Table 1.
Wisconsin County Characteristics by Population Density Quintiles, 2010 Census
| Category | County Mean Density, people/mi2 (Mean) |
Number of Counties |
Total Population |
% Wisconsin Total Population |
% Wisconsin 65-plus Population |
Cities >75,000 |
County Population (Mean) |
Median County HH Income (Mean) |
Lost Population 2000-2010 (Count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County (Q1) Urban Counties: | 3,926 | 1 | 947,735 | 17% | 14% | 1 | 947,735 | $43,215 | - |
| High Density | 594 | 4 | 999,732 | 18% | 17% | 3 | 249,933 | $58,976 | - |
| (Q2) Urban Counties: | 318 | 7 | 1,280,189 | 23% | 18% | 1 | 182,884 | $58,185 | - |
| Medium Density | |||||||||
| (Q3) Rural Counties: | |||||||||
| Low Density | 127 | 14 | 1,247,771 | 22% | 22% | - | 89,127 | $53,275 | 2 |
| (Q4) Rural Counties: | |||||||||
| Lowest Density | 34 | 45 | 1,207,327 | 21% | 29% | - | 28,829 | $44,601 | 17 |
| (Q5) Wisconsin: Totala | 71 | 5,682,754 | 100% | 100% | 5 | 80,039 | $52,600 | 19 |
a
Menominee County, essentially a Native-American reservation (2010 population=4,322) is excluded from the sample.