Platteville Stats & Maps

In 2018, Platteville, WI had a population of 12.3k people with a median age of 22.7 and a median household income of $43,495. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Platteville, WI grew from 12,194 to 12,301, a 0.877% increase and its median household income grew from $41,027 to $43,495, a 6.02% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Platteville, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%), White (Hispanic) (2.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.935%). NaNk% of the people in Platteville, WI speak a non-English language, and 98% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Platteville, WI are University of Wisconsin-Platteville (1,629 degrees awarded in 2017).

The median property value in Platteville, WI is $154,300, and the homeownership rate is 45.7%. Most people in Platteville, WI commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Platteville, WI is 2 cars per household.

Economy

Median household income in Platteville, WI is $52,958. In 2018, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Platteville, WI was Waukesha County, WI with a value of $86,968, followed by St. Croix County, WI and Ozaukee County, WI, with respective values of $81,453 and $81,104.

Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,130. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is 0.447, which is lower than than the national average.

The economy of Platteville, WI employs 26.4k people. The largest industries in Platteville, WI are Manufacturing (4,256 people), Retail Trade (3,496 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,097 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($75,278), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($48,625).

Property Value

In 2018, the median property value in Platteville, WI grew to to $144,000 from the previous year’s value of $137,200.

The following chart displays owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket.

Data from the Census Bureau ACS 5-year Estimate.

 

Nearest Cities

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (19.3 miles , pop. 57,686).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (59.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (156.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Smelser, WI (2.6 miles), Elk Grove, WI (2.7 miles), Belmont, WI (2.7 miles), Ellenboro, WI (2.8 miles), Rewey, WI (2.9 miles), Cuba City, WI (3.1 miles), Dickeyville, WI (3.1 miles), Tennyson, WI (3.3 miles)

 

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