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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Wisconsin & Indiana

MEASUREWISCONSININDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count5,960,975#20 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−963,300
Housing units ↗Reported count2,727,726#19 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−195,449
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count285,340#18 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states+34,876
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,142#18 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states+$38
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,090,398#20 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−315,781
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count97,244#29 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−48,245
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,964#40 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states−151
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,691,367#21 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−294,892
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count41,697#20 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states+21,903
Residents working from home ↗Reported count360,127#20 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states+36,786
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.7 min#10 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$77,488#28 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$5,529
Per capita income ↗Dollars$43,361#25 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$4,567
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,929#33 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$5,364
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count279,061#18 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states+40,117
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count838,090#19 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−52,721
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count682,575#17 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−14,439
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count103,852#22 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−40,470
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count44,567#22 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−2,534
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count5,586,532#20 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−729,499
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count310,536#25 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−202,271
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,289,987#19 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−299,772
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,084,516#21 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−451,651
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,536,422#18 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−311,054
Government workers ↗Reported count399,987#21 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states+2,895
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count149,053#22 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−6,497
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count4,634,941#18 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−507,119
Black or African American population ↗Reported count354,440#25 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−265,238
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count34,534#12 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+28,619
Asian population ↗Reported count183,440#23 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−2,885
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count499,904#26 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−126,712

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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