Delavan

Population: 8,531
Median household income: $71,121
Median home value: $194,500

Located in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Delavan is a community with a population of 8,531. The median household income of $71,121 is below the Walworth County median ($77,359).

From 2019 to 2023, Delavan's population grew 2.7% from 8,303 to 8,531, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $144,900 to $194,500.

25.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,531
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,121
Median home value: $194,500
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 3,980
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3038,531

Median household income

$53,487$71,121

Median home value

$144,900$194,500

Median gross rent

$851$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,303	$53,487	$144,900	$851
2020	8,296	$58,424	$146,300	$889
2021	8,568	$65,744	$157,700	$892
2022	8,519	$69,238	$181,400	$987
2023	8,531	$71,121	$194,500	$1,053

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	228	2.7%
5 to 17	1,487	17.4%
18 to 24	841	9.9%
25 to 34	1,128	13.2%
35 to 44	1,303	15.3%
45 to 54	932	10.9%
55 to 64	1,169	13.7%
65 to 74	947	11.1%
75 and over	496	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,261	73.4%
Black or African American	71	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.4%
Two or more races	53	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,087	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	527	8.8%
High school graduate	2,250	37.7%
Some college or associate's	1,658	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,076	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	464	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,406	73.7%
Carpooled	728	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	179	3.9%
Bicycle	22	0.5%
Worked from home	271	5.9%
Other means	15	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,344	53.9%
15 to 29 min	1,108	25.5%
30 to 44 min	495	11.4%
45 to 59 min	212	4.9%
60+ min	191	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 9.6% (813 of 8,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,232	60.4%
Nonfamily households	1,466	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,698	92.9%
Vacant	282	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,310	62.5%
Renter-occupied	1,388	37.5%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units19.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,122	53.3%
1-unit, attached	432	10.9%
2 to 4 units	352	8.8%
5 to 19 units	794	19.9%
20 or more units	280	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5519450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 42.6305, -88.6298