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Stoughton, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Stoughton is a Census city of 13,033 people across 6.16 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $79,551, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stoughton
What Stoughton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.16 sq mi
- Water area0.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,115
- 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.
Stoughton
How many people live in Stoughton
- Population13,033
- Median age39.9
- Population under 183,123
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,591
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent
- Households5,494
- Family households3,228
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stoughton
Income and work in Stoughton
- Median household income$79,551
- Per capita income$44,915
- Civilian labor force7,028
- Employed6,896
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over8,855
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stoughton
Housing in Stoughton
- Housing units5,796
- Occupied units5,494
- Vacant units302 plus or minus 177
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied3,663
- Renter occupied1,831
- Ownership rate66.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$293,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,157
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent
- Single family units3,936
- Share single family67.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,860
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stoughton
How Stoughton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,638
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,666
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,064
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.6 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home17.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stoughton
SBA loans in Stoughton (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$7,602,000
- Average approval$633,500
- Median approval$225,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported56
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full2
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises8.3 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stoughton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Stoughton
SBA loans in Stoughton (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$8,061,000
- Average approval$732,818
- Median approval$496,000
- Largest approval$2,250,000
- Jobs supported112
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stoughton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Stoughton
Flood risk in Stoughton
- NFIP communityCity of Stoughton
- NFIP community number550091
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/14
The City of Stoughton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550091 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 Stoughton
Dane County context, not Stoughton 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 Stoughton.
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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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
Stoughton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stoughton, Wisconsin?
13,033, in 5,494 households. Stoughton city covers 6.16 square miles of land, which is 2,115 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stoughton 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 Stoughton?
$79,551. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,500. Median gross rent is $1,157 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Stoughton businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $7.6 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $225,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $8.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stoughton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Stoughton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Stoughton. Only 4 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 Stoughton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stoughton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stoughton, city of, community 550091, 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton.
Is zoning published for Stoughton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.