Janesville, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 59,366 (Urban population: 58,840, Rural population: 526 (8 farm, 518 nonfarm))

Janesville, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,072 (23,869 occupied: 16,254 owner occupied, 7,615 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

Housing density: 910 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $104,700

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $469

Median gross rent in Janesville, WI in 2000: $567

Housing units in Janesville with a mortgage: 10,573 (1,519 second mortgage, 1,886 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,189

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,368

In family households: 48,186 (12,625 male householders, 3,221 female householders)
12,167 spouses, 17,439 children (16,041 natural, 318 adopted, 1,080 stepchildren), 544 grandchildren, 291 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 431 other relatives, 1,211 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,182 (3,662 male householders (2,626 living alone)), 4,501 female householders (3,961 living alone)), 2,019 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 998 (599 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,091 2-persons, 3,531 3-persons, 3,217 4-persons, 1,441 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,587 1-person, 1,310 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

10,578 married couples with children.
3,865 single-parent households (959 men, 2,906 women).

95.2% of residents of Janesville speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,414 (2.4%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Janesville, Wisconsin:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 237
4 rooms: 1,287
5 rooms: 4,662
6 rooms: 4,221
7 rooms: 2,573
8 rooms: 1,708
9 or more rooms: 1,528

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Janesville, Wisconsin:

1 room: 118
2 rooms: 445
3 rooms: 1,382
4 rooms: 2,451
5 rooms: 1,817
6 rooms: 898
7 rooms: 317
8 rooms: 132
9 or more rooms: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 446
1995 to 1998: 1,954
1990 to 1994: 2,134
1980 to 1989: 2,575
1970 to 1979: 4,786
1960 to 1969: 3,862
1950 to 1959: 2,719
1940 to 1949: 1,189
1939 or earlier: 5,407

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Janesville:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 310
2 bedrooms: 3,272
3 bedrooms: 9,472
4 bedrooms: 2,658
5 or more bedrooms: 537

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Janesville:

no bedroom: 179
1 bedroom: 1,899
2 bedrooms: 3,971
3 bedrooms: 1,329
4 bedrooms: 206
5 or more bedrooms: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Janesville in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 420
1 vehicle: 4,600
2 vehicles: 8,113
3 vehicles: 2,407
4 vehicles: 535
5 or more vehicles: 179

Cars and other vehicles available in Janesville in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 997
1 vehicle: 3,866
2 vehicles: 2,263
3 vehicles: 440
4 vehicles: 39
5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Janesville, WI:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 193
$50,000 to $59,999: 378
$60,000 to $69,999: 781
$70,000 to $79,999: 1216
$80,000 to $89,999: 2299
$90,000 to $99,999: 2427
$100,000 to $124,999: 3278
$125,000 to $149,999: 2059
$150,000 to $174,999: 889
$175,000 to $199,999: 438
$200,000 to $249,999: 485
$250,000 to $299,999: 104
$300,000 to $399,999: 75
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Janesville:

Less than $100: 28
$100 to $149: 146
$150 to $199: 276
$200 to $249: 175
$250 to $299: 146
$300 to $349: 332
$350 to $399: 513
$400 to $449: 982
$450 to $499: 1166
$500 to $549: 1024
$550 to $599: 1097
$600 to $649: 556
$650 to $699: 453
$700 to $749: 258
$750 to $799: 83
$800 to $899: 162
$900 to $999: 40
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 155

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 376
1990 to 1994: 207
1985 to 1989: 142
1980 to 1984: 84
1975 to 1979: 171
1970 to 1974: 78
1970 to 1974: 40
1965 to 1969: 316

Janesville, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.2%
Number of people working at home: 596 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1200
5 to 9 minutes: 5520
10 to 14 minutes: 8046
15 to 19 minutes: 5572
20 to 24 minutes: 2477
25 to 29 minutes: 941
30 to 34 minutes: 1574
35 to 39 minutes: 540
40 to 44 minutes: 605
45 to 59 minutes: 1556
60 to 89 minutes: 716
90 or more minutes: 510

Janesville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 25,388 (85%)
Carpooled: 2,761 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 279 (1%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 66 (0%)
Walked: 597 (2%)
Other means: 146 (0%)
Worked at home: 596 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1344
$10,000 to $14,999: 1173
$15,000 to $19,999: 1114
$20,000 to $24,999: 1731
$25,000 to $29,999: 1739
$30,000 to $34,999: 1705
$35,000 to $39,999: 1458
$40,000 to $44,999: 1451
$45,000 to $49,999: 1308
$50,000 to $59,999: 2669
$60,000 to $74,999: 3038
$75,000 to $99,999: 2932
$100,000 to $124,999: 1306
$125,000 to $149,999: 470
$150,000 to $199,999: 298
$200,000 or more: 273

First ancestries reported:

German: 17827
Norwegian: 6618
Irish: 5406
English: 3746
Other groups: 3572
United States or American: 2589
Polish: 1282
Italian: 1242
French (except Basque): 1087
Swedish: 882
Swiss: 688
Scottish: 558
Dutch: 548
Czech: 539
Danish: 482
Scotch-Irish: 474
French Canadian: 303
Welsh: 160
European: 152
Hungarian: 150
Scandinavian: 111
Czechoslovakian: 103
Austrian: 100
British: 79
Finnish: 76
Latvian: 67
Russian: 58
Slovak: 58
Lithuanian: 57
Belgian: 55
Portuguese: 46
Yugoslavian: 37
Arab:: 36
Croatian: 31
Ukrainian: 31
Northern European: 31
Palestinian: 30
Iranian: 28
Slavic: 25
Greek: 25
Pennsylvania German: 21
Subsaharan African:: 20
African: 20
Canadian: 20
Serbian: 18
Luxemburger: 14
Bulgarian: 12
Romanian: 11
Alsatian: 6
Icelander: 6
Armenian: 6
Lebanese: 6
Slovene: 6
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (40%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Laos (4%)
Canada (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

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

This state: 43992
Northeast: 979
Midwest: 9523
South: 1688
West: 1500

52% of Janesville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 72
7th and 8th grade: 518
9th grade: 435
10th grade: 419
11th grade: 448
12th grade, no diploma: 508
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,368
Less than 1 year of college: 1,418
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,491
Associate degree: 1,188
Bachelor's degree: 2,450
Master's degree: 761
Professional school degree: 336
Doctorate degree: 92

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 104
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 414
9th grade: 324
10th grade: 452
11th grade: 575
12th grade, no diploma: 566
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,738
Less than 1 year of college: 1,777
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,823
Associate degree: 1,733
Bachelor's degree: 2,608
Master's degree: 911
Professional school degree: 162
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 23.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,543
Black householders: $32,941
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,536
Asian householders: $30,380
Some other race householders: $30,724
Two or more races householders: $31,635
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $38,813

Janesville household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Janesville household income for Black or African American householders

Janesville household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Janesville household income for Asian householders

Janesville household income for some other race householders

Janesville household income for two or more races householders

Janesville household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Janesville marital status for males

Janesville marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,100
Black or African American householders: $118,100
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,000
Asian householders: $98,500
Some other race householders: $80,000
Two or more races householders: $92,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $96,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,127
One, attached: 1,398
Two: 2,254
3 or 4: 822
5 to 9: 1,749
10 to 19: 600
20 to 49: 875
50 or more: 579
Mobile homes: 657
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Janesville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (91%)
Electricity (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (59%)
Electricity (36%)
Other fuel (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 896

Here:	12.6%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 151

Here:	4.6%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 201

Here:	10.2%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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