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Fitchburg, WI
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Living in Fitchburg



Fitchburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 30,834 people and six associated neighborhoods, Fitchburg is the 27th largest community in Wisconsin.

Fitchburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Fitchburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Fitchburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fitchburg, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fitchburg, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fitchburg is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.05% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Fitchburg in 2018 was $55,757, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,028 for a family of four. However, Fitchburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fitchburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fitchburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fitchburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fitchburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fitchburg include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Fitchburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.