Wisconsin · Census place 26675
Fort Atkinson city, WI
Quick answer
Fort Atkinson city has 12,490 residents, ranking #77 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $75,350, the median home is worth $198,600 and median gross rent runs $957 a month.
- Population
- 12,490Fort Atkinson city residents
- Median household income
- $75,350Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $198,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $957Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Atkinson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Atkinson city median would spend about 15.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 70.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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