A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Oregon & Wisconsin

MEASUREOREGONWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states5,960,975#20 of 50 states−1,688,604
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states2,727,726#19 of 50 states−913,979
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states285,340#18 of 50 states−132,759
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,142#18 of 50 states+$455
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states3,090,398#20 of 50 states−966,755
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states97,244#29 of 50 states+11,097
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states3,964#40 of 50 states−942
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states1,691,367#21 of 50 states−372,541
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states41,697#20 of 50 states+8,524
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states360,127#20 of 50 states−5,197
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states+0.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$77,488#28 of 50 states+$7,732
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$43,361#25 of 50 states+$2,460
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$100,929#33 of 50 states+$9,971
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states279,061#18 of 50 states+6,445
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states838,090#19 of 50 states−259,703
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states682,575#17 of 50 states−234,156
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states103,852#22 of 50 states−22,907
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states44,567#22 of 50 states+20,853
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states5,586,532#20 of 50 states−1,578,571
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states310,536#25 of 50 states−91,150
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states4,289,987#19 of 50 states−1,478,103
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states2,084,516#21 of 50 states−298,940
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states2,536,422#18 of 50 states−870,369
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states399,987#21 of 50 states−86,357
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states149,053#22 of 50 states−8,615
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states4,634,941#18 of 50 states−1,638,391
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states354,440#25 of 50 states−275,776
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states34,534#12 of 50 states−7,972
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states183,440#23 of 50 states+22,848
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states499,904#26 of 50 states+162,836

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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