McFarland, Wisconsin demographics

McFarland, WI demographics: median age 41.3; 49.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McFarland village, Wisconsin · Incorporated village · GEOID 5546850. The survey estimates a population of 9,160 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McFarland is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 3,876 households (±210). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.3 ±1.9	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Under 18	2,181 ±321	23.8% ±3.5 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,495 ±371	16.3% ±4.0 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,996 ±424	43.6% ±4.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,488 ±273	16.2% ±3.0 pp	18.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Male	4,133 ±310	45.1% ±3.4 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	5,027 ±305	54.9% ±3.3 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
White alone	7,892 ±319	86.2% ±3.5 pp	80.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	162 ±126 · low precision	1.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	421 ±252 · low precision	4.6% ±2.8 pp · low precision	3.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	45 ±51 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	636 ±222	6.9% ±2.4 pp	7.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,814 ±232	96.2% ±2.5 pp	92.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	346 ±226 · low precision	3.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	8.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,876
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,026 ±198	52.3% ±4.3 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	185 ±174 · low precision	4.8% ±4.5 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	475 ±223	12.3% ±5.7 pp	9.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	946 ±249	24.4% ±6.3 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	244 ±94	6.3% ±2.4 pp	8.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,876
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,332 ±180	34.4% ±4.3 pp	26.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,544 ±275	65.6% ±6.1 pp	73.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,876
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	946 ±249	24.4% ±6.3 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,437 ±291	37.1% ±7.2 pp	37.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	737 ±195	19.0% ±4.9 pp	13.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	564 ±129	14.6% ±3.2 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	151 ±66	3.9% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	32 ±32 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±20 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Native	8,682 ±190	94.8% ±2.0 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	478 ±186	5.2% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,832
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
English only	8,209 ±291	92.9% ±3.0 pp	91.0%	77.7%
Spanish	118 ±88 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	179 ±212 · low precision	2.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	77 ±84 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	32 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	126 ±109 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	59 ±102 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	109 ±96 · low precision	1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,250 ±266	19.8% ±4.1 pp	29.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,049 ±239	16.6% ±3.7 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	814 ±182	12.9% ±2.8 pp	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,037 ±320	32.3% ±4.9 pp	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,053 ±191	16.7% ±2.9 pp	11.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Same house	8,315 ±330	91.3% ±3.6 pp	88.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	688 ±306	7.6% ±3.4 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	104 ±94 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of McFarland residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.2% in Wisconsin and 8.4% nationally. 94.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McFarland	Wisconsin	U.S.	Compared with Wisconsin
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.5 pp	5.2%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.5% ±2.6 pp	90.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±2.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for McFarland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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