DeForest, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	DeForest	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$36,310	$29,253	$29,829
Median household income	$84,282	$54,610	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$105,105	$69,544	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,821	$31,736	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,960	$37,342	$36,919
Median earnings female	$38,512	$25,818	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.7%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in DeForest is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in DeForest is 52% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in DeForest is 84% lower than the national average
The poverty level in DeForest is 39% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,182 $84,282 $168,564

City

$36,403 $54,610 $109,220

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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DeForest median earnings by income bracket

DeForest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.6%	14.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.7%	13.7%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	15.1%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	12.4%	12.4%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maple Bluff, WI	1,288	$157,917	185.5%
Shorewood Hills, WI	2,085	$136,750	147.2%
Waunakee, WI	13,903	$114,983	107.8%
Cottage Grove, WI	7,086	$99,858	80.5%
Windsor, WI	7,340	$98,789	78.6%
DeForest, WI	10,473	$84,282	52.3%

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Covington, LA	10,471	$76,399	38.1%
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA	10,470	$45,700	17.4%
Burley, ID	10,476	$48,065	13.1%
Wasilla, AK	10,469	$62,667	13.3%
North Bellport, NY	10,468	$77,378	39.9%
DeForest, WI	10,473	$84,282	52.3%

Source: The DeForest, WI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).