Stoughton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 12,846 people and four associated neighborhoods, Stoughton is the 70th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Stoughton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stoughton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stoughton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stoughton who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), management occupations (10.07%), and sales jobs (7.74%). Also of interest is that Stoughton 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: 14.42% 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. The population of Stoughton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.71% of adults in Stoughton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Stoughton in 2022 was $41,021, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,084 for a family of four. However, Stoughton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Stoughton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stoughton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stoughton include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Stoughton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
