DeForest vs Monona

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

DeForest and Monona 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 8,604 in Monona). DeForest has the higher median household income ($106,223 vs $87,784 in Monona). Monona has the higher median home value ($390,400 vs $337,500 in DeForest).

Population, income & housing

	DeForest	Monona
Population	10,853	8,604
Median age	38.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,223	$87,784
Median home value	$337,500	$390,400
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,207
Housing units	4,435	4,326
Homeownership rate	76.1%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeForest	Monona
Population	10,179 → 10,853 (+6.6%)	8,122 → 8,604 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$88,151 → $106,223 (+20.5%)	$74,474 → $87,784 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $337,500 (+43.7%)	$272,200 → $390,400 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,381 (+37.3%)	$935 → $1,207 (+29.1%)

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

Monona

Population

8,1228,604

Median household income

$74,474$87,784

Median home value

$272,200$390,400

Median gross rent

$935$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeForest	Monona
Under 5	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.1%
75 and over	4.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeForest	Monona
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	87.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeForest	Monona
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	21.9%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeForest	Monona
Drove alone	75.4%	67.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	20.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeForest	Monona
1-unit, detached	61.1%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	11.7%
20 or more units	9.8%	23.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeForest	Monona
Poverty rate	7.0%	7.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1992	1962