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Black Earth, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Black Earth is a Census village of 1,736 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $75,625, 86.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Black Earth
What Black Earth is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,056 plus or minus 452
- County holding the largest share of its areaDane County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Black Earth
- Population1,736 plus or minus 382
- Median age41.7 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18408 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over560 plus or minus 272
- Share 65 and over32.3 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Households645
- Family households423 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Black Earth
- Median household income$75,625 plus or minus $15,195
- Per capita income$37,406
- Civilian labor force774
- Employed745
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,279 plus or minus 337
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Black Earth
- Housing units686
- Occupied units645
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied557 plus or minus 117
- Renter occupied88 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate86.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$290,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$875
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units573 plus or minus 118
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more16.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Black Earth gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute580
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more237 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.9 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone71.2 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Black Earth (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,509,900
- Average approval$278,878
- Median approval$189,200
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported127
- Jobs per approval14.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Black Earth, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Black Earth
- NFIP communityVillage of Black Earth
- NFIP community number550079
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/16
The Village of Black Earth participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550079 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dane County, not Black Earth
Dane County context, not Black Earth figures
- Establishments in Dane County14,765
- Covered employment, Dane County359,249
- Average annual pay, Dane County$74,481
- Housing units permitted, Dane County5,477
Every figure in this section is published for Dane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Black Earth.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Black Earth questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Black Earth, Wisconsin?
1,736, in 645 households. Black Earth village covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 2,056 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Black Earth in?
Dane County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Black Earth?
$75,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,800. Median gross rent is $875 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Black Earth businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $189,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Black Earth, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Black Earth borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Black Earth. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Black Earth in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Black Earth appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Black Earth, village of, community 550079, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Black Earth figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dane County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Black Earth.
Is zoning published for Black Earth?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.