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WISCONSIN FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 4,705,642 3,175,928 1,529,714
1990 4,891,769 3,331,172 1,560,597
Latest(1997) 5,169,677 3,497,495 1,672,182
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 22,952 24,910 18,827
1996 23,390 25,389 19,196
Change 1.9% 1.9% 2.0%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 26,034 28,140 20,892
1996 26,291 28,363 21,228
Change 1.0% 0.8% 1.6%
Poverty rate
1980 8.7 8.0 10.0
1990 10.7 10.5 11.1
Latest(1995-96) 8.7 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 3,152,413 2,236,551 915,862
1996 3,199,753 2,270,580 929,173
Unemployment Rate
1996 3.5 3.2 4.3
1997 3.7 3.3 4.5
Percent employment change
1994-95 2.9 3.0 2.7
1995-96 2.2 2.2 2.2
1996-97 0.6 0.7 0.2
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 17.9 15.1 24.9
Production 3.9 1.8 9.1
Farm Inputs 0.6 0.4 1.3
Proc. & Mark. 2.4 2.1 3.3
Whol.& Retail 10.1 10.0 10.4
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 34.8
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 15.5
of total land area 44.5%
CROPLAND (million acres) 10.9
of total farmland 70.8%
irrigated 3.0%
in pasture 9.9%
in Fed. farm program 1.1%
in Conservation Reserve 3.3%
WOODLAND (million acres) 2.9
of total farmland 18.7%
in pasture 29.9%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 0.8
of total farmland 5.1%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.8
of total farmland 5.5%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 228.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 32.0%
100 to 499 acres 59.2%
500 to 999 acres 7.1%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 1.5%
2,000 or more acres 0.3%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 57.0%
$50,000 to $99,999 17.5%
$100,000 to $499,999 24.2%
More than $500,000 1.2%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 38,773
Percent of total 57.1%
Part owner (farms) 23,362
Percent of total 34.4%
Tenant (farms) 5,824
Percent of total 8.6%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 60,610
Percent of total 89.2%
Partnerships (farms) 6,930
Percent of total 10.2%
Non-family corporations (farms) 190
Percent of total 0.3%
Others (farms) 229
Percent of total 0.3%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 51
Perc. w/ farming as their 68.0%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 80,000 79,000
Million $
Final crop output 1,619.5 1,758.7
+ Final animal output 3,919.3 4,225.1
+ Services and forestry 540.7 580.7
= Final agricultural sector output 6,079.5 6,564.5
- Intermediate consumption outlays 3,362.0 3,342.9
+ Net government transactions (256.0) (286.6)
= Gross value added 2,461.5 2,935.0
- Capital consumption 932.8 931.3
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,528.8 2,003.7
- Factor payments 1,244.7 1,443.3
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 463.6 537.0
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 334.3 434.6
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 446.8 471.7
= NET FARM INCOME 284.1 560.4
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 26,582.9 27,699.0
Real estate 16,316.2 17,357.7
Nonreal estate 10,266.7 10,341.3
FARM DEBT 5,199.7 5,363.2
Real estate 2,590.6 2,704.7
Nonreal estate 2,609.0 2,658.5
EQUITY 21,383.2 22,335.8
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 24.3 24.0
Debt/assets 19.6 19.4
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Dairy products 53.8 14.2
2. Corn 11.6 3.2
3. Cattle and calves 8.9 1.7
4. Soybean 3.8 1.4
5. Hogs 3.1 1.5
All Commodities 3.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Feed grains and products 10 296.9
2. Vegetables and preps. 4 205.7
3. Dairy products 1 204.3
4. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 10 150.7
5. Soybeans and products 17 125.0
Overall 15 1,218.6
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. DANE 5.1% 270.5
2. MARATHON 4.2% 220.9
3. GRANT 3.9% 204.7
4. DODGE 3.6% 189.2
5. FOND DU LAC 2.9% 151.1
State Total 5,259.7
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