DeForest vs Stoughton

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

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

Stoughton has the higher population (13,063 vs 10,853 in DeForest). DeForest has the higher median household income ($106,223 vs $78,517 in Stoughton). DeForest has the higher median home value ($337,500 vs $283,900 in Stoughton).

Population, income & housing

	DeForest	Stoughton
Population	10,853	13,063
Median age	38.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$106,223	$78,517
Median home value	$337,500	$283,900
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,155
Housing units	4,435	5,889
Homeownership rate	76.1%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeForest	Stoughton
Population	10,179 → 10,853 (+6.6%)	13,097 → 13,063 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$88,151 → $106,223 (+20.5%)	$67,329 → $78,517 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $337,500 (+43.7%)	$218,100 → $283,900 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,381 (+37.3%)	$943 → $1,155 (+22.5%)

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

Stoughton

Population

13,09713,063

Median household income

$67,329$78,517

Median home value

$218,100$283,900

Median gross rent

$943$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeForest	Stoughton
Under 5	5.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	15.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.6%
75 and over	4.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeForest	Stoughton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	92.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeForest	Stoughton
No high school diploma	2.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	21.9%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeForest	Stoughton
Drove alone	75.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeForest	Stoughton
1-unit, detached	61.1%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	9.5%
20 or more units	9.8%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeForest	Stoughton
Poverty rate	7.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1992	1982