Moving to Darien, Wisconsin

Population: 1,747. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,922 (+10.0% change)
Males: 921 (52.7%), Females: 826 (47.3%)

Walworth County

Zip code: 53114

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $50,700
Median house value: $133,400

Population by Race

Races in Darien:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
  • Hispanic (8.4%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (33.7%), English (13.8%), United States (8.3%), Irish (8.2%), Dutch (6.1%), Norwegian (6.0%).

Elevation: 948 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Darien

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Darien town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

7.1% Foreign born (5.7% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +362 (+26.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Darien:

  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HARVARD, IL)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 14 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
  • BELOIT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; BELOIT, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Darien:

  • ROCK CO (about 23 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 39 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Darien:

  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 8 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
  • LAKE LAWN (about 8 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
  • DACY (about 16 miles; HARVARD, IL; Abbreviation: 0C0)

Amtrak station near Darien:

  • 19 miles: JANESVILLE (3136 EAST COUNTY ROAD O)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Darien:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 16 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)

Public primary/middle school in Darien:

  • DARIEN EL (Students: 458; Location: 125 S WALWORTH ST; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Darien:

  • DARIEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,570; Location: 24 E. BELOIT ST.; 11,890 books; 200 audio materials; 509 video materials)