Janesville, Wisconsin
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City Overview
As of 2009, Janesville's population is 63,012 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 5.88 percent.
The median home cost in Janesville is $129,510. Home appreciation the last year has been -7.80 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Janesville's cost of living is 14.83% Lower than the U.S. average.
Janesville public schools spend $6,868 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 14 students per teacher in Janesville.
The unemployment rate in Janesville is 14.60 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Janesville jobs have Decreased by 5.20 percent.
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People
The 2009 Janesville, WI, population is 63,012. There are 2,288 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Janesville, WI
The median age is 36.1. The US median is 37.6. 57.97% of people in Janesville, WI, are married. 12.25% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.37 people. 22.80% of people are married, with children. 9.73% have children, but are single.
Race in Janesville, WI
93.33% of people are white, 1.53% are black, 1.37% are asian, 0.27% are native american, and 2.63% claim 'Other'.
3.08% of the people in Janesville, WI, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 96.92% are non-hispanic).
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City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Health
There are 162 physicians per 100,000 population in Janesville, WI. The US average is 170.
Janesville, WI Health Index
Air quality in Janesville, WI is 43 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Janesville, WI is 55 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 80 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Not a nice place to live: Janesville is not diverse. They are also not welcoming and open to those of other culture, education and income levels. This is a very close minded city. I would not... (read more)Not a nice place to live.: The people here are not very friendly. There is very little diversity. This is not somewhere I want my children to attend school. The schools are very segregated and... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 14.60% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -5.20% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 15.00% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.93% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $24,633 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $49,086 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 9.54% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 10.29% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.32% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 17.35% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 23.06% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 13.15% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.02% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.52% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.59% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.16% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.58% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.37% | 20.24% |
| Service | 13.51% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 24.92% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.18% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.82% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 25.62% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Janesville, WI, is 14.60%, with job growth of -5.20%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 15.00%.
Janesville, WI Taxes
Janesville, WI,sales tax rate is 5.00%. Income tax is 6.93%.
Janesville, WI Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $24,633, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $49,086.
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Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 35 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $129,510 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -7.80% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 64.58% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 4.81% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 30.36% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $20.89 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 1.58% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 1.51% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 1.96% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 5.98% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 13.97% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 47.19% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 17.93% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 8.27% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 1.06% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.36% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.11% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.06% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 6.58% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7.40% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8.10% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9.91% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 18.25% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 14.84% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 10.32% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 4.46% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 20.14% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Janesville, WI, is $129,510. Home appreciation is -7.80% over the last year. The median age of Janesville, WI, real estate is 35 years.
Janesville, WI Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 30.36% of the Janesville, WI, population. 4.81% of houses and apartments in Janesville, WI, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Great City: Janesville has great schools, low crime, and it's near Madison, Rockford, Chicago, and Milwaukee (less than 1 1/2 hours). The weather is cruel, but the friendly people... (read more)City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Crime
Janesville, WI, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 3. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Janesville, WI, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 6. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)Great City: Janesville has great schools, low crime, and it's near Madison, Rockford, Chicago, and Milwaukee (less than 1 1/2 hours). The weather is cruel, but the friendly people... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Climate
Janesville, WI, gets 33 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 33 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 114.
On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Janesville, WI. The July high is around 85 degrees. The January low is 11. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 45 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Education
Janesville, WI, schools spend $6,868 per student. There are 14 pupils per teacher, 423 students per librarian, and 427 children per counselor in Janesville, WI schools.
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re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Not a nice place to live: Janesville is not diverse. They are also not welcoming and open to those of other culture, education and income levels. This is a very close minded city. I would not... (read more)Not a nice place to live.: The people here are not very friendly. There is very little diversity. This is not somewhere I want my children to attend school. The schools are very segregated and... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Janesville, WI, takes 21 minutes. 86% of commuters drive their own car alone. 9% carpool with others. 1% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Janesville, WI is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Janesville, WI is more expensive.
Overall, Janesville, WI cost of living is 85.17.
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Great City: Janesville has great schools, low crime, and it's near Madison, Rockford, Chicago, and Milwaukee (less than 1 1/2 hours). The weather is cruel, but the friendly people... (read more)City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 51.32% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 20.38% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 25.52% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.68% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 2.09% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.32% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 0.87% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 17.02% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 3.75% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 1.47% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 4.55% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.08% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.05% | 0.54% |
51.32% of the people in Janesville, WI are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 20.38% are Catholic; 25.52% are Protestant; 0.68% are LDS; 4.55% are another Christian faith; 0.08% in Janesville, WI are Jewish; 0.07% are an eastern faith; 0.05% affilitates with Islam.
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re: Not a nice place to live - 8/24/2009: I realy not quite sure what rock you just crawled out from under, but Janesville has just gone through a very hard economic crunch (with the closing of many businesses:... (read more)Not a nice place to live: Janesville is not diverse. They are also not welcoming and open to those of other culture, education and income levels. This is a very close minded city. I would not... (read more)Not a nice place to live.: The people here are not very friendly. There is very little diversity. This is not somewhere I want my children to attend school. The schools are very segregated and... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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Voting
57.90% of the people in Janesville, WI are registered as Democrats. 41.19% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.91%.
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City of Parks: I'm proud to live in what they call the city of parks. The variety is good for both me and my... (read more)Great City: Janesville has great schools, low crime, and it's near Madison, Rockford, Chicago, and Milwaukee (less than 1 1/2 hours). The weather is cruel, but the friendly people... (read more)Janesville: Pretty cold and snowy... (read more)Have an opinion about Janesville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Janesville Click Here
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