Moving to Delavan, Wisconsin
Population: 7,956. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,370 (+5.2% change)
Males: 3,883 (48.8%), Females: 4,073 (51.2%)
Walworth County
Zip code: 53115
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $42,551
Median house value: $103,500
Population by Race
Races in Delavan:
White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
Hispanic (21.2%)
Other race (10.7%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
Black (1.1%)
American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (10.1%), English (9.0%), Norwegian (6.4%), Polish (5.5%), Swedish (4.0%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Delavan
High school or higher: 75.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Delavan city
Never married: 27.7%
Now married: 53.6%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 9.7%
14.1% Foreign born (11.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,757 (+28.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Delavan:
AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 9 miles; ELKHORN, WI)
HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HARVARD, IL)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 25 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delavan:
ROCK CO (about 28 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
GREATER ROCKFORD (about 44 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Delavan:
LAKE LAWN (about 3 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 8 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
DACY (about 16 miles; HARVARD, IL; Abbreviation: 0C0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delavan:
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 15 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
CARROLL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 47 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
Schools
Public high school in Delavan:
DELAVAN-DARIEN HI (Students: 930; Location: 150 CUMMINGS ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Delavan:
PHOENIX MID (Students: 599; Location: 414 BELOIT ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
TURTLE CREEK EL (Students: 591; Location: 1235 CREEK RD; Grades: PK – 05)
WILEMAN EL (Students: 217; Location: 1001 E GENEVA ST; Grades: KG – 05)
WISCONSIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (Students: 139; Location: 309 W WALWORTH AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Delavan:
ST ANDREWS PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 115 SO 7TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 416 W GENEVA ST; Grades: PK – 8)
DELAVAN CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 117; Location: 848 OAK ST; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Delavan:
ARAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $444,398; Location: 404 E. WALWORTH AVE.; 47,876 books; 1,199 audio materials; 1,637 video materials; 128 serial subscriptions)