DeForest vs Verona

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

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

Verona has the higher population (14,499 vs 10,853 in DeForest). Verona has the higher median household income ($119,148 vs $106,223 in DeForest). Verona has the higher median home value ($382,800 vs $337,500 in DeForest).

Population, income & housing

	DeForest	Verona
Population	10,853	14,499
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$106,223	$119,148
Median home value	$337,500	$382,800
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,462
Housing units	4,435	6,248
Homeownership rate	76.1%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	63.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeForest	Verona
Population	10,179 → 10,853 (+6.6%)	13,004 → 14,499 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$88,151 → $106,223 (+20.5%)	$96,990 → $119,148 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $337,500 (+43.7%)	$310,700 → $382,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,381 (+37.3%)	$1,168 → $1,462 (+25.2%)

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

Verona

Population

13,00414,499

Median household income

$96,990$119,148

Median home value

$310,700$382,800

Median gross rent

$1,168$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeForest	Verona
Under 5	5.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.7%
75 and over	4.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeForest	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	88.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeForest	Verona
No high school diploma	2.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	21.9%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeForest	Verona
Drove alone	75.4%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.9%
Worked from home	16.0%	20.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeForest	Verona
1-unit, detached	61.1%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	9.8%	20.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeForest	Verona
Poverty rate	7.0%	1.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1992	2001