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| Madison |
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| Population 2002: | 215,211 |
| Population 2000: | 208,054 |
| Elevation: | 863 feet |
| Area codes: | 608 |
| Land area: | 68.7 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 9.0% (4.7% Asia, 2.1% Latin America, 1.4% Europe) |
| Population growth: | +7,157 (+3.44%) |
| County: | Dane |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (30.0%), Retail trade (11.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 82.0% |
| Black: | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 4.1% |
| Two or more races: | 2.3% |
| Other Asian: | 1.8% |
| Chinese: | 1.7% |
| Other race: | 1.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
| Korean: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 44.3% |
| Now married: | 41.6% |
| Divorced: | 9.1% |
| Widowed: | 3.8% |
| Separated: | 1.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $139,300 |
| Household income: | $41,941 |
| Resident age: | 30.6 years |
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| Madison Compared to Wisconsin State Average |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 92.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 48.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 20.9% |
| Unemployed: | 4.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 630 (298.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 396 (187.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 285.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 266 (126.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 90 (42.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 5,898 (2794.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (1.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,564 (741.0 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 35.8% |
| Irish: | 14.5% |
| Norwegian: | 10.3% |
| English: | 9.8% |
| Polish: | 5.4% |
| Italian: | 3.8% |