Edgerton, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

6,014

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.7

1.82% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.61%

43.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,489

13.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$266,900

Population & Diversity

Edgerton, WI is home to a population of 6.01k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.14% of Edgerton, WI residents were born outside of the country (189 people).

In 2024, there were 11.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.04k people) in Edgerton, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 424 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 253 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Edgerton, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Edgerton, WI was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Edgerton, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Edgerton, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.04k ± 510
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
424 ± 320
Other (Hispanic)
253 ± 317

6.19%

Hispanic Population

372 people

6.19% of the people in Edgerton, WI are hispanic (372 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Edgerton, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

3.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

189 people

4.39%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

260 people

As of 2024, 3.14% of Edgerton, WI residents (189 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Edgerton, WI was 4.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Edgerton, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83 ± 50
Gulf War (2001-)
69 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 54

Edgerton, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Edgerton, WI.

Economy

The economy of Edgerton, WI employs 2.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Edgerton, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (525 people), Manufacturing (378 people), and Retail Trade (375 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($103,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,102), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,853).

Employment

Occupations

2.83k

2024 Value

± 428

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgerton, WI grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 2.78k employees to 2.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edgerton, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (422 people), Sales & Related Occupations (350 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (271 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edgerton, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.83k

2024 Value

± 428

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgerton, WI grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 2.78k employees to 2.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edgerton, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (525 people), Manufacturing (378 people), and Retail Trade (375 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edgerton, WI, though some of these residents may live in Edgerton, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,703

Median earning men ± $8,452

$43,750

Median earning women ± $6,654

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,102), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,556), and Public Administration ($79,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,827), Manufacturing ($46,486), and Retail Trade ($42,661).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Edgerton, WI was $266,900 in 2024, which is 0.802 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $243,900 to $266,900, a 9.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Edgerton, WI is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Edgerton, WI have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Edgerton, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$266,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,523

$1,467

Median Property Taxes

±$270

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Edgerton, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Edgerton, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2024

57.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Edgerton, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Edgerton, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,489

Median Household Income

± $10,657

2.35k

Number of Households

± 377

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.35k households in Edgerton, WI declined from $72,489 from the previous year's value of $84,185.

The following chart displays the households in Edgerton, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Edgerton, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.8%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (7.35%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Edgerton, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (7.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edgerton, WI have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Edgerton, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Edgerton, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Edgerton, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Edgerton, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Edgerton, WI (514 out of 5.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Edgerton, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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