2024 population: 165,461 ( 1,774 from 2020)
Land area: 718.2 square miles
Population density: 230.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	132,626	80.16%	0.7%
Black:	8,035	4.86%	0.3%
Indian:	448	0.27%	8.2%
Asian:	2,352	1.42%	9.4%
2+ races:	4,311	2.61%	14.5%
Hispanic:	17,689	10.69%	12.2%

Total non-White:	32,835	19.84%	8.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,621	11.6
Deaths:	7,813	11.9
Net Migration:	1,266	1.9
Net Immigration:	657	1.0

Change in White population:	-909	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,683	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
163,687
133,535	81.58%
8,061	4.92%
414	0.25%
2,150	1.31%
3,766	2.30%
15,761	9.63%
30,152	18.42%

2010
160,331
135,526	84.53%
7,766	4.84%
383	0.24%
1,638	1.02%
2,769	1.73%
12,124	7.56%
24,805	15.47%

2000
152,307
135,884	89.22%
6,943	4.56%
376	0.25%
1,230	0.81%
1,778	1.17%
5,953	3.91%
16,423	10.78%

1990
139,510
129,809	93.05%
6,535	4.68%
502	0.36%
960	0.69%
n/a
1,704	1.22%
9,701	6.95%

1980
139,420
132,992	95.39%
4,687	3.36%
293	0.21%
541	0.39%
n/a
830	0.60%
6,428	4.61%

1970
131,970
127,756	96.81%
3,150	2.39%
133	0.10%
165	0.13%
n/a
661	0.50%
4,214	3.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,881	11.2
13,611	8.5
-1,528	-1.0
397	0.2

-1,991	-1.2
5,347	3.3

Number	Rate
2000's
19,132	12.6
12,368	8.1
-60	-0.0
2,134	1.4

-358	-0.2
8,382	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
20,813	14.9
12,963	9.3
4,739	3.4
589	0.4

6,075	4.4
6,722	4.8

Number	Rate
1980's
21,417	15.4
12,128	8.7
-8,670	-6.2
n/a

-3,183	-2.3
3,273	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,848	-2.9
n/a

5,236	4.0
2,214	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
37,158	22.5%
128,303	77.5%
27,796	16.8%

66,439
2.42

41,676	62.7%
31,243	75.0%
4,134	9.9%
24,763	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
40,183	25.1%
120,148	74.9%
21,759	13.6%

62,905
2.50

42,416	67.4%
31,157	73.5%
5,010	11.8%
20,489	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
40,287	26.5%
112,020	73.5%
19,531	12.8%

58,674
2.54

40,670	69.3%
32,353	79.6%
4,042	9.9%
18,004	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
37,754	27.1%
101,756	72.9%
17,620	12.6%

52,251
2.61

37,767	72.3%
31,025	82.1%
3,680	9.7%
14,484	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
42,614	30.6%
96,806	69.4%
15,282	11.0%

48,987
2.79

36,741	75.0%
31,834	86.6%
2,514	6.8%
12,246	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,443	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,094	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,067	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,565	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,565	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,565	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,536	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,514	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,700	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,878	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,190	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,284	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,212	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,412	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,132	7.7%
$200,000 or more	3,282	4.9%

Median Household Income	70,630
Per Capita Income	35,594

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,113	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,534	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,887	13.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,178	75.8%
Unemployed	2,755	2.9%
In Armed Forces	100	0.1%

Total Labor Force	74,033	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	19,848	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,119	26,174	56.6%
Non-Profit	1,620	5,084	24.2%
Self-Employed	4,062	2,061	66.3%

Local Government	2,010	3,833	34.4%
State Government	825	1,746	32.1%
Federal Government	371	394	48.5%

Total Private + Self	38,181	28,235	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,826	11,057	30.4%
Total	43,007	39,292	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,794	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,933	19.3%
Professional, Technical	16,181	19.6%
Service Occupations	12,786	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	296	0.4%
All others	26,759	32.5%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	17,359	21.1%
Health care and social assistance	11,463	13.9%
Retail trade	9,873	12.0%
Educational services	6,471	7.8%
Construction	5,775	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,552	6.7%
Other services	3,588	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,354	4.1%
Wholesale trade	3,235	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,825	3.4%
Public administration	2,706	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,483	3.0%
Finance and insurance	2,257	2.7%
Information	1,294	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,147	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,039	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	908	1.1%
Utilities	882	1.1%
Management	195	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	47	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,522	7.64%
Puerto Rican	709	0.43%
Cuban	80	0.05%
Dominican	664	0.41%

Total Central American	347	0.21%
Costa Rican	21	0.01%
Guatemalan	55	0.03%
Honduran	144	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	14	0.01%
Salvadoran	113	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	521	0.32%
Argentinean	185	0.11%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.02%
Colombian	194	0.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	64	0.04%
Uruguayan	31	0.02%
Venezuelan	16	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	677	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	343	0.21%
Cambodian	283	0.17%
Filipino	271	0.17%
Hmong	149	0.09%
Korean	138	0.08%
Indian	97	0.06%
Vietnamese	79	0.05%
Laotian	54	0.03%
Thai	27	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	140,798	91.2%
Spanish	10,716	6.9%
Other Indo-European	677	0.4%
German, other Germanic	571	0.4%
Other Asian	501	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	282	0.2%
Chinese	264	0.2%
Other	199	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	129	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	53,745	32.8%
Irish	21,789	13.3%
Norwegian	18,173	11.1%
English	15,017	9.2%
Polish	5,828	3.6%
American	5,723	3.5%
Italian	4,880	3.0%
Swedish	3,825	2.3%
French	3,354	2.0%
Swiss	3,132	1.9%
Dutch	2,656	1.6%
European	2,142	1.3%
Scottish	2,074	1.3%
Scandinavian	1,425	0.9%
Czech	1,282	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	159,145	97.1%
Not a citizen	4,672	2.9%

Native	155,740	95.1%
Foreign-born	8,077	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,737	2.4%	5,968	5.3%	38,418	34.2%	37,833	33.7%	18,465	16.4%	8,940	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,737	2.4%
9-12 Years	5,968	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,418	34.2%
Some College	37,833	33.7%
Bach. Degree	18,465	16.4%
Grad Degree	8,940	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	144,998	137,072	7,926	5.5%
1991	148,572	130,246	18,326	12.3%
1992	150,196	138,136	12,060	8.0%
1993	150,410	141,706	8,704	5.8%
1994	153,276	146,088	7,188	4.7%
1995	158,182	151,836	6,346	4.0%
1996	158,940	152,770	6,170	3.9%
1997	161,878	155,334	6,544	4.0%
1998	160,098	153,664	6,434	4.0%
1999	159,084	152,664	6,420	4.0%

2000	165,248	158,404	6,844	4.1%
2001	166,670	157,530	9,140	5.5%
2002	164,636	154,590	10,046	6.1%
2003	165,610	155,398	10,212	6.2%
2004	166,224	156,968	9,256	5.6%
2005	166,874	157,088	9,786	5.9%
2006	168,728	160,332	8,396	5.0%
2007	168,738	159,424	9,314	5.5%
2008	167,466	156,888	10,578	6.3%
2009	165,794	144,060	21,734	13.1%

2010	165,416	147,100	18,316	11.1%
2011	161,900	146,854	15,046	9.3%
2012	162,612	149,300	13,312	8.2%
2013	164,276	151,702	12,574	7.7%
2014	164,362	154,430	9,932	6.0%
2015	166,244	157,820	8,424	5.1%
2016	167,768	160,558	7,210	4.3%
2017	169,960	163,710	6,250	3.7%
2018	169,304	163,778	5,526	3.3%
2019	170,282	164,066	6,216	3.7%

2020	169,870	157,816	12,054	7.1%
2021	171,976	164,216	7,760	4.5%
2022	171,120	165,230	5,890	3.4%
2023	177,110	171,108	6,002	3.4%
2024	174,562	168,942	5,620	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	70,230
Median Value	$193,000

Occupied	66,439	94.6%
Vacant	3,791	5.4%

Owned	46,462	69.9%
Rented	19,977	30.1%
Median Rent	$981

Single-Family Units	54,617	77.8%
Detached	51,772	73.7%
Attached	2,845	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,944	11.3%
Mobile Homes	1,630	2.3%

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area