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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Wisconsin
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
5,245,913
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
2,590,147
2,580,171
2,600,123
Female
2,655,766
2,645,790
2,665,742
Under 5 years
319,866
315,997
323,735
5 to 9 years
355,039
344,896
365,182
10 to 14 years
378,573
369,272
387,874
15 to 19 years
366,879
360,782
372,976
20 to 24 years
354,063
346,978
361,148
25 to 34 years
689,228
681,237
697,219
35 to 44 years
875,903
870,341
881,465
45 to 54 years
781,089
775,976
786,202
55 to 59 years
256,895
247,198
266,592
60 to 64 years
219,832
208,061
231,603
65 to 74 years
343,392
340,374
346,410
75 to 84 years
234,494
227,544
241,444
85 years and over
70,660
63,836
77,484
 
Median age (years)
36.8
36.6
37.0
 
18 years and over
3,951,968
3,949,891
3,954,045
21 years and over
3,759,053
3,744,672
3,773,434
62 years and over
777,578
766,007
789,149
65 years and over
648,546
645,243
651,849
Male
276,372
274,547
278,197
Female
372,174
370,146
374,202
 
RACE
One race
5,164,062
5,145,754
5,182,370
White
4,671,039
4,659,463
4,682,615
Black or African American
288,471
280,785
296,157
American Indian and Alaska Native
28,864
18,523
39,205
Asian
97,679
92,496
102,862
Asian Indian
19,306
12,341
26,271
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
13,147
7,323
18,972
Filipino
3,984
2,600
5,368
Japanese
6,652
4,243
9,061
Korean
5,038
1,906
8,170
Vietnamese
599
0
1,492
Other Asian
48,953
39,932
57,974
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0
480
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
78,009
66,731
89,287
Two or more races
81,851
63,543
100,159
Two races including Some other race
13,624
8,649
18,599
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
68,227
53,357
83,097
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
4,747,475
4,730,551
4,764,399
Black or African American
315,341
311,269
319,413
American Indian and Alaska Native
69,489
61,252
77,726
Asian
107,555
102,483
112,627
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
955
0
2,234
Some other race
94,672
83,982
105,362
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
5,245,913
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
191,829
189,087
194,571
Mexican
138,516
129,227
147,806
Puerto Rican
23,904
16,892
30,917
Cuban
928
0
2,349
Other Hispanic or Latino
28,481
22,373
34,589
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,054,084
5,051,342
5,056,826
White alone
4,574,253
4,569,597
4,578,909
Black or African American alone
286,373
278,763
293,983
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
26,745
17,738
35,752
Asian alone
96,953
91,846
102,060
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
0
480
Some other race alone
6,364
3,924
8,804
Two or more races:
63,396
52,966
73,826
Two races including Some other race
2,969
1,180
4,758
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
60,427
49,851
71,004
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
5,245,913
*****
*****
Householder
2,193,793
2,173,279
2,214,307
Spouse
1,123,643
1,105,874
1,141,412
Child
1,496,510
1,476,327
1,516,693
Other relatives
145,623
135,225
156,021
Nonrelatives
286,344
269,004
303,684
Unmarried partner
128,836
121,218
136,454
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
2,104,712
2,048,488
2,160,936
Family households (families)
1,372,942
1,328,945
1,416,939
With own children under 18 years
658,710
628,150
689,270
Married-couple families
1,081,825
1,044,073
1,119,577
With own children under 18 years
465,717
441,129
490,305
Female householder, no husband present
206,584
191,267
221,901
With own children under 18 years
142,300
129,927
154,673
Nonfamily households
731,770
699,635
763,905
Householder living alone
584,203
563,995
604,411
65 years and over
204,852
193,510
216,194
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
699,829
668,296
731,362
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
464,583
453,965
475,201
 
Average household size
2.49
2.42
2.56
Average family size
3.06
2.96
3.16
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
2,356,242
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
2,104,712
2,048,488
2,160,936
Vacant housing units
251,530
195,306
307,754
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.3
1.1
1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
4.5
3.3
5.7
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
2,104,712
2,048,488
2,160,936
Owner-occupied
1,424,025
1,399,047
1,449,003
Renter-occupied
680,687
637,624
723,750
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.66
2.59
2.73
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.14
2.06
2.22
 

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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