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)