Dane County

Dane County has 572,674 residents across 34 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $89,975, 16% above the Wisconsin figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $394,800, and 55% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

572,674residentsACS 2020–2024

$89,975median household incomeWisconsin: $77K

$394,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Dane County in WisconsinZIP codes in Dane County highlighted; the rest of Wisconsin in grey

Map of Wisconsin with Dane County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 34 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
53508	5,654	$100K	$351K	87%	39%	88%	27 min
53515	2,647	$93K	$361K	86%	33%	89%	26 min
53517	1,799	$85K	$445K	78%	41%	84%	26 min
53523	5,074	$102K	$345K	81%	42%	92%	29 min
53527	11,924	$134K	$445K	76%	53%	96%	27 min
53528	6,263	$107K	$436K	78%	48%	95%	24 min
53529	2,611	$108K	$393K	75%	28%	95%	22 min
53531	4,430	$105K	$353K	84%	38%	95%	25 min
53532	16,514	$110K	$372K	81%	43%	96%	26 min
53558	13,164	$108K	$405K	77%	50%	95%	21 min
53559	6,110	$94K	$315K	83%	26%	93%	28 min
53560	3,416	$98K	$358K	83%	33%	93%	27 min
53562	29,790	$101K	$532K	53%	65%	94%	21 min
53571	367	$66K	$198K	43%	26%	100%	16 min
53572	10,385	$109K	$417K	76%	48%	93%	27 min
53575	18,204	$108K	$433K	80%	49%	97%	26 min
53589	19,550	$96K	$341K	76%	40%	92%	25 min
53590	45,602	$97K	$380K	66%	52%	94%	24 min
53593	31,081	$135K	$484K	69%	68%	97%	20 min
53597	21,426	$117K	$493K	75%	59%	95%	23 min
53598	4,176	$106K	$400K	66%	39%	96%	22 min
53703	37,659	$48K	$472K	15%	71%	86%	22 min
53704	46,730	$74K	$318K	52%	51%	93%	23 min
53705	25,017	$89K	$475K	50%	77%	87%	21 min
53706	3,958	$6K	$-666667K	0%	0%	19%	15 min
53711	51,279	$101K	$425K	62%	66%	97%	20 min
53713	24,351	$58K	$256K	33%	39%	94%	19 min
53714	16,169	$72K	$307K	55%	42%	87%	24 min
53715	15,974	$39K	$451K	20%	67%	82%	18 min
53716	18,596	$92K	$357K	72%	53%	95%	22 min
53717	13,052	$98K	$415K	53%	65%	93%	22 min
53718	18,989	$103K	$364K	55%	50%	95%	23 min
53719	34,115	$92K	$367K	49%	63%	94%	21 min
53726	5,043	$48K	$647K	33%	86%	90%	17 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

572,674 residents in 251,529 households, next to the Wisconsin figure.

20%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

43%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

261,061 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $394,800 (±$3,871).

57%

of households own their home

51%

of homes are detached single-family houses

34%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,398

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201914%

2000–200917%

1990–199914%

1980–198911%

1970–197913%

1960–19699%

1950–19597%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,284.

$89,975

median household income

10.6%

of people live below the poverty line

2.4%

unemployment rate

55%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

69%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

20%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Dane County, Wisconsin, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.