Because there are quite a few people attending college in De Pere, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, De Pere provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of De Pere spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The education level of De Pere citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.53% of adults in De Pere have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in De Pere in 2018 was $36,793, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,172 for a family of four. However, De Pere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call De Pere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Pere residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in De Pere include German, Irish, Polish, Dutch, and English.
The most common language spoken in De Pere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
