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53548

Janesville, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,916
Median household income
$76,869
People below poverty
10.6%
Median home value
$234,900

Income

The median income of households in 53548 was $76,869. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7
$35,000 to $49,999 12
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 21.5
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51297
Female 49784

An estimated 73.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,259. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.1
Social Security 36.7
Retirement income 30.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.6
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53548 in 2020-2024, 93.1% had health insurance coverage and 6.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71% and public coverage was 39%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.3%.


In 2020-2024, 53548 had a total population of 19,916 - 9,900 (49.7%) females and 10,016 (50.3%) males. The median age was 43.3 years. An estimated 19.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31.1% was 19 to 44 years, 28.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53548 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 479 366
5 to 9 779 579
10 to 14 366 486
15 to 19 571 506
20 to 24 834 657
25 to 29 574 567
30 to 34 495 420
35 to 39 697 823
40 to 44 542 582
45 to 49 792 765
50 to 54 667 588
55 to 59 662 639
60 to 64 715 832
65 to 69 644 995
70 to 74 478 551
75 to 79 248 194
80 to 84 244 206
85 and over 229 144

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.9% were White; 3.9% were Black or African American; 8.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.4% of the people in 53548 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.7% of the people in 53548 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,562 households in 53548. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.4% of the households in 53548 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.1% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 15% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.7% of all households.

In 53548, 25.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.4
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.5% of males and 53.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.8 23.2
Now married, except separated 50.5 53.6
Separated 0.7 2.4
Widowed 3.9 4.6
Divorced 13 16.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53548, 346 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 39.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 53548 were U.S. natives. 72.5% of the 53548 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 53548 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53548 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 53548.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.3
Asia 16.5
Europe 19.8
Africa 0
Northern America 5.4
Oceania 1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53548 in 2020-2024, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5% of people at least five years old; 1.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 53548 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.2
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53548 was 4,097 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 315 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,754. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,028.

Educational Attainment of People in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35.6
Some college, no degree 20.5
Associate's degree 12.3
Bachelor's degree 16.7
Graduate or professional degree 9.6

Disability

In 53548, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.6% of people under 18 years old, to 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53548, 61 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,333 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,351 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 409 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53548 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 20.8
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 14.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53548 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,229 31.9
Service occupations 1,795 17.7
Sales and office occupations 1,895 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 931 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,278 22.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.4% of 53548 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 10

In 2020-2024, 53548 had a total of 9,038 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.8
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53548 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 64.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53548 had 8,562 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 476 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.9% while renters occupied 30.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 26.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53548:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83.1
Electricity 12.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53548 was $234,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.8 % had a mortgage. 32.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,577 and for owners without a mortgage it was $625.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53548 was $1,045. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.