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State Income Data - WI
 

Wisconsin

Income & Poverty
2022
2000
1990
Poverty

Note: Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing.

Note: The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%)

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

290,885
Below 100% of the poverty level 14.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 17.6%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 67.9%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2022 31.8%
% change: 1990-2000 30.4%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

 
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 12.0%
With related children under age 18
15.9%
With related children under age 5
18.5%
Married-couple families 9.5%
With related children under age 18
12.4%
With related children under age 5
12.6%
Families with female householder, no husband present 26.2%
With related children under age 18
33.5%
With related children under age 5
34.1%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 140,133
Below 100% of the poverty level
9.3%
100-199% of the poverty level
14.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
76.5%
Noncitizens 150,752
Below 100% of the poverty level
19.3%
100-199% of the poverty level
20.8%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
59.9%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth

Note: The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

 
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Asia 100,819
Below 100% of the poverty level
10.3%
Born in Europe 43,951
Below 100% of the poverty level
11.8%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 118,400
Below 100% of the poverty level
17.5%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N

Note: The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,473,101
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 14.4%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 75.1%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 37.6%
% change: 1990-2000 -10.8%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 6.5%
With related children under age 18
10.4%
With related children under age 5
10.6%
Married-couple families 3.0%
With related children under age 18
3.2%
With related children under age 5
3.1%
Families with female householder, no husband present 22.9%
With related children under age 18
30.0%
With related children under age 5
32.9%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 187,135
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 23.7%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 59.2%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,030,691
Below 100% of the poverty level 8.3%
100-199% of the poverty level 14.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 77.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 111,079
Below 100% of the poverty level 22.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 20.9%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 57.0%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 4,632,324
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 17.5%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 72.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
 
 
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 5,458,292
Below 100% of the poverty level 574,959
Speaks only English
4,981,263
Below 100% of the poverty level 497,760
Speaks Spanish
253,680
Below 100% of the poverty level 46,507
Speaks other Indo-European languages
103,111
Below 100% of the poverty level 13,631
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
96,391
Below 100% of the poverty level 11,283
Speaks other languages
23,847
Below 100% of the poverty level 5,778
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.5%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.0%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 18.3%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.2%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.7%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 24.2%
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 137,537
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.0%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.5%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 7.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 15.3%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 24.5%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 22.2%
Earned $75,000 or more 28.3%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 66,480
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.0%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
0.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
5.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
10.8%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
21.0%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
24.9%
Earned $75,000 or more
36.3%
Noncitizens (%) 71,057
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.1%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
2.1%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
9.0%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
19.5%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
27.8%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
19.7%
Earned $75,000 or more
20.8%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $53,531
Female $43,611
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
$61,193
Female
$51,655
Noncitizens  
Male
$46,757
Female
$37,924
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 2,040,999
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.5%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 4.9%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 11.0%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 21.9%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 29.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 29.8%
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Native Born Native Born
Male $61,667
Female $49,953
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

Foreign Born
Median Household Income $68,019
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $81,781
Noncitizens $60,131
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $71,129
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate

Note: 1) Refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households. 2) Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS. 3) The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 53.9%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 66.3%
Noncitizens 40.3%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 68.8%
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage

Note: Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.

Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 293,418
With health insurance 78.9%
With private health insurance
61.2%
With public coverage
25.1%
No health insurance coverage 21.1%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 140,338
With health insurance 93.3%
With private health insurance
70.9%
With public coverage
34.7%
No health insurance coverage 6.7%
Noncitizens (%) 153,080
With health insurance 65.7%
With private health insurance
52.3%
With public coverage
16.3%
No health insurance coverage 34.3%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 5,538,033
With health insurance 95.6%
With private health insurance
73.9%
With public coverage
36.2%
No health insurance coverage 4.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2022 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Matthew Sobek, Daniel Backman, Annie Chen, Grace Cooper, Stephanie Richards, Renae Rogers, and Megan Schouweiler. IPUMS USA: Version 14.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V14.0​.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • For “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.
  • In the “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section, “related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.