Wisconsin Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	2,321,144	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,531,612	66.0
1-unit, attached	77,795	3.4
2 units	190,889	8.2
3 or 4 units	91,047	3.9
5 to 9 units	106,680	4.6
10 to 19 units	75,456	3.3
20 or more units	143,497	6.2
Mobile home	101,465	4.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	2,703	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	50,735	2.2
1995 to 1998	170,219	7.3
1990 to 1994	168,838	7.3
1980 to 1989	249,789	10.8
1970 to 1979	391,349	16.9
1960 to 1969	276,188	11.9
1940 to 1959	470,862	20.3
1939 or earlier	543,164	23.4

ROOMS
1 room	33,295	1.4
2 rooms	74,934	3.2
3 rooms	185,861	8.0
4 rooms	385,742	16.6
5 rooms	525,730	22.6
6 rooms	444,756	19.2
7 rooms	299,561	12.9
8 rooms	195,817	8.4
9 or more rooms	175,448	7.6
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	2,084,544	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	382,909	18.4
1995 to 1998	579,516	27.8
1990 to 1994	347,228	16.7
1980 to 1989	323,813	15.5
1970 to 1979	222,015	10.7
1969 or earlier	229,063	11.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	163,969	7.9
1	678,059	32.5
2	865,437	41.5
3 or more	377,079	18.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,384,230	66.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	228,408	11.0
Electricity	236,755	11.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	158,499	7.6
Coal or coke	330	0.0
Wood	56,862	2.7
Solar energy	409	0.0
Other fuel	13,430	0.6
No fuel used	5,621	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	10,648	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	12,580	0.6
No telephone service	34,208	1.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	2,084,544	100.0
1.00 or less	2,034,471	97.6
1.01 to 1.50	33,053	1.6
1.51 or more	17,020	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	1,122,467	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	73,450	6.5
$50,000 to $99,999	396,893	35.4
$100,000 to $149,999	343,993	30.6
$150,000 to $199,999	173,519	15.5
$200,000 to $299,999	95,163	8.5
$300,000 to $499,999	30,507	2.7
$500,000 to $999,999	7,353	0.7
$1,000,000 or more	1,589	0.1
Median (dollars)	112,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	770,996	68.7
Less than $300	2,433	0.2
$300 to $499	37,000	3.3
$500 to $699	105,092	9.4
$700 to $999	225,805	20.1
$1,000 to $1,499	260,821	23.2
$1,500 to $1,999	92,913	8.3
$2,000 or more	46,932	4.2
Median (dollars)	1,024	(X)
Not mortgaged	351,471	31.3
Median (dollars)	333	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	413,452	36.8
15 to 19 percent	220,825	19.7
20 to 24 percent	173,620	15.5
25 to 29 percent	109,833	9.8
30 to 34 percent	64,892	5.8
35 percent or more	135,075	12.0
Not computed	4,770	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	641,672	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	30,696	4.8
$200 to $299	36,842	5.7
$300 to $499	189,366	29.5
$500 to $749	254,439	39.7
$750 to $999	78,955	12.3
$1,000 to $1,499	22,527	3.5
$1,500 or more	4,881	0.8
No cash rent	23,966	3.7
Median (dollars)	540	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	135,380	21.1
15 to 19 percent	106,965	16.7
20 to 24 percent	90,934	14.2
25 to 29 percent	67,926	10.6
30 to 34 percent	44,573	6.9
35 percent or more	162,669	25.4
Not computed	33,225	5.2

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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