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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dane is $26,857, which is about the same as the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Dane median household income is $71,000, which has grown by 37.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Dane residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #231

Dane, WI	26,857 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dane, WI	36,146 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dane, WI	38,423 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dane, WI	29,798 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #70

Dane, WI	71,000 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dane, WI	74,591 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #101

Dane, WI	37.42%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dane, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.98%	$3,688, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	11.35%	$18,211, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.45%	$3,100, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.00%	$18,545, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dane, WI	80,357 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dane, WI	84,788 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$72,125, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Hispanic	$92,188, see rank	$36,826	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$29,886, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,083, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,750, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$42,750, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	845, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	450, 53.25%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	390, 86.67%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.44%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	388, 86.22%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	382, 98.45%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 1.55%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	60, 13.33%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	395, 46.75%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	334, 84.56%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	334, 84.56%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	330, 98.80%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 1.20%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	61, 15.44%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	692, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	553, 79.91%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	105, 15.17%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	9, 1.30%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	11, 1.59%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 2.02%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dane, WI	21.5 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	712	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	382, 53.65%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	90, 23.56%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59, 15.45%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44, 11.52%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 18.85%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 7.85%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 17.54%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	330, 46.35%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83, 25.15%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71, 21.52%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155, 46.97%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 3.33%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1, 0.30%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 2.73%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dane, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	712, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	107, 15.03%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	77, 10.81%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	68, 9.55%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 2.53%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	77, 10.81%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 3.09%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	22, 3.09%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33, 4.63%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	67, 9.41%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	126, 17.70%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	47, 6.60%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	28, 3.93%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20, 2.81%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dane, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	123	10.69%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	5.43%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.