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Green Bay Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Green Bay has changed in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Green Bay, WI

People QuickFacts Green Bay Wisconsin
Population, 2006 estimate 100,353 5,556,506
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -2.4% 3.6%
Population, 2000 102,313 5,363,675
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.4% 25.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.8% 13.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.7% 50.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 85.9% 88.9%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4% 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.3% 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.8% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.0% 1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 7.1% 3.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.0% 56.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.8% 3.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.3% 7.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.6% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.3% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.0 20.8
 
Housing units, 2000 43,123 2,321,144
Homeownership rate, 2000 56.0% 68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $96,400 $112,200
 
Households, 2000 41,591 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.40 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $38,820 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,269 $21,271
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 10.5% 8.7%
Business QuickFacts Green Bay Wisconsin
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,760,175 68,510,712
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,539,964 59,978,700
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $15,108 $11,027
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 147,399 6,885,765
Total number of firms, 2002 6,514 393,241
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.7% 26.5%
 
Geography QuickFacts Green Bay Wisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 43 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,332.2 98.8
FIPS Code 31000 55
  Counties Brown County