With 11,501 people, DeForest is a city in Wisconsin. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 4,133 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 37% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 4% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $106,419, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about DeForest
What changed most since 1990
Population4,882 → 11,501(+136%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age30.4 → 40.7(+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$177,605 → $359,600(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
DeForest's population equals 2.0% of Dane County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18%(82)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(181)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 455 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
DeForest, decade by decade
DeForest population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,882
$94,584
$177,605
21.4%
5.3
2000
7,368
$100,863
$248,109
24.7%
14.1
2010
8,936
$98,954
$278,651
28.6%
20.9
2020
10,811
$102,153
$295,010
39.3%
31.6
2024
11,501
$106,419
$359,600
41.7%
41.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
