Moving to Delafield, Wisconsin

Population: 7,820. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,520 (+9.0% change)
Males: 4,134 (52.9%), Females: 3,686 (47.1%)

Waukesha County

Zip code: 53018

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $98,779
Median house value: $285,500

Population by Race

Races in Delafield:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
• Black (3.5%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (47.1%), Polish (14.3%), Irish (14.0%), English (9.7%), Italian (5.7%), Norwegian (5.3%).

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 9.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Delafield

• High school or higher: 96.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delafield town

• Never married: 19.2%
• Now married: 73.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.2%
• Divorced: 4.7%

3.5% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,045 (+35.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Delafield:

• OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
• ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSP (about 7 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
• WAUKESHA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CTR 218 (about 10 miles; WAUKESHA, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delafield:

• GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
• KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
• ROCK CO (about 55 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Delafield:

• WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 12 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Abbreviation: UES)
• CAPITOL (about 16 miles; BROOKFIELD, WI; Abbreviation: 02C)
• AERO PARK (about 18 miles; MENOMONEE FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: 76C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delafield:

• WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
• CARROLL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
• CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 29 miles; MEQUON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,654)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 30 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 31 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
• MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
• MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)

Private high school in Delafield:

• ST JOHNS – NORTHWESTERN MIL AC (Students: 369; Location: 1101 NORTH GENESEE STREET; Grades: 7 – 12; Boys only)

Public primary/middle school in Delafield:

• CUSHING EL (Students: 515; Location: 227 N GENESEE ST; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Delafield:

• DELAFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $319,300; Location: 500 N. GENESEE ST.; 59,407 books; 1,530 audio materials; 1,322 video materials; 135 serial subscriptions)