Wisconsin - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Madison May 29, 1848 the 30th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Badger State Wisconsinites Forward WI LAND Total area 169,639 sq km 65,498 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 22nd 140,673 sq km 54,314 sq mi Highest point Timms Hill 595 m/1,951 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 45.9 percent (2002) 5.7 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 5,601,640 (2007 estimate) 20th 9.6 percent (1990-2000) 40 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 102 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 68.3 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Milwaukee 573,358 (2006) Madison 223,389 (2006) G reen Bay 100,353 (2006) K enosha 96,240 (2006) Racine 79,592 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 88.9 percent (2000) Blacks 5.7 percent (2000) Asians 1.7 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.9 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.6 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.9 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 392 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 381 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 8.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 15.1 (2003) $10,347 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 15.9 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 88.4 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Jim Doyle (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 33 members Assembly, 99 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 8 Electoral votes 10 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $227 billion (2006) $32,063 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1.5 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.4 percent (2004) Manufacturing 22.5 percent (2004) Mining 0.1 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.9 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 18.6 percent (2004) G overnment 10.7 percent (2004) Information technology 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.6 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.5 percent (2004) Other services 21.9 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 3,063,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4.7 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 16.1 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 2.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 2.8 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 16 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 78.9 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 149 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 57.4 percent (2003 estimate) 9.7 books per person (2002) 183,692 km (2005) 114,141 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,196 km (2005) 743 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 5,472 km (2004) 3,400 mi (2004) Airports 9 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
