Delavan is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,523 people and four associated neighborhoods, Delavan is the 109th largest community in Wisconsin.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Delavan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.26% of the Delavan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Delavan is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delavan who work in sales jobs (12.28%), office and administrative support (11.08%), and teaching (6.71%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Delavan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Delavan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Delavan is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.77% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Delavan in 2022 was $35,160, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,640 for a family of four. However, Delavan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Delavan is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Delavan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delavan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Delavan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Delavan include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Delavan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
