Demographics of Delavan city, Wisconsin

Delavan city, Wisconsin had 9,228 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +720 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Delavan city, in four figures

9,228
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,689 ±40.; +8.5%
Change since July 2020: +720 people.; 38.1 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,357 ±$13,847
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Delavan city, Wisconsin's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Delavan city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Delavan city, Wisconsin's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Delavan city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,508	100.0	100.0
2021	8,471	99.6	100.2
2022	8,492	99.8	100.7
2023	8,797	103.4	101.6
2024	9,032	106.2	102.5
2025	9,228	108.5	103.1

Population of Delavan city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,508	—
2021	8,471	−37
2022	8,492	+21
2023	8,797	+305
2024	9,032	+235
2025	9,228	+196

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±2.8: for men 35.3 ±3.1 and for women 41.1 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Delavan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	93 to 409	1.1% to 4.7%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,274 ±252	14.7% ±2.9	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,143 ±278	13.2% ±3.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,347 ±372	27.0% ±4.3	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,018 ±347	23.2% ±4.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,656 ±329	19.1% ±3.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,357 ±$13,847, and income per person $36,221 ±$2,849, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Delavan city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	676 ±190	17.1% ±4.7	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	848 ±254	21.5% ±6.3	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	729 ±250	18.4% ±6.2	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	477 ±209	12.1% ±5.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	801 ±171	20.3% ±4.1	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	277 ±134	7.0% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	70 to 218	1.8% to 5.5%	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Delavan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	874 ±265	10.2% ±3.1	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	58 to 224	4.2% to 15.0%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	410 ±194	8.6% ±4.0	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	323 ±139	13.8% ±5.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Delavan city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Delavan city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	4,235 ±244	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±1.8	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% to 10.0%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±4.9	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±6.3	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,800 ±$16,720	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,094 ±$78	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±5	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Delavan city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,893 ±367	21.8% ±4.2	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,516 ±369	75.0% ±4.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	44 to 206	0.5% to 2.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 151	0% to 1.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	39 to 119	0.4% to 1.4%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Delavan city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	4,701 ±484	54.1% ±5.6	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,251 ±447	37.4% ±5.1	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 132	0.1% to 1.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	667 ±231	7.7% ±2.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	124 to 422	1.4% to 4.9%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	198 to 590	2.3% to 6.8%	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Delavan city among the places of Wisconsin

110th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Delavan city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McFarland village	9,160 ±31
Rice Lake city	9,030 ±25
St. Francis city	9,004 ±40
Plymouth city	8,890 ±26
Altoona city	8,878 ±27
Delavan city	8,689 ±40
Sheboygan Falls city	8,547 ±19
Monona city	8,527 ±38
Lake Geneva city	8,521 ±22
Waukesha village	8,514 ±31
Cottage Grove village	8,513 ±20

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026