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Dane County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2022: 568,203 (88% urban, 12% rural); it was 426,526 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 93,876
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 27,633
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 99,923
Renter-occupied apartments: 82,241 (it was 73,561 in 2000)
% of renters here:

42%
State:

32%

Land area: 1202 sq. mi.

Water area: 36.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 473 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Dane County: 97.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Dane County, WI (2022)
    • 435,90976.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 40,0337.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 33,2875.9%Asian alone
    • 29,3065.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 27,8894.9%Two or more races
    • 1,3630.2%Some other race alone
    • 2800.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1360.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

35.9 years
Wisconsin median age:

40.4 years
Males: 284,977  (50.2%)
Females: 283,226  (49.8%)
Average household size:
Dane County:

2.0 people
Wisconsin:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $84,831 ($49,223 in 1999)
This county:

$84,831
Wisconsin:

$70,996

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,162 (lower quartile is $936, upper quartile is $1,473)
This county:

$1162
State:

$845


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $373,500 (it was $146,600 in 2000)
Dane:

$373,500
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $277,900 - $499,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $438,642
Here:

$438,642
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,342
Here:

$279,342
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $335,997
Here:

$335,997
State:

$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,203
Here:

$260,203
State:

$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,289
Here:

$281,289
State:

$280,537

Mobile homes: $129,987
Here:

$129,987
State:

$79,042

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,998
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $856

Institutionalized population: 3,966

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 29
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 81
  • Burglaries: 98
  • Thefts: 428
  • Auto thefts: 60

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 19
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 91
  • Burglaries: 139
  • Thefts: 570
  • Auto thefts: 59
Dane County, WI map from a distance

Health of residents in Dane County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
81.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
37.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
68.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
76.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1294 buildings, average cost: $426,000
  • 2021: 1451 buildings, average cost: $425,800
  • 2020: 1381 buildings, average cost: $352,700
  • 2019: 1266 buildings, average cost: $340,600
  • 2018: 1319 buildings, average cost: $351,200
  • 2017: 1384 buildings, average cost: $318,900
  • 2016: 1302 buildings, average cost: $309,400
  • 2015: 1195 buildings, average cost: $304,500
  • 2014: 1105 buildings, average cost: $275,300
  • 2013: 1113 buildings, average cost: $260,800
  • 2012: 774 buildings, average cost: $255,000
  • 2011: 650 buildings, average cost: $258,600
  • 2010: 666 buildings, average cost: $249,500
  • 2009: 664 buildings, average cost: $230,200
  • 2008: 651 buildings, average cost: $264,900
  • 2007: 1217 buildings, average cost: $230,500
  • 2006: 1565 buildings, average cost: $209,700
  • 2005: 2413 buildings, average cost: $210,800
  • 2004: 2746 buildings, average cost: $197,600
  • 2003: 2739 buildings, average cost: $188,900
  • 2002: 2472 buildings, average cost: $178,700
  • 2001: 2317 buildings, average cost: $169,300
  • 2000: 1992 buildings, average cost: $157,400
  • 1999: 1831 buildings, average cost: $148,100
  • 1998: 1704 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 1997: 1490 buildings, average cost: $146,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Dane, WI residents
Average permit cost in Dane, WI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,098 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,956 (1.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Dane, WI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Dane, WI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dane, WI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.4%
Dane County:

10.4%
Wisconsin:

10.7%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.0% for Black residents, 16.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.9% for American Indian residents, 3.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.7% for other race residents, 11.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 35.9 years old
(Males: 35.0 years old, Females: 36.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.4 years old, Black residents: 27.4 years old, American Indian residents: 31.2 years old, Asian residents: 31.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.0 years old, Other race residents: 24.7 years old)

Area name: Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dane County is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1009 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Stoughton, Waunakee, Monona, Oregon, DeForest, Verona.

Dane County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Dane County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Cayuga County, New York , Elmore County, Idaho , Clayton County, Iowa .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.0%
Wisconsin:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Dane, WI
County total employment by year in Dane, WI
County average yearly wages by year in Dane, WI

Current college students: 53,744
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 55.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 45,606 (50.7% naturalized citizens)

Dane County:

8.0%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 23,1302010 or later
  • 9,9372000 to 2009
  • 7,8461990 to 1999
  • 5,1511980 to 1989
  • 2,3221970 to 1979
  • 2,829Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Dane County marital status for males Dane County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 130,988
  • One, attached: 17,172
  • Two: 7,314
  • 3 or 4: 11,921
  • 5 to 9: 17,635
  • 10 to 19: 14,568
  • 20 to 49: 31,380
  • 50 or more: 27,650
  • Mobile homes: 1,594
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 147

Housing units in Dane County with a mortgage: 96,660 (18,825 second mortgage, 603 home equity loan, 17,082 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,894

Here:

98.0% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Dane County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic106,03634
Mainline Protestant73,128113
Evangelical Protestant30,727146
Other12,96849
Black Protestant7795
Orthodox4454
None263,990-
Dane County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 73
Dane County:

1.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 154
Dane County:

3.24 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 382
This county:

8.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Dane County:

6.0%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Dane County:

23.9%
State:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.1%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Dane County:

Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $99,632
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $237.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.50%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 70.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73,365
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.02%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79,725
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 37.74%
Corn for grain: 158370 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6759 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 87185 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2,508 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 173 acres

Earthquake activity:

Dane County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 329.1 miles away from Dane County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 114.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 304.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 329.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Dane County center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 209.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: August 17, 2018 - September 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4402, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1966: April 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 1966, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Wisconsin Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3285: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 3285, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1719: August 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3163: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3163, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Dane County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dane

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 228,167 (64.9%)
  • Carpooled: 24,981 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 8,912 (2.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,293 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 5,061 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 15,596 (4.4%)
  • Worked at home: 64,396 (18.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (15%)
  • India (13%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
  • Thailand (3%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Other Western Africa (3%)
  • Nicaragua (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dane County


  • German (24%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Norwegian (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • American (4%)
  • European (4%)
  • Polish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2010:

  • 7,608 people in college/university student housing
  • 2,035 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 913 people in state prisons
  • 855 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 384 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 344 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 175 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 165 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 133 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 90 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 37 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 23 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 13 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2000:

  • 9,110 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2,046 people in nursing homes
  • 1,112 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 947 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 820 people in state prisons
  • 450 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 390 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 280 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 149 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 103 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 59 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 55 people in other group homes
  • 51 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 48 people in religious group quarters
  • 40 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 38 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 34 people in halfway houses
  • 23 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 12 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 11 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 10 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 3 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $103,242.

5.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.62%
Wisconsin average:

6.07%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Dane County:

0.01%
Wisconsin average:

0.00%

2.48% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($24,929 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($42,535 average AGI)
Dane County:

3.13%
Wisconsin average:

2.19%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Milwaukee County, WI  0.28% ($56,222 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  0.27% ($90,113)
from Rock County, WI  0.24% ($48,003)
from Columbia County, WI  0.20% ($53,575)
from Sauk County, WI  0.17% ($54,947)
from Waukesha County, WI  0.16% ($79,218)
from Jefferson County, WI  0.14% ($52,326)


6.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($75,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.55%
Wisconsin average:

6.10%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($41 average AGI)
Dane County:

0.01%
Wisconsin average:

0.00%

2.88% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($28,801 average AGI)
3.66% relocated to other states ($46,949 average AGI)
Dane County:

3.66%
Wisconsin average:

2.22%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Rock County, WI  0.35% ($59,688 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI  0.31% ($68,298)
to Milwaukee County, WI  0.29% ($53,216)
to Cook County, IL  0.24% ($63,263)
to Jefferson County, WI  0.21% ($59,941)
to Sauk County, WI  0.19% ($-137,878)
to Waukesha County, WI  0.16% ($99,232)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Dane County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Dane County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Dane County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dane County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Dane County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dane County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dane County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dane County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Dane County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 52,845 (44,790 aged, 8,055 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,588 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Dane County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,341)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,325)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,917)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,820)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,684)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,073)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,841)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,599)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (1,232)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,129)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.1
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,690
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 276
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,503

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,310
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 595
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 99

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 9.5
  • Other - 5.1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 110.7. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.1
  • Poisoning - 27.0
  • Suffocation - 26.4
  • Other - 11.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 568,203
  • Male householders: 124,918 (37,101 living alone), Female householders: 127,218 (43,330 living alone)
  • 109,581 spouses (108,342 opposite-sex spouses), 25,564 unmarried partners, (24,581 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 128,577 children (120,311 natural, 4,501 adopted, 3,765 stepchildren), 3,312 grandchildren, 3,187 brothers or sisters, 1,849 parents, 111 foster children, 2,990 other relatives, 24,239 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 16,657

Size of family households: 68,415 2-persons, 30,813 3-persons, 25,437 4-persons, 9,700 5-persons, 3,320 6-persons, 847 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 80,431 1-person, 25,971 2-persons, 3,233 3-persons, 2,658 4-persons, 841 5-persons, 391 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

81,541 married couples with children.
23,552 single-parent households (8,356 men, 15,196 women).

89.2% of residents of Dane speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,729,308,000 ($8,222 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $202,578,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $862,296,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $300,229,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,501,000
Federal grants: $2,083,120,000
Federal procurement contracts: $173,760,000 ($71,421,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $285,402,000 ($48,767,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,059,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $115,170,000
Federal Government insurance: $93,933,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 29,308
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 13,765
Here:

30 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9,959
Here:

+22 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +6,570
Here:

+14 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dane County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.5
State:

4.1

Year house built in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Year house built in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • 5,2222020 or later
  • 36,9602010 to 2019
  • 47,6762000 to 2009
  • 28,9481990 to 1999
  • 29,4371980 to 1989
  • 33,4001970 to 1979
  • 22,6311960 to 1969
  • 19,8141950 to 1959
  • 8,5101940 to 1949
  • 27,7711939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • 281 room
  • 8412 rooms
  • 3,1123 rooms
  • 9,5714 rooms
  • 21,8275 rooms
  • 28,3986 rooms
  • 25,3137 rooms
  • 19,7238 rooms
  • 35,8749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • 8,6731 room
  • 15,3242 rooms
  • 29,2123 rooms
  • 26,6124 rooms
  • 15,3295 rooms
  • 5,2776 rooms
  • 2,4047 rooms
  • 2,1218 rooms
  • 2,4979+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • 107no bedroom
  • 2,8921 bedroom
  • 24,5202 bedrooms
  • 66,9743 bedrooms
  • 39,8594 bedrooms
  • 10,3355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • 10,426no bedroom
  • 35,6921 bedroom
  • 42,8022 bedrooms
  • 13,6043 bedrooms
  • 3,8864 bedrooms
  • 1,0395+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Dane County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dane County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dane County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,882no vehicle
  • 40,4591 vehicle
  • 71,1522 vehicles
  • 22,8663 vehicles
  • 5,6154 vehicles
  • 2,7135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dane County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dane County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 17,224no vehicle
  • 55,8911 vehicle
  • 28,7252 vehicles
  • 4,8113 vehicles
  • 4554 vehicles
  • 3435+ vehicles

80.5% of Dane County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Wisconsin.

Dane County:

80.5%
State average:

87.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 341,994
  • Other state: 173,681
  • Northeast: 21,957
  • Midwest: 101,268
  • South: 24,996
  • West: 25,460
Year householders moved into unit in Dane County, WI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dane County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 80.0%Utility gas
  • 11.9%Electricity
  • 6.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 50.7%Utility gas
  • 43.0%Electricity
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,180
Here:

11.9%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,901
Here:

7.6%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,286
Here:

8.6%
Wisconsin:

17.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Dane County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $90,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,336,000
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $33,227,000
    Air Transportation: $28,742,000
    Other: $20,893,000
    Other: $17,758,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,959,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,743,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,098,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,922,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,284,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,122,000
    Housing and Community Development: $103,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $31,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $29,054,000
    Regular Highways: $26,541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,439,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,290,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,138,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,019,000
    Parking Facilities: $513,000
    General - Other: $389,000
    Libraries: $362,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $181,000
    Correctional Institutions: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $218,356,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $187,039,000
    Correctional Institutions: $44,267,000
    Health - Other: $41,594,000
    Police Protection: $41,571,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,096,000
    Police Protection: $38,862,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,895,000
    General - Other: $31,652,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,213,000
    Air Transportation: $28,346,000
    Air Transportation: $24,365,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $22,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $21,680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,158,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $15,313,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,318,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,247,000
    Regular Highways: $13,077,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,179,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,492,000
    Health - Other: $6,800,000
    Libraries: $5,753,000
    Libraries: $5,109,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,517,000
    Financial Administration: $4,486,000
    Financial Administration: $4,206,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,372,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,124,000
    Parking Facilities: $301,000
    Parking Facilities: $287,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,344,000
    Other: $5,507,000
    Public Welfare: $4,952,000
    Other: $3,425,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,601,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,573,000
    Health and Hospitals: $90,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,609,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,506,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $8,485,000
    Other: $7,103,000
    Highways: $2,022,000
    Highways: $1,206,000
    Public Welfare: $144,000
    Public Welfare: $111,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $405,410,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,740,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $321,075,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,020,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,250,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,655,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,990,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,958,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,617,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,367,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,155,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,956,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,658,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,469,000
    Sale of Property: $667,000
    Rents: $339,000
    Rents: $320,000
    Sale of Property: $252,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $9,640,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,578,000
    Police Protection: $4,181,000
    General - Other: $2,969,000
    Police Protection: $2,330,000
    General - Other: $536,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $196,593,000
    Cash and Securities: $113,320,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,221,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,727,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $136,658,000
    Public Welfare: $123,272,000
    Public Welfare: $62,963,000
    Highways: $18,437,000
    Highways: $14,693,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,794,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,013,000
    Education: $5,666,000
    Other: $5,581,000
    Other: $5,410,000
    Education: $4,298,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $181,599,000
    Property: $171,284,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $63,173,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $58,090,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $11,920,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,615,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,417,000
    Other License: $865,000
    Other License: $833,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $243,000

Dane County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $90,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,336,000
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $33,227,000
    Air Transportation: $28,742,000
    Other: $20,893,000
    Other: $17,758,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,959,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,743,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,098,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,922,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,284,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,122,000
    Housing and Community Development: $103,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $31,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $29,054,000
    Regular Highways: $26,541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,439,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,290,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,138,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,019,000
    Parking Facilities: $513,000
    General - Other: $389,000
    Libraries: $362,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $181,000
    Correctional Institutions: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $218,356,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $187,039,000
    Correctional Institutions: $44,267,000
    Health - Other: $41,594,000
    Police Protection: $41,571,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,096,000
    Police Protection: $38,862,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,895,000
    General - Other: $31,652,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,213,000
    Air Transportation: $28,346,000
    Air Transportation: $24,365,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $22,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $21,680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,158,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $15,313,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,318,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,247,000
    Regular Highways: $13,077,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,179,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,492,000
    Health - Other: $6,800,000
    Libraries: $5,753,000
    Libraries: $5,109,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,517,000
    Financial Administration: $4,486,000
    Financial Administration: $4,206,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,372,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,124,000
    Parking Facilities: $301,000
    Parking Facilities: $287,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,344,000
    Other: $5,507,000
    Public Welfare: $4,952,000
    Other: $3,425,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,601,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,573,000
    Health and Hospitals: $90,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,609,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,506,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $8,485,000
    Other: $7,103,000
    Highways: $2,022,000
    Highways: $1,206,000
    Public Welfare: $144,000
    Public Welfare: $111,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $405,410,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,740,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $321,075,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,020,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,250,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,655,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,990,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,958,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,617,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,367,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,155,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,956,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,658,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,469,000
    Sale of Property: $667,000
    Rents: $339,000
    Rents: $320,000
    Sale of Property: $252,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $9,640,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,578,000
    Police Protection: $4,181,000
    General - Other: $2,969,000
    Police Protection: $2,330,000
    General - Other: $536,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $196,593,000
    Cash and Securities: $113,320,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,221,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,727,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $136,658,000
    Public Welfare: $123,272,000
    Public Welfare: $62,963,000
    Highways: $18,437,000
    Highways: $14,693,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,794,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,013,000
    Education: $5,666,000
    Other: $5,581,000
    Other: $5,410,000
    Education: $4,298,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $181,599,000
    Property: $171,284,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $63,173,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $58,090,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $11,920,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,615,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,417,000
    Other License: $865,000
    Other License: $833,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $243,000

Dane County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $90,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,336,000
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $33,227,000
    Air Transportation: $28,742,000
    Other: $20,893,000
    Other: $17,758,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,959,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,743,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,098,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,922,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,284,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,122,000
    Housing and Community Development: $103,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $31,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $29,054,000
    Regular Highways: $26,541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,439,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,290,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,138,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,019,000
    Parking Facilities: $513,000
    General - Other: $389,000
    Libraries: $362,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $181,000
    Correctional Institutions: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $218,356,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $187,039,000
    Correctional Institutions: $44,267,000
    Health - Other: $41,594,000
    Police Protection: $41,571,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,096,000
    Police Protection: $38,862,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,895,000
    General - Other: $31,652,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,213,000
    Air Transportation: $28,346,000
    Air Transportation: $24,365,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $22,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $21,680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,158,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $15,313,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,318,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,247,000
    Regular Highways: $13,077,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,179,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,492,000
    Health - Other: $6,800,000
    Libraries: $5,753,000
    Libraries: $5,109,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,517,000
    Financial Administration: $4,486,000
    Financial Administration: $4,206,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,372,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,124,000
    Parking Facilities: $301,000
    Parking Facilities: $287,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,344,000
    Other: $5,507,000
    Public Welfare: $4,952,000
    Other: $3,425,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,601,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,573,000
    Health and Hospitals: $90,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,609,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,506,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $8,485,000
    Other: $7,103,000
    Highways: $2,022,000
    Highways: $1,206,000
    Public Welfare: $144,000
    Public Welfare: $111,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $405,410,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,740,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $321,075,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,020,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,250,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,655,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,990,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,958,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,617,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,367,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,155,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,956,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,658,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,469,000
    Sale of Property: $667,000
    Rents: $339,000
    Rents: $320,000
    Sale of Property: $252,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $9,640,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,578,000
    Police Protection: $4,181,000
    General - Other: $2,969,000
    Police Protection: $2,330,000
    General - Other: $536,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $196,593,000
    Cash and Securities: $113,320,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,221,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,727,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $136,658,000
    Public Welfare: $123,272,000
    Public Welfare: $62,963,000
    Highways: $18,437,000
    Highways: $14,693,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,794,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,013,000
    Education: $5,666,000
    Other: $5,581,000
    Other: $5,410,000
    Education: $4,298,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $181,599,000
    Property: $171,284,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $63,173,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $58,090,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $11,920,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,615,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,417,000
    Other License: $865,000
    Other License: $833,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $243,000

Dane County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $90,901,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,336,000
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $33,227,000
    Air Transportation: $28,742,000
    Other: $20,893,000
    Other: $17,758,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,959,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,743,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,098,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,922,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,284,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,122,000
    Housing and Community Development: $103,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $31,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $29,054,000
    Regular Highways: $26,541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,439,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,290,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,138,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,019,000
    Parking Facilities: $513,000
    General - Other: $389,000
    Libraries: $362,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $181,000
    Correctional Institutions: $117,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $218,356,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $187,039,000
    Correctional Institutions: $44,267,000
    Health - Other: $41,594,000
    Police Protection: $41,571,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,096,000
    Police Protection: $38,862,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,895,000
    General - Other: $31,652,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,213,000
    Air Transportation: $28,346,000
    Air Transportation: $24,365,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $22,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $21,680,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,158,000
    General - Other: $16,515,000
    Regular Highways: $15,313,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,318,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,247,000
    Regular Highways: $13,077,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,179,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,492,000
    Health - Other: $6,800,000
    Libraries: $5,753,000
    Libraries: $5,109,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,685,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,517,000
    Financial Administration: $4,486,000
    Financial Administration: $4,206,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,372,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,124,000
    Parking Facilities: $301,000
    Parking Facilities: $287,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,344,000
    Other: $5,507,000
    Public Welfare: $4,952,000
    Other: $3,425,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,601,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,573,000
    Health and Hospitals: $90,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,609,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,506,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $8,485,000
    Other: $7,103,000
    Highways: $2,022,000
    Highways: $1,206,000
    Public Welfare: $144,000
    Public Welfare: $111,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $405,410,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $374,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $354,740,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $321,075,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,020,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,250,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,655,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,990,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,958,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,617,000
    General Revenue - Other: $6,367,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,155,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,956,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,658,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,469,000
    Sale of Property: $667,000
    Rents: $339,000
    Rents: $320,000
    Sale of Property: $252,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $9,640,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,578,000
    Police Protection: $4,181,000
    General - Other: $2,969,000
    Police Protection: $2,330,000
    General - Other: $536,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $196,593,000
    Cash and Securities: $113,320,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,221,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,727,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $136,658,000
    Public Welfare: $123,272,000
    Public Welfare: $62,963,000
    Highways: $18,437,000
    Highways: $14,693,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,794,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,013,000
    Education: $5,666,000
    Other: $5,581,000
    Other: $5,410,000
    Education: $4,298,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $181,599,000
    Property: $171,284,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $63,173,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $58,090,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $11,920,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,615,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,417,000
    Other License: $865,000
    Other License: $833,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $243,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 5,870
  • Number of aged recipients: 416
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,454
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,074
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,952
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 844
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,976
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,597
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 92 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,352$181,3934,509$183,30727,440$185,0601,383$106,079132$1,040,8791,121$184,43524$66,708
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED62$175,935288$208,8332,027$194,790163$109,5775$2,105,00078$182,4625$31,800
APPLICATIONS DENIED176$166,051483$169,8863,585$198,791287$64,43610$1,200,100213$187,04232$47,844
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN111$161,829422$186,5923,431$192,615133$118,28610$784,500132$177,5835$91,800
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$175,46737$167,027534$199,72123$104,7830$012$189,0831$23,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 88 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,028$200,5171,171$204,6103$142,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED160$220,144254$205,1186$169,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED86$190,163120$200,2831$155,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN40$165,20064$206,6720$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$218,33311$185,0001$241,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Dane, WI
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Dane, WI - Value
Most common first names in Dane County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,92275.2 years
Mary1,55880.1 years
Robert1,48471.9 years
William1,34675.3 years
Helen93282.0 years
James91169.9 years
Margaret89081.8 years
George88177.1 years
Dorothy82479.6 years
Ruth78880.7 years
Most common last names in Dane County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson90576.0 years
Anderson65077.7 years
Olson50077.6 years
Smith48476.0 years
Nelson41479.3 years
Miller41075.6 years
Peterson34376.4 years
Hanson33879.2 years
Thompson28278.5 years
Brown24474.2 years
Businesses in Dane County, WI
NameCountNameCount
ALDI3Jones New York9
ALDO1Journeys2
AT&T3Justice3
Abercrombie & Fitch1KFC8
Ace Hardware12Kincaid1
Advance Auto Parts3Kohl's3
Aeropostale2Kroger1
AmericInn2La Quinta1
American Eagle Outfitters2La-Z-Boy4
Ann Taylor2Lane Bryant2
Apple Store1Lane Furniture3
Applebee's2LensCrafters2
Arby's9Little Caesars Pizza5
Ashley Furniture2Macy's1
Audi1Marriott7
AutoZone2Marshalls2
BMW1MasterBrand Cabinets36
Banana Republic1Maurices3
Barnes & Noble1Mazda2
Baskin-Robbins1McDonald's27
Bath & Body Works4Men's Wearhouse1
Baymont Inn1Menards3
Bed Bath & Beyond1Microtel1
Ben & Jerry's1Motel 61
Best Western3Motherhood Maternity5
Blockbuster5New Balance8
Budget Car Rental3New York & Co2
Buffalo Wild Wings4Nike36
Burger King7Nissan2
CVS2Office Depot2
Cache1OfficeMax2
Cambria1Old Navy1
Caribou Coffee2Olive Garden1
Carson Pirie Scott2Outback1
Casual Male XL1Outback Steakhouse1
Charlotte Russe1Pac Sun2
Chevrolet4Panera Bread5
Chico's1Papa John's Pizza3
Chipotle3Payless2
Chuck E. Cheese's1Penske3
Clarion1PetSmart2
Cold Stone Creamery3Pier 1 Imports2
Coldwater Creek1Pizza Hut12
Comfort Inn3Plato's Closet2
Costco1Popeyes1
Cracker Barrel1Pottery Barn1
Cricket Wireless9Qdoba Mexican Grill5
Curves7Quality3
DHL7Quiznos6
Dairy Queen5RadioShack7
Days Inn2Red Lobster1
Deb1Red Robin2
Decora Cabinetry3Red Roof Inn1
Dennys4Rodeway Inn1
Domino's Pizza3Rue211
DressBarn1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dressbarn1SAS Shoes3
Dunkin Donuts1SONIC Drive-In1
Econo Lodge1Sam's Club1
Eddie Bauer1Sears4
Express1Sephora1
Famous Footwear1Sheraton1
Fashion Bug1Sleep Inn1
FedEx65Slumberland2
Finish Line2Spencer Gifts1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Sprint Nextel4
Foot Locker1Staples2
Ford4Starbucks11
Forever 211Subaru2
GNC6Subway39
GameStop4Super 85
Gap4T-Mobile7
Goodwill6T.G.I. Driday's2
Gymboree2T.J.Maxx1
H&M1Taco Bell11
H&R Block15Target3
Hardee's2The Limited1
Haworth1The Room Place1
Hilton4Toyota2
Hobby Lobby1Toys"R"Us4
Holiday Inn8Trader Joe's1
Hollister Co.2True Value10
Home Depot2U-Haul17
HomeTown Buffet1U.S. Cellular4
Honda3UPS73
Hot Topic2Urban Outfitters1
Howard Johnson1Vans6
Hyatt1Verizon Wireless5
Hyundai2Victoria's Secret2
IHOP2Volkswagen2
J. Jill1Walgreens25
J.Crew1Walmart4
JCPenney2Wendy's5
Jamba Juice1Wet Seal1
Jimmy John's4Whole Foods Market1
JoS. A. Bank1YMCA3

Dane County on our top lists:

  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"