City of Janesville, WI  Demographics -

Population

Population	62,130
Households	24,400
Population by Age Group	18-24 years 8.8%  25-34 years 14.6%  35-49 years 22.7%  50+ years 28.2%

Taxes

 

Property Tax - Real Estate .0232217%     Full Fair Market Value   Property Tax - Personal .0233251%     Full Fair Market Value       Manufacturing Machinery &  Exempt        Equipment     Computer Equipment Exempt Wisconsin Sales Tax 5% Wisconsin Corporate Income Tax 7.9%   50% Sales; 25% Property;      25% Payroll   Wisconsin Personal Income Tax 4.77-6.77% Unemployment Compensation       Base: $10,500     Rates: .02 - 9.75%     New Employer Rate: 3.25%

Housing

Total Single Family/Condo Units	17,736
Total Two Family Units	3,352
Total Apartment Units	4,657
Total Mobile Home/Other Units	532
Total Dwelling Units	26,589

Transportation

Rock County covers 720 square miles and is located in the center of the industrial heartland where over 30% of all U.S. manufacturing takes place within a 500 mile radius.

 

Highways:


• Interstate 90 / 39 
• U.S. Highway 14 
• U.S. Highway 51 
• State Highway 11 
• State Highway 26 
• State Highway 59

Air: Rock County Airport

Rail:

• Union Pacific (2 daily freight trains to/from Chicago, IL)
  
• Iowa-Chicago & Eastern Railroad (1 daily freight train to Rockford, IL)
• Wisconsin Southern (Serving Wisconsin & Chicago)
  

Bus:

• Local - Janesville Transit Systems
• Intercity - Greyhound Bus Lines and Van Galder Bus Lines

Trucking:

• 45 truck companies serve Rock County
• Janesville also is served by UPS and Federal Express terminals

Community Facts

Parks: 4 regional, 8 community and 32 neighborhood parks representing over 2,300 acres of parkland

Public Safety: 101 police officers, 86 firefighters / 5 stations

Health Care: Mercy Health System, Dean Riverview Clinic, and Janesville Occupational Health and Medical Center

Emergency Medical Units: 3 paramedic staffed ambulances

Education:

• Public Schools: 12 Elementary schools
• Public Schools: 3 Middle schools
• Public Schools: 2 High schools
• Charter School: 1
• Pre-schools: 3
• Parochial Schools: 10
• Montessori Schools: 2
• Blackhawk Technical College
• University of Wisconsin - Rock County
• Upper Iowa University
• Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped
  

Library: Hedberg Public Library

Churches: Over 50 representing many faiths

Media:

• 1 local daily newspaper - The Janesville Gazette
• 2 bi-weekly newspapers - The Janesville Messenger & The Jotter
• 5 local radio stations - WCLO AM, WJVL FM, WKPO FM, WSJY-FM, WTJK AM
• 1 local cable television provider - Charter Communications

Government: City Manager and 7-member City Council (elected at large)

Distance to Major Cities

 

City	Miles	Drive Time
Chicago, IL	105 miles	1 hour, 45 minutes
Detroit, MI	384 miles	6 hours, 30 minutes
Madison, WI.	40 miles	45 minutes
Milwaukee, WI	75 miles	1 hour, 15 minutes
Minneapolis, MN	320 miles	5 hours, 15 minutes
Rockford, IL	30 miles	35 minutes

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