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Population (year 2000): 7,368. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,438 (+14.5% change)
Males: 3,546 (48.1%), Females: 3,822 (51.9%)
Zip code:
53532
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $55,369 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,700 (year 2000)
Races in DeForest:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (46.0%), Norwegian (20.3%),
Irish (12.4%), English (6.4%), Polish (5.9%), French (4.7%).
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in DeForest
- High school or higher: 92.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in DeForest village
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,328 (+46.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near DeForest:
- MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI)
- MERITER HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; MADISON, WI)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
MADISON, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
DeForest:
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 8 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- ROCK CO (about 49 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 75 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID:
OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to DeForest:
- WAUNAKEE (about 10 miles; WAUNAKEE, WI; ID: 6P3)
- GILBERT FIELD (about 15 miles; RIO, WI; ID: 94C)
- BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD (about 16 miles; MADISON, WI; ID:
87Y)
Amtrak station near DeForest:
- 13 miles: MADISON (800 LANGDON ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
DeForest:
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 13 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 14 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 52 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FOND
DU LAC, WI; FT enrollment: 3,037)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
Library in DeForest:
- DEFOREST AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $516,565; Location: 605 S. MAIN ST.; 48,280
books; 3,274 audio materials; 5,963 video materials; 157
serial subscriptions)
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