In 2019, Dane County, WI had a population of 547k people with a median age of 35.5 and a median household income of $77,504. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Dane County, WI grew from 542,364 to 546,695, a 0.799% increase and its median household income grew from $71,582 to $77,504, a 8.27% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dane County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.03%), White (Hispanic) (5.09%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.96%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.79%). 0% of the households in Dane County, WI speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
94.7% of the residents in Dane County, WI are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Dane County, WI are University of Wisconsin-Madison (16,416 degrees awarded in 2020), Madison Area Technical College (3,560 degrees), and Herzing University-Madison (821 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Dane County, WI was $294,100, and the homeownership rate was 57.3%. Most people in Dane County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Dane County, WI was 2 cars per household.
Dane County, WI borders Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Rock County, WI, and Sauk County, WI.