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The Midwest > Wisconsin > People

WISCONSINITE PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 57.9 [33rd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 69% [11th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 19 [49th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 148 [9th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 2.4 [21st of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 316.1 [8th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,006
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 41% [6th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 59% [22nd of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Wisconsinite
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 41,000 [25th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.741 per 100 people [33rd of 43]
Median Age 37.5 [16th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 66 % [10th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 11.3 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 30.7% [16th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 23% [15th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 39.9% [29th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 31.1% [23rd of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 49.4 % [24th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 21.5 % [27th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 22.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 32.4 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 11.3 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 7 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 35.2 % [48th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 12.3 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.3 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.9 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.8 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 5.7 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 4.1 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 2 % [26th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.5 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 88.1 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 86.3 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 14.1 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.2 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 1.9 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 7.5 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 3.1 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 3.6 % [30th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 13.2% [20th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 74 % [13th of 51]
Percent of total population 1.83% [20th of 56]
Population 5,536,201 [20th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 172,486 [23rd of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 3.2% [28th of 52]
Population density 98.8 [24th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 38.13 humans/km² [25th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 98.8 humans/sq. mi [25th of 51]
Puerto Rican population > % Population in US > 1980 0.5% [15th of 15]
Puerto Rican population > 1980 10,483 [14th of 15]
Religion > No religion > Percent 14% [27th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 5 [13th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,555,466 [13th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 29 [14th of 48]
Sex Ratio 97.8 [18th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 217,550 [24th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 124,403 [21st of 51]
Total Black Population 299,893 [26th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 5.417 per 100 people [30th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 295,416 [22nd of 51]
Total Native Americans 41,169 [9th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 50,322 [26th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.8% [28th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 0.6% [28th of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 190,000 [28th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.343 per 10 people [34th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 108,000 [28th of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.195 per 10 people [31st of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 52 [34th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: Puerto Rican migration to New York; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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