Wisconsin Trivia:


Capital : Madison
State Tree : Sugar Maple
State Flower : Violet
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : Robin

Wisconsin People:


Wisconsin has a total population of 5,556,506 (2006 est) and ranks 20th in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,312,530 (23.6%) Wisconsinites are under 18 years of age, 3,519,942 (63.4%) are age 19 to 64, and 724,034 (13.0%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.3%, and males 49.7% of the total population.


Wisconsin Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under23.6  
65 and older13.0  
19 to 6463.4  
Female50.3  
Male49.7  

51,937 (0.9%) Wisconsinites are American Indian or Alaska Native, 111,057 (2.0%) are Asian, 332,296 (6.0%) are Black, 2,128 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 4,999,679 (90.0%) are White, 59,409 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Wisconsin Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteWisconsin White population 4,999,6794,999,679  
BlackWisconsin Black population 332,296332,296
AsianWisconsin Asian population 111,057111,057
MixedWisconsin Mixed population 59,40959,409
American IndianWisconsin American Indian population 51,93751,937
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderWisconsin Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 2,1282,128

258,696 (4.7%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

3.6% of Wisconsinites were born in a foreign country.

7.3% of Wisconsinites over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

85.1% of Wisconsinites over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 22.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Wisconsin had 70,146 births and 45,600 deaths in 2004.

Wisconsin Land:


Wisconsin has a land area of 54,310 square miles and is ranked 25th amoung U.S. states in total area. Wisconsin has a population density of 99 people per square mile. Wisconsin had 15,741,552 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.45% of the total area.