Wisconsin · Census place 37825
Janesville city, WI
Quick answer
Janesville city has 65,813 residents, ranking #10 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $71,664, the median home is worth $209,700 and median gross rent runs $1,037 a month.
- Population
- 65,813Janesville city residents
- Median household income
- $71,664Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $209,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,037Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Janesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Janesville city median would spend about 17.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 66.5% 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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