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Fitchburg, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Fitchburg is a Census city of 32,619 people across 35.21 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $86,516, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fitchburg
What Fitchburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area35.21 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land926
- 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.
Fitchburg
How many people live in Fitchburg
- Population32,619
- Median age34.4
- Population under 185,413
- Share under 1816.6 percent
- Population 65 and over4,966
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households15,703
- Family households7,520
- Share of households that are families47.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fitchburg
Income and work in Fitchburg
- Median household income$86,516
- Per capita income$59,210
- Civilian labor force20,113
- Employed19,732
- Unemployed381 plus or minus 207
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over23,489
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fitchburg
Housing in Fitchburg
- Housing units15,929
- Occupied units15,703
- Vacant units226 plus or minus 160
- Vacancy rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied7,479
- Renter occupied8,224
- Ownership rate47.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$417,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,373
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent
- Single family units7,111
- Share single family44.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,790
- Share in buildings of two or more55.2 percent
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fitchburg
How Fitchburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,347
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,771
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,369 plus or minus 596
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home16.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fitchburg
SBA loans in Fitchburg (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$12,030,900
- Average approval$546,859
- Median approval$175,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,202,300
- Largest approval$2,915,000
- Jobs supported261
- Jobs per approval11.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fitchburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have 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.
Fitchburg
SBA loans in Fitchburg (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$23,935,000
- Average approval$1,259,737
- Median approval$1,071,000
- Largest approval$3,584,000
- Jobs supported190
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fitchburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fitchburg
Flood risk in Fitchburg
- NFIP communityCity of Fitchburg
- NFIP community number550610
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/14
The City of Fitchburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550610 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 Fitchburg
Dane County context, not Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg.
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.
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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
Fitchburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fitchburg, Wisconsin?
32,619, in 15,703 households. Fitchburg city covers 35.21 square miles of land, which is 926 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg?
$86,516. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $417,200. Median gross rent is $1,373 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fitchburg businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $12.0 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $23.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fitchburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fitchburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fitchburg. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fitchburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fitchburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fitchburg, city of, community 550610, 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 Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg.
Is zoning published for Fitchburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.