Basic Information

Full Name: State of Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
Joined Union: May 29, 1848 (175 years ago)

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 65,500 mi²
Land Area: 54,160 mi²
Water Area: 11,340 mi²
Farmland Area: 15.2 million acres
Mean Elevation: 1,050 ft
Highest Point: Timms Hill, 1,952 ft
Lowest Point: Lake Michigan, 580.7 ft

Demographics

Population: 5.896 million people (2021 estimate)
Population Growth: +0.35% per year (2010-2012)
Population Density: 90.02 people/mi² (2021 estimate)
Race Distribution:
- White: 85.4%
- Black/African American: 6.4%
- Asian: 2.8%
Hispanic Origin: 6.8%
US Citizens: 97.3%

Education

College Degree and Above: 41% (1.01 × national average)
High School Diploma: 30.6% (1.14 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 7.8% (0.649 × national average)

Housing

Housing Units: 2.635 million (2011)
Households: 2.28 million (2011)
People per Household: 2.5 people (2010)

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses: 433,797 (2007)
Nonemployer Businesses: 331,692 (2010)
Private Non-farm Businesses: 139,554 (2010)

Income Statistics

Median Household Income: $61,747.00 per year (0.983 × national average)
Per Capita Income: $33,375 per year per person (0.979 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 11.3% (0.844 × national average)

Crime Statistics

Total Rate of Crime: 1,765 crimes/100,000 people/yr (2019 estimate)
Total Number of Crimes: 102,742 crimes per year (2019 estimate)

Voting and Registration Rates

Total Voting Rate: 71.7% (2020)
Total Registration Rate: 74.7% (2020)

Public School Finance Information

Total Expenditures: $10.68 billion (2020)
Total Revenue: $10.78 billion (2009)
Total Debt: $5.762 billion (2020)
Total Cash and Securities: $2.184 billion (2020)

State Symbols

State Bird: Robin (Turdus migratorius)
State Flower: Wood Violet (Viola sororia)
State Tree: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
State Motto: Forward