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Stoughton Demographics
Income, housing, taxes and employment

Just released 2010 US Census data:   http://censtats.census.gov/data/WI/1605577675.pdf

STOUGHTON COMMUNITY PROFILE

POPULATION
Population of Stoughton and Dane County

Year

Stoughton Population

City percent
of growth

Dane County Population

County percent
of growth

2010 census

12,611

2%

488,073

14%

2000 census

12, 354

41 % (from 1990)

426,526

16 % (from 1990)

       

 


Population of Stoughton in 2010 - by Age Group

Age Groups

Population

Percent of Total

Under 20

3,403

26.9%

20 - 44

4,065

32.3%

45 - 64

3,308

26.2%

65 and over

1,835

14.6 %

Total

12,611

100.0 %

Median Age

39.2 years

 

Population of Surrounding Towns (Townships) in 2000

Dunkirk . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .2,053

Dunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,270

Pleasant Springs . . . . . .3,053

Rutland . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,887

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Wisconsin DOA & Dane Co. Regional Planning Commission
  

INCOME

Households - in 1990

Stoughton

Dane County

Under $15,000

22.5 %

19.2 %

$15,000 - $24,999

22.3 %

17.3 %

$25,000 - $34,999

17.6 %

16.6 %

$35,000 - $49,999

21.4%

20.9%

$50,000 - $74,999

13.0 %

17.0 %

$75,000 or more

3.2 %

9.0 %

Median Household

$27,308

$32,703

Median Household in 1998

$54,230

$54,274

Source: U.S. Census Bureau & Dane County Regional Planning Com.

HOUSING

Housing Units

April, 1990

April, 2000

Single Family

2,237

2,972

Two-family

594

780

Multi-family

573

1,138

Total Units

3,404

4,890

Vacancy Rate

3.2 %

3.2%

Median Value Home

$64,400

$114,600

Median Rent

$358

$640

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Wisconsin DOA & Dane Co. Regional Planning Commission  

PROPERTY TAXES

Taxes Collected 2001

City of Stoughton

Dane County

Effective full value rate /$1,000

$20.67

$22.75

Total property taxes

$13,063,979

$653,992,201

Per capita

$1,057

$1,533

Portion to school district

44.2 %

49,8 %

Portion to voc /tech district

6.5 %

5.8 %

Portion to county

14.7 %

13.2 %

Portion to local government

32.0 %

27.9 %

Balance to others

2.7 %

3.3 %

Property full value in 2000

$586,973,200

 

Property in Tax Incremental Financing

$10,544,700

 

Source: Wisconsin Department of Revenue

RETAIL SALES TAXES

State Sales Tax: 5.0 %

Dane County Sales Tax: 0.5 %

Total Sales Tax: 5.5 %

 
PLACE OF WORK OF STOUGHTON RESIDENTS (1990)

In Stoughton

40.4 %

In Madison

34.5 %

Elsewhere in Dane County

20.6 %

Outside of Dane County

4.5 %

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

EMPLOYMENT
Employment In Stoughton by Private Industry

Industry Type (1997 Statistics)

Percent of Total

Services

37.5 %

Retail Trade

20.2 %

Construction

18.6 %

Manufacturing

7.0 %

Finance / Insurance / Real Estate

6.8 %

Transportation / Utilities

5.5 %

Wholesale Trade

4.3 %

Source: Dane County Regional Planning commission - 8/14/01

Employment of Stoughton Residents by Occupation

Occupation (1990 Statistics)

Percent of Total

Administrative. Support

17.5 %

Service Occupations

15.3 %

Executives. / Managers

13.9 %

Professional Speciality

13.7 %

Sales Occupations

10.8 %

Precision / Production / Crafts

8.6 %

Machine Operators / Assemblers

8.2 %

Transport / Movers

4.4 %

Technicians

3.8 %

Handlers / Helpers / Laborers

3.3 %

Farming / Forestry / Fishing

0.6 %

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
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