Darien

Population: 1,175
Median household income: $65,893
Median home value: $197,200

Darien, a community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, has 1,175 residents. At $65,893, its median household income sits below Walworth County's $77,359.

Between 2019 and 2023, Darien's population declined 31.0% from 1,704 to 1,175, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $152,100 to $197,200.

Households average 2.35 people. The median gross rent is $831.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,175
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,893
Median home value: $197,200
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 544
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7041,175

Median household income

$73,333$65,893

Median home value

$152,100$197,200

Median gross rent

$1,033$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,704	$73,333	$152,100	$1,033
2020	1,471	$64,135	$151,500	$921
2021	1,482	$60,613	$164,900	$838
2022	1,271	$62,333	$173,100	$868
2023	1,175	$65,893	$197,200	$831

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	5.4%
5 to 17	231	19.7%
18 to 24	31	2.6%
25 to 34	156	13.3%
35 to 44	153	13.0%
45 to 54	161	13.7%
55 to 64	206	17.5%
65 to 74	132	11.2%
75 and over	41	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	885	75.3%
Black or African American	14	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	269	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	10.1%
High school graduate	324	38.2%
Some college or associate's	325	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	77	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	37	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	513	86.8%
Carpooled	60	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.7%
Other means	8	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	34.8%
15 to 29 min	268	45.7%
30 to 44 min	47	8.0%
45 to 59 min	17	2.9%
60+ min	51	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 10.6% (125 of 1,175)

	Count	Share
Family households	325	65.1%
Nonfamily households	174	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	499	91.7%
Vacant	45	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	420	84.2%
Renter-occupied	79	15.8%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	415	76.3%
1-unit, attached	30	5.5%
2 to 4 units	17	3.1%
5 to 19 units	74	13.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5518825
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5990, -88.7143