Wisconsin-Whitewater's Living Circumstances

Whitewater School District Overview

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater located in Whitewater School District area. A total of 6,815 households are located in Whitewater School District area. Among them, 1,479 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.84 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 3,263 and 10,277 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.71% (439) of residents are non-citizens and 11.51% (1,863) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Whitewater School District, Wisconsin
Household	6,815
Population	16,187
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,479 (21.70%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,263
Total Students	10,277
Pre-Kindergarten	234
Kindergarten	112
Grade 1-8	1,015
Grade 9-12	607
College/Graduate School	8,309
Veterans	17,531
Non-citizen	439
Non-English Home Language	1,863
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

17,826 residents are over the age of 16 and 11,361 people are in labor force. Among them, 11,355 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 10,743 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Whitewater School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,358	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,388	71.33%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	845	8.16%
Public transportation	13	0.13%
Walked	1,415	13.66%
Other method	180	1.74%
Worked from home	517	4.99%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,743	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,080	28.67%
Service	2,954	27.50%
Sales and office	2,352	21.89%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	611	5.69%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,746	16.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,743	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	185	1.72%
Construction	383	3.57%
Manufacturing	1,418	13.20%
Wholesale trade	274	2.55%
Retail trade	1,468	13.66%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	400	3.72%
Information	93	0.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	343	3.19%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	855	7.96%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,957	27.52%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,889	17.58%
Other services, except public administration	260	2.42%
Public administration	218	2.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,743	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,345	77.68%
Government workers	1,801	16.76%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	575	5.35%
Unpaid family workers	22	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,087 for the 6,815 households in Whitewater School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $11,493. 18,546 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,815	-
Less than $10,000	821	12.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	438	6.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	610	8.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	692	10.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	872	12.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,352	19.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	743	10.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	732	10.74%
$150,000 - $199,999	295	4.33%
More than $200,000	260	3.82%
Median Household Income	$49,616	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,087	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,447	-
Less than $10,000	37	1.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	227	6.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	124	3.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	287	8.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	408	11.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	719	20.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	634	18.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	561	16.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	224	6.50%
More than $200,000	226	6.56%

Median Family Income	$72,233	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,502	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$11,493	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,592	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,592	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,985	-
With health insurance coverage	18,546	92.80%
Public coverage	4,997	25.00%
Private health insurance	15,731	78.71%
Without health insurance coverage	1,439	7.20%

Housing

There are 8,025 housing units in Whitewater School District area, Wisconsin with 6,815 units (84.92%) occupied. 3,313 houses (48.61%) are occupied by owner and 3,502 houses (51.39%) are rented. The average housing value is $198,700 and the average rental cost is $791. 102 houses (1.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,717 houses (21.40%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,025	-
Occupied	6,815	84.92%
Owner Occupied	3,313	48.61%
Renter Occupied	3,502	51.39%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,383	54.62%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	437	5.45%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,052	38.03%
Mobile Homes	153	1.91%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,025	-
Built 2014 or later	102	1.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	184	2.29%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,047	13.05%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,223	15.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	742	9.25%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,373	17.11%
Built 1960 - 1969	914	11.39%
Built 1950 - 1959	723	9.01%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,717	21.40%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,025	-
1 room	327	4.07%
2 rooms	289	3.60%
3 rooms	967	12.05%
4 rooms	1,393	17.36%
5 rooms	1,159	14.44%
6 rooms	1,251	15.59%
7 rooms	1,094	13.63%
8 rooms	706	8.80%
9 rooms or more	839	10.45%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,025	-
no bedroom	362	4.51%
1 bedroom	1,056	13.16%
2 bedrooms	2,157	26.88%
3 bedrooms	2,828	35.24%
4 bedrooms	1,030	12.83%
5 bedrooms or more	592	7.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,313	-
Less than $50,000	148	4.47%
$50,000 - $99,999	152	4.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	584	17.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	791	23.88%
$200,000 - $299,999	862	26.02%
$300,000 - $499,999	544	16.42%
$500,000 - $999,999	201	6.07%
$1,000,000 or more	31	0.94%
Median House Value	$198,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,336	-
Less than $500	538	16.13%
$500 - $999	1,852	55.52%
$1,000 - $1,499	645	19.33%
$1,500 - $1,999	210	6.29%
$2,000 - $2,499	53	1.59%
$2,500 - $2,999	29	0.87%
$3,000 or more	9	0.27%
Median Rental Costs	$791	-

Demographic

A total of 20,088 people lives in Whitewater School District area, Wisconsin with 10,456 male and 9,632 female. The males to female ratio is 52.05 to 47.95. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	20,088	-
Male	10,456	52.05%
Female	9,632	47.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,088	-
Under 5 years	812	4.04%
5 - 9 years	631	3.14%
10 - 14 years	694	3.45%
15 - 19 years	3,527	17.56%
20 - 24 years	5,792	28.83%
25 - 34 years	1,487	7.40%
35 - 44 years	1,280	6.37%
45 - 54 years	1,677	8.35%
55 - 59 years	945	4.70%
60 - 64 years	896	4.46%
65 - 74 years	1,200	5.97%
75 - 84 years	715	3.56%
85 years and older	432	2.15%
Median Age	22.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,088	-
One Race	19,464	96.89%
White	17,953	89.37%
Black or African American	694	3.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.21%
Asian	316	1.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	85	0.42%
Other	373	1.86%

Two or more races	624	3.11%
White and Black or African American	231	1.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	140	0.70%
White and Asian	107	0.53%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.02%