DeForest vs McFarland

A side-by-side comparison of DeForest and McFarland: population, income, housing, and more.

DeForest and McFarland are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeForest has the higher population (10,853 vs 9,230 in McFarland). DeForest has the higher median household income ($106,223 vs $93,810 in McFarland). McFarland has the higher median home value ($363,400 vs $337,500 in DeForest).

Population, income & housing

	DeForest	McFarland
Population	10,853	9,230
Median age	38.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$106,223	$93,810
Median home value	$337,500	$363,400
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,447
Housing units	4,435	3,821
Homeownership rate	76.1%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeForest	McFarland
Population	10,179 → 10,853 (+6.6%)	8,650 → 9,230 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$88,151 → $106,223 (+20.5%)	$92,944 → $93,810 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $337,500 (+43.7%)	$249,200 → $363,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,381 (+37.3%)	$1,061 → $1,447 (+36.4%)

DeForest

Population

10,17910,853

Median household income

$88,151$106,223

Median home value

$234,800$337,500

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,381

McFarland

Population

8,6509,230

Median household income

$92,944$93,810

Median home value

$249,200$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,447

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeForest	McFarland
Under 5	5.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.2%
75 and over	4.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeForest	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	87.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeForest	McFarland
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.5%
High school graduate	21.9%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeForest	McFarland
Drove alone	75.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.3%
Worked from home	16.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeForest	McFarland
1-unit, detached	61.1%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.7%
20 or more units	9.8%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeForest	McFarland
Poverty rate	7.0%	2.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1992	1986