Caledonia is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 25,208 people and six associated neighborhoods, Caledonia is the 33rd largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Caledonia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Caledonia is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Caledonia who work in management occupations (12.58%), office and administrative support (9.43%), and sales jobs (9.15%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Caledonia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.78% of adults in Caledonia have a college degree. The per capita income in Caledonia in 2022 was $44,793, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,172 for a family of four. However, Caledonia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Caledonia is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Caledonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caledonia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Caledonia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.01% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Caledonia include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Caledonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
