City in Jefferson County, Wisconsin · 5.8 sq mi · 2,112 people per sq mi
About 12,000 people live in Fort Atkinson. The typical household earns $79,302, and the median resident is 43.5 years old.
2026 projection
From 12,593 in 2020
Poverty rate 6.68%
Men 40.8 · Women 45.2
1850–2026
12,346
2026 projection
2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1850–2026
12,346
2026 projection
2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 12,346 | -42 | 0.34% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,388 | -40 | 0.32% |
| 2024 | 12,428 | +19 | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 12,409 | -24 | 0.19% |
| 2022 | 12,433 | -127 | 1.01% |
| 2021 | 12,560 | -33 | 0.26% |
| 2020 | 12,593 | +159 | 1.28% |
| 2019 | 12,434 | -67 | 0.54% |
| 2018 | 12,501 | +37 | 0.30% |
| 2017 | 12,464 | -10 | 0.08% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 125 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 15 residents
48% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 48% | 49% | 47% |
| Never married | 34% | 36% | 31% |
| Divorced | 12% | 10% | 14% |
| Widowed | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Separated | <1% | 2% | 0% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau