WISCONSIN
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            4,892     16   248,791
  1999                                            5,250     18   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             68.1     28      79.7
  1996                                             67.7     30      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             26.4     21      25.7
  1998                                             25.9     22      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             13.3     19      12.5
  1998                                             13.2     22      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              8.2     36       9.2
  1996                                              7.3     26       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.2     39      12.8
  1997                                             10.7     35      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              1.9     40       2.2
  1997                                              1.4     36       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              188     26       216
  1997                                              224     24       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           86.0     49      91.3
    1996                                           87.5     47      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $33,209     14   $33,123
    1998                                        $39,899     14   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             63.6     18      56.6
  1996                                             60.9     26      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              265     43       732
  1997                                              271     41       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              153     41       311
  1997                                              282     36       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,244     18    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,201     21    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             67.1     12      62.8
  1997                                             72.0      2      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             24.4      6      17.4
  1998                                             22.7      2      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $21,101     27   $23,602
  1997                                          $27,327     27   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $19,042     23   $20,618
  1998                                          $22,253     22   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $38,301     19   $37,343
  1998                                          $41,327     15   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                              9.3     42      13.5
  1998                                              8.8     46      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              279     38       326
  1996                                              347     26       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             68.3     20      63.9
  1998                                             70.1     21      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,774     20   $19,655
  1997                                          $27,443     14   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.