Wisconsin Trivia:


Capital : Madison
State Tree : Sugar Maple
State Flower : Violet
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : Robin

Wisconsin People:


Wisconsin has a total population of 5,724,554 (2012 est) and ranks 20th in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,316,647 (23.0%) Wisconsinites are under 18 years of age, 3,583,571 (62.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 824,336 (14.4%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.4%, and males 49.6% of the total population.


Wisconsin Population By Age and Gender
AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under23.0  
65 and older14.4  
19 to 6462.6  
Female50.4  
Male49.6  

62,970 (1.1%) Wisconsinites are American Indian or Alaska Native, 143,114 (2.5%) are Asian, 372,096 (6.5%) are Black, 0 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 5,049,057 (88.2%) are White, 97,317 (1.7%) are of mixed race.
 

Wisconsin Population By Race
RacePopulation
WhiteWisconsin White population 5,049,0575,049,057  
BlackWisconsin Black population 372,096372,096
AsianWisconsin Asian population 143,114143,114
MixedWisconsin Mixed population 97,31797,317
American IndianWisconsin American Indian population 62,97062,970
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderWisconsin Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

372,096 (6.5%) have declared Hispanic or Latino origin.

4.6% of Wisconsinites were born in a foreign country.

8.6% of Wisconsinites over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

90.2% of Wisconsinites over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 26.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Wisconsin Land:


Wisconsin has a land area of 54,158 square miles and is ranked 25th among U.S. states in total area. Wisconsin has a population density of 105 people per square mile.