Fort Atkinson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 12,412 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fort Atkinson is the 73rd largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Fort Atkinson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fort Atkinson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Atkinson is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Atkinson who work in food service (10.10%), management occupations (8.96%), and office and administrative support (8.63%). Also of interest is that Fort Atkinson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of people in Fort Atkinson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.68% of adults in Fort Atkinson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fort Atkinson in 2022 was $35,850, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,400 for a family of four. However, Fort Atkinson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fort Atkinson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Atkinson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fort Atkinson include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Fort Atkinson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
