What is the population of DeForest village?

DeForest village has 10,853 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #90 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in DeForest village?

Median household income in DeForest village is $106,223 a year, 35.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in DeForest village?

Median gross rent is $1,381 a month and the median home value is $337,500, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.

Is DeForest village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so DeForest village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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DeForest, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of DeForest, Wisconsin (DeForest, WI — Census place “DeForest village”) is 10,853 residents, ranking #90 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $106,223, the median home is worth $337,500 and median gross rent runs $1,381 a month. Looking for the DeForest Wisconsin ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve DeForest, WI: 53532, 53598.

Population: 10,853DeForest village residents
Median household income: $106,223Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $337,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,381Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.1%Owner-occupied households

DeForest ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps DeForest.

The DeForest WI ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in DeForest village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the DeForest village median would spend about 15.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 76.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

DeForest village, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

DeForest village is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 10,853 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #90 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 38.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in DeForest village earn a median of $106,223 a year, 35.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 44% above the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in DeForest village is valued at $337,500, 11.2% above the national figure and 59% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,381 a month, 1.8% below the national figure, or roughly $16,572 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of DeForest village?: DeForest village has 10,853 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #90 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in DeForest village?: Median household income in DeForest village is $106,223 a year, 35.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in DeForest village?: Median gross rent is $1,381 a month and the median home value is $337,500, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
Is DeForest village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so DeForest village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this DeForest village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.