Editing Whitewater, Wisconsin (section)

==Demographics==

In recent years, Whitewater has seen the arrival of around 800-1000 immigrants, mostly from Nicaragua. In a 2024 letter to the Biden administration, the city’s police chief and city manager requested more federal resources to assist in handling the influx.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conniff |first=Ruth |date=2024-01-09 |title=Political spin distorts Whitewater immigration ‘crisis’ • Wisconsin Examiner |url=https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/01/09/political-spin-distorts-whitewater-immigration-crisis/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Wisconsin Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref> Former President Trump and conservative media outlets highlighted the situation in Whitewater as an example of a city negatively impacted by lax immigration laws.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Melissa |last2=Jameel |first2=Maryam |date=October 24, 2024 |title= What Happened in Whitewater |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-whitewater-wisconsin-nicaragua-trump-police |access-date=November 20, 2024 |publisher=[[ProPublica]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2020 census ===
As of the census of 2020, there were 14,889 people, 4,767 households, and 1,806 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,684.95|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.8% White, 4.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 7.2% from other races, and 6.4% from two or more races.

There were 4,767 households, of which 19.9% had one or more people under the age of 18 living with them, and 25.5% had one or more people 60 years or older living in them, with 9.9% having someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 21.6 years. 10.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 57.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 71.5% were 15 to 44 years old. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
{{US Census population
|1860= 2731
|1880= 3617
|1890= 4359
|1900= 3405
|1910= 3224
|1920= 3215
|1930= 3465
|1940= 3689
|1950= 5101
|1960= 6380
|1970= 12038
|1980= 11520
|1990= 12636
|2000= 13437
|2010= 14390
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=14889}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 14,390 people, 4,766 households, and 1,781 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1642.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of {{convert|583.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 9.5% of the population.

There were 4,766 households, of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 62.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 21.9 years. 11.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 53.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 11.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 13,437 people, 4,132 households, and 1,685 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,923.5 people per square mile (742.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of 621.3 per square mile (239.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 92.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 6.50% of the population.

There were 4,132 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.2% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 53.2% from 18 to 24, 15.7% from 25 to 44, 9.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,600, and the median income for a family was $48,185. Males had a median income of $33,078 versus $22,431 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,965. About 10.6% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. (Note: information in this paragraph is still from the 2000 census.)