian39,4970.7%
  Scotch-Irish25,0770.4%
  Scottish64,0191.1%
  Slovak12,8680.2%
  Subsaharan African26,4930.5%
  Swedish151,5272.7%
  Swiss59,2581.0%
  Ukrainian9,3850.2%
  Welsh28,8740.5%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)5,2670.1%
Households By Type in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households2,286,339100%
  Family households (families)1,476,85164.6%
     With own children under 18 years655,83528.7%
     Married-couple family1,150,35050.3%
        With own children under 18 years452,65519.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family96,5584.2%
        With own children under 18 years55,1232.4%
     Female householder, no husband present, family229,94310.1%
        With own children under 18 years148,0576.5%
  Nonfamily households809,48835.4%
     Householder living alone653,39828.6%
        65 years and over232,13510.2%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years703,95230.8%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over547,44123.9%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households5,537,612100%
  Householder2,286,33941.3%
  Spouse1,149,58120.8%
  Child1,587,49628.7%
  Other relatives195,4663.5%
  Nonrelatives318,7305.8%
     Unmarried partner152,8212.8%
Marital Status in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over2,260,633100%
  Never married760,22933.6%
  Now married, except separated1,204,91853.3%
  Separated22,4661.0%
  Widowed55,2102.4%
  Divorced217,8109.6%
 
  Females 15 years and over2,328,018100%
  Never married641,40127.6%
  Now married, except separated1,187,69951.0%
  Separated29,2781.3%
  Widowed212,2679.1%
  Divorced257,37311.1%
Fertility in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months74,525100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)22,87130.7%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women320%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old550%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old200%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1030%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old230%
Grandparents in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years70,262100%
  Responsible for grandchildren28,33440.3%
        Less than 1 year6,5279.3%
        1 or 2 years7,56110.8%
        3 or 4 years4,9807.1%
        5 or more years9,26613.2%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years28,334100%
  Who are female17,96463.4%
  Who are married19,76169.7%
School Enrollment in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,495,426100%
  Nursery school, preschool79,8135.3%
  Kindergarten87,9085.9%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)588,28539.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)318,46321.3%
  College or graduate school420,95728.1%
Educational Attainment in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over3,800,291100%
  Less than 9th grade131,6813.5%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma242,4546.4%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,258,94833.1%
  Some college, no degree808,11121.3%
  Associate's degree355,8849.4%
  Bachelor's degree663,92017.5%
  Graduate or professional degree339,2938.9%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher090.2%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher026.4%
Veteran Status in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over4,349,553100%
  Civilian veterans423,2649.7%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population5,609,422100%
  With a disability613,06010.9%
 
Under 18 years1,331,719100%
  With a disability54,4454.1%
 
18 to 64 years3,524,710100%
  With a disability312,6858.9%
 
65 years and over752,993100%
  With a disability245,93032.7%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over5,620,101100%
  Same house4,821,04185.8%
  Different house in the U.S.782,14613.9%
     Same county500,4618.9%
     Different county281,6855.0%
        Same state181,5823.2%
        Different state100,1031.8%
  Abroad16,9140.3%
Place Of Birth in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,687,219100%
  Native5,422,79995.4%
     Born in United States5,381,53294.6%
        State of residence4,075,00971.7%
        Different state1,306,52323.0%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)41,2670.7%
  Foreign born264,4204.6%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population264,420100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen110,30141.7%
  Not a U.S. citizen154,11958.3%
Year of Entry in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States305,687100%
  Native41,267100%
    Entered 2010 or later7971.9%
    Entered before 201040,47098.1%
  Foreign born264,420100%
    Entered 2010 or later8,8293.3%
    Entered before 2010255,59196.7%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wisconsin
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea264,420100%
  Europe50,45519.1%
  Asia85,37932.3%
  Africa9,7493.7%
  Oceania1,0410.4%
  Latin America110,65441.8%
  Northern America7,1422.7%