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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 2023 Mar 20;703(1):106–138. doi: 10.1177/00027162231154338

Table A1:

Wisconsin characteristics

Year Characteristic Wisconsin United States

2021 Population 5,895,908 331,893,745
2021 Children < 18 21.80% 22.30%
2021 White NH 87.00% 76.30%
2021 Black NH 6.70% 13.40%
2021 Hispanic 7.10% 18.50%
2016–2020 Foreign born 5.00% 13.50%
2016–2020 Homeownership 67.10% 64.40%
2016–2020 Household size 2.38 2.6
2016–2020 Mobility (1 year) 86.40% 86.20%
2016–2020 Owns computer 90.70% 91.90%
2016–2020 HS graduate or higher 92.60% 88.50%
2016–2020 BA or higher 30.80% 32.90%
2016–2020 With a disability 8.00% 8.70%
2016–2020 Without health insurance 6.80% 10.20%
2016–2020 Labor force participant (female) 62.60% 58.40%
2016–2020 Median income $63,293 $64,994
2021 In poverty 10.00% 11.40%

Source: Census Bureau (2021) ‘Quick Facts’ data derived from: QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits