Delafield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,177 people and three associated neighborhoods, Delafield is the 129th largest community in Wisconsin. Delafield home prices are not only among the most expensive in Wisconsin, but Delafield real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Delafield is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Delafield is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delafield who work in management occupations (21.02%), sales jobs (11.94%), and teaching (8.68%). Also of interest is that Delafield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small city, Delafield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Delafield is a pretty powerful place. 58.03% of the adults in Delafield have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Delafield in 2022 was $71,470, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,880 for a family of four. However, Delafield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Delafield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delafield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Delafield include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Delafield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
