| People QuickFacts | Dane County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
449,378 |
5,472,299 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
5.4% |
2.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
426,526 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
16.2% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
92.2% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
40.6% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.9 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
189,255 |
2,386,848 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
57.6% |
68.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
40.0% |
26.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$146,900 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
173,484 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.37 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$49,223 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,985 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Dane County | Wisconsin |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
12,537 |
140,540 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
229,323 |
2,400,575 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
3.6% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
25,830 |
268,268 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
4,840,470 |
117,382,992 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
4,860,927 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$11,515 |
$9,715 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
4,335 |
38,208 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
3,395,787 |
28,843,652 |