Slinger, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

6,307

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

7.59% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.94%

36.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$101,404

1.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$367,000

Population & Diversity

Slinger, WI is home to a population of 6.31k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.86% of Slinger, WI residents were born outside of the country (117 people).

In 2024, there were 45.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.96k people) in Slinger, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 131 White (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Slinger, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Slinger, WI was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Slinger, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.96k ± 195
White (Hispanic)
131 ± 112
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
66 ± 79

3.47%

Hispanic Population

219 people

3.47% of the people in Slinger, WI are hispanic (219 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Slinger, 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

1.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

117 people

2.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

As of 2024, 1.86% of Slinger, WI residents (117 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 Slinger, WI was 2.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
170 ± 123
Vietnam
162 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 23

Slinger, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Slinger, WI employs 3.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Slinger, WI were Retail Trade (521 people), Manufacturing (467 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (418 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($128,011), Public Administration ($86,500), and Construction ($85,000).

Employment

Occupations

3.52k

2024 Value

± 506

−4.46%

1 Year decline

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Slinger, WI declined at a rate of −4.46%, from 3.68k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Slinger, WI, are Sales & Related Occupations (492 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (453 people), and Management Occupations (377 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Slinger, 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

3.52k

2024 Value

± 506

−4.46%

1 Year decline

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Slinger, WI declined at a rate of −4.46%, from 3.68k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Slinger, WI, are Retail Trade (521 people), Manufacturing (467 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Slinger, WI, though some of these residents may live in Slinger, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,223

Median earning men ± $5,765

$49,199

Median earning women ± $3,939

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($128,011), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($117,609), and Public Administration ($112,105).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,611), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,902), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($78,393).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Slinger, WI was $367,000 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $337,700 to $367,000, a 8.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Slinger, WI is 78.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Slinger, WI have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Slinger, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$367,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,778

$2,135

Median Property Taxes

±$356

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 Slinger, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.8% of the housing units in Slinger, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Slinger, 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.

$101,404

Median Household Income

± $5,742

2.71k

Number of Households

± 461

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.71k households in Slinger, WI grew to $101,404 from the previous year's value of $99,457.

The following chart displays the households in Slinger, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Slinger, 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 (81.9%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (5.15%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Slinger, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.15%).

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

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Slinger, WI have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.47% of the workforce in Slinger, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Slinger, WI (185 out of 6.29k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Slinger, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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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