DeForest vs Waunakee

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

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

Waunakee has the higher population (14,927 vs 10,853 in DeForest). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $106,223 in DeForest). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $337,500 in DeForest).

Population, income & housing

	DeForest	Waunakee
Population	10,853	14,927
Median age	38.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$106,223	$128,750
Median home value	$337,500	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,236
Housing units	4,435	5,660
Homeownership rate	76.1%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeForest	Waunakee
Population	10,179 → 10,853 (+6.6%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$88,151 → $106,223 (+20.5%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $337,500 (+43.7%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,381 (+37.3%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

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

Waunakee

Population

13,73014,927

Median household income

$112,845$128,750

Median home value

$346,300$490,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeForest	Waunakee
Under 5	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	17.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.6%
75 and over	4.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeForest	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	87.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeForest	Waunakee
No high school diploma	2.4%	1.1%
High school graduate	21.9%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeForest	Waunakee
Drove alone	75.4%	69.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.0%	18.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeForest	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	61.1%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	7.2%
20 or more units	9.8%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeForest	Waunakee
Poverty rate	7.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1992	1997