Janesville.
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18 tracts·47K people·$223K median·1,368/mi²
White 84 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 45 · Living alone 32 · Other 23
Health 30 · Retail 23 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 20 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Janesville is $223,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Janesville has 66,030 residents across 13 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.7; the population is 83.8% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 3.0% Black, 1.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.0% (Census ACS).
Harmony Elementary (82%), Monroe Elementary (74%) and Kennedy Elementary (73%) lead the elementary schools; Marshall Middle (54%), Edison Middle (50%) and Franklin Middle (31%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,054/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Janesville is $73,446 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Janesville, median rent is $1,054/month and the median home value is $223,400 (Census ACS).
Janesville reported 1.9 violent crimes and 17.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches; snowfall averages 37 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Janesville are hail (73), cold wave (61) and tornado (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Janesville, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).