---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Dane County, WI"
classification: county
fips: "55025"
state: "WI"
demographics:
  population: 572674
  population_under_18: 112792
  population_18_64: 373613
  population_65_plus: 86269
  median_household_income: 89975
  poverty_rate: 10.62
  homeownership_rate: 57.12
  unemployment_rate: 2.39
  median_home_value: 394800
  gini_index: 0.4529
  vacancy_rate: 3.65
  race_white: 442561
  race_black: 29788
  race_asian: 35212
  race_native: 1320
  hispanic: 44744
  bachelors_plus: 295853
districts:
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9996
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/senate/16"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3899
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/senate/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2812
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/senate/17"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2027
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/senate/14"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0713
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/senate/26"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0544
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/81"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1941
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/47"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.159
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/50"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1442
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/46"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1296
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/48"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1013
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/80"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0751
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/42"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0713
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/51"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0585
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/78"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0302
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/77"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0158
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/79"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0119
  - to: "us/states/wi/districts/house/76"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0084
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, wi]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Dane County, WI

County jurisdiction — 6 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 572674 |
| Under 18 | 112792 |
| 18–64 | 373613 |
| 65+ | 86269 |
| Median household income | 89975 |
| Poverty rate | 10.62 |
| Homeownership rate | 57.12 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.39 |
| Median home value | 394800 |
| Gini index | 0.4529 |
| Vacancy rate | 3.65 |
| White | 442561 |
| Black | 29788 |
| Asian | 35212 |
| Native | 1320 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44744 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 295853 |

## Districts

- [WI-02](/us/states/wi/districts/02.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [WI Senate District 16](/us/states/wi/districts/senate/16.md) — 39% (state senate)
- [WI Senate District 27](/us/states/wi/districts/senate/27.md) — 28% (state senate)
- [WI Senate District 17](/us/states/wi/districts/senate/17.md) — 20% (state senate)
- [WI Senate District 14](/us/states/wi/districts/senate/14.md) — 7% (state senate)
- [WI Senate District 26](/us/states/wi/districts/senate/26.md) — 5% (state senate)
- [WI House District 81](/us/states/wi/districts/house/81.md) — 19% (state house)
- [WI House District 47](/us/states/wi/districts/house/47.md) — 16% (state house)
- [WI House District 50](/us/states/wi/districts/house/50.md) — 14% (state house)
- [WI House District 46](/us/states/wi/districts/house/46.md) — 13% (state house)
- [WI House District 48](/us/states/wi/districts/house/48.md) — 10% (state house)
- [WI House District 80](/us/states/wi/districts/house/80.md) — 8% (state house)
- [WI House District 42](/us/states/wi/districts/house/42.md) — 7% (state house)
- [WI House District 51](/us/states/wi/districts/house/51.md) — 6% (state house)
- [WI House District 78](/us/states/wi/districts/house/78.md) — 3% (state house)
- [WI House District 77](/us/states/wi/districts/house/77.md) — 2% (state house)
- [WI House District 79](/us/states/wi/districts/house/79.md) — 1% (state house)
- [WI House District 76](/us/states/wi/districts/house/76.md) — 1% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries