Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,329,240 |
3,376,402 |
4,705,642 |
| 1990 |
1,356,172 |
3,535,597 |
4,891,769 |
| 2000 |
1,495,002 |
3,868,673 |
5,363,675 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,525,340 |
4,102,627 |
5,627,967 |
More information on Wisconsin population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
29,729 |
37,590 |
35,443 |
| 2007 |
30,627 |
38,382 |
36,272 |
| Percent change |
6.0 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
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| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,418 |
44,717 |
41,602 |
| 2007 |
33,063 |
44,815 |
41,851 |
| Percent change |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
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| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
10.3 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
| 1989 |
11.5 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
| 1999 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.5 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
More information on Wisconsin poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
35.7 |
28.2 |
30.4 |
| 1990 |
25.5 |
19.8 |
21.4 |
| 2000 |
17.0 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
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| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
41.0 |
40.2 |
40.4 |
| 1990 |
41.4 |
35.4 |
37.1 |
| 2000 |
40.7 |
32.1 |
34.6 |
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| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
12.5 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
| 1990 |
20.7 |
25.0 |
23.8 |
| 2000 |
26.6 |
28.7 |
28.1 |
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| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.8 |
16.4 |
14.8 |
| 1990 |
12.4 |
19.8 |
17.7 |
| 2000 |
15.7 |
25.1 |
22.4 |
More information on Wisconsin education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
906,293 |
2,672,334 |
3,578,627 |
| 2007 |
906,571 |
2,688,513 |
3,595,084 |
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| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
| 2008 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
More information on Wisconsin unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2005-2006 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
| 2007-2008 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
34,760,751 |
34,758,467 |
34,655,459 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
16,232,744 |
15,741,552 |
15,190,804 |
| Percent of total land area |
46.7 |
45.3 |
43.8 |
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| Cropland (acres) |
10,999,803 |
10,728,655 |
10,116,279 |
| Percent of total farmland |
67.8 |
68.2 |
66.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
9.7 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
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| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
8,996,941 |
8,928,083 |
8,884,628 |
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| Woodland (acres) |
3,292,708 |
3,179,502 |
2,920,214 |
| Percent of total farmland |
20.3 |
20.2 |
19.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
23.8 |
21.5 |
18.0 |
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| Pastureland (acres) |
794,479 |
777,616 |
1,065,814 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.9 |
4.9 |
7.0 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,145,754 |
1,055,779 |
1,088,497 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.1 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
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| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (acres) |
740,259 |
614,047 |
654,486 |
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| Average farm size (acres) |
204 |
204 |
194 |
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| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
40.7 |
46.4 |
51.1 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
51.6 |
45.4 |
41.2 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
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| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
45.6 |
54.0 |
54.8 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.3 |
18.5 |
17.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
6.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
18.8 |
15.8 |
16.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
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| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
50,608 |
52,370 |
53,783 |
| Percent of total |
63.6 |
67.9 |
68.5 |
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| Part owner (farms) |
23,842 |
21,205 |
21,501 |
| Percent of total |
30.0 |
27.5 |
27.4 |
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| Tenant owner (farms) |
5,091 |
3,556 |
3,179 |
| Percent of total |
6.4 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
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| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
69,452 |
68,719 |
68,138 |
| Percent of total |
87.3 |
89.1 |
86.8 |
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Family-held corporations (farms) |
2,883 |
2,519 |
3,036 |
| Percent of total |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
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| Partnerships (farms) |
6,452 |
5,347 |
6,386 |
| Percent of total |
8.1 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
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| Non-family corporations (farms) |
262 |
207 |
297 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
492 |
339 |
606 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
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| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.0 |
53.0 |
55.0 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
54.5 |
59.4 |
47.2 |
| Men |
73,748 |
69,778 |
69,287 |
| Women |
5,793 |
7,353 |
9,176 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
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2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
78,500 |
78,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,745,118 |
3,491,204 |
| + Final animal output |
6,327,862 |
6,285,657 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,300,590 |
1,510,089 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
10,373,571 |
11,286,951 |
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| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,921,410 |
5,675,791 |
| + Net government transactions |
-186,046 |
-138,130 |
| = Gross value added |
5,266,115 |
5,473,030 |
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| - Capital consumption |
1,265,870 |
1,343,640 |
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| = Net value added |
4,000,245 |
4,129,390 |
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| - Factor payments |
1,483,665 |
1,547,892 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
862,025 |
905,059 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
111,271 |
155,232 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
510,369 |
487,601 |
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| = Net farm income |
2,516,580 |
2,581,498 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
4,571,343 |
46.2 |
13.1 |
| 2. Corn |
1,675,995 |
17.0 |
3.3 |
| 3. Cattle and calves |
820,222 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
| 4. Soybeans |
412,088 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
| 5. Potatoes |
284,342 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
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| All commodities |
9,885,557 |
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3.0 |
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More information on Wisconsin's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
| 1. Dairy products |
1 |
949.2 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
12 |
530.7 |
| 3. Soybeans and products |
14 |
363.6 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
15 |
237.4 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
6 |
179.7 |
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| Overall rank |
15 |
3,010.1 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Dane County |
5.2 |
470,593 |
| 2. Grant County |
3.7 |
329,706 |
| 3. Marathon County |
3.4 |
307,437 |
| 4. Dodge County |
3.3 |
294,832 |
| 5. Fond du Lac County |
3.2 |
290,417 |
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| State total |
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8,967,358 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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