DeForest is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 10,893 people and two associated neighborhoods, DeForest is the 89th largest community in Wisconsin. DeForest real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although DeForest house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, DeForest is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, DeForest is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeForest who work in office and administrative support (12.74%), management occupations (7.94%), and teaching (7.09%). Also of interest is that DeForest has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.89% 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. DeForest is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of DeForest are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.61% of adults in DeForest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in DeForest in 2022 was $41,976, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,904 for a family of four. However, DeForest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. DeForest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call DeForest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeForest residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in DeForest include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in DeForest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
