Janesville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 59,366 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Janesville is the 11th largest community in Wisconsin.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Janesville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Janesville is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Janesville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), sales jobs (10.70%), and management occupations (6.89%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.83 minutes getting to work every day.

Janesville Information and Demographics

The population of Janesville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Janesville, 18.93% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Janesville in 2000 was $22,224, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,896 for a family of four.

The people who call Janesville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Janesville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Janesville include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Janesville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.