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Delafield’s middle household income is $158,000, above both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 4 of the 341 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher median rent than Delafield. Delafield’s trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Wisconsin’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Statesan Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Delafield yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Delafield beats most towns.
Where Delafield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 183 in 1880, 7,185 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delafield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Delafield.
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony on the Lake School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 226 | – |
| Dayspring Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 145 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Delafield’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 19 of 100. Expected losses in Delafield break down as 51% from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Delafield: 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Delafield is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. It had 775 jobs in 2023, down 107 from 2013. The top destinations are Milwaukee (13%), Waukesha (8%) and Brookfield (6%).
| Delafield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 37 inches of snow, with January nights at 12° and July afternoons at 82°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Delafield who get no exercise outside work: 20%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Delafield is ahead of Wisconsin on 16 and behind on 1. Just over a fifth of adults in Delafield binge drink; 28% feel lonely.
| Delafield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Delafield | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest place to walk is Naga-Waukee County Park, 183 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Trails total 27 miles in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit | 18.4 mi | 1,053 |
| 2. Naga-Waukee County Park | 1.2 mi | 183 |
| 3. Elmhurst Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delafield. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
23 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
22 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
22 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
26 mi State parkAztalan State Park
22 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of WisconsinFiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Delafield
About 3 of every 100 Delafield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in Delafield.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Delafield is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Bark River. The population was 7,185 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The city of Delafield is a separate municipality from the Town of Delafield, both of which are situated in township 7 North Range 18 East.
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5 towns share a border with Delafield.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delafield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delafield | #114 | A− | D | B | A | A |
| Pewaukee | #139 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Hartland | #17 | A+ | C− | A | A+ | A− |
| Genesee | #166 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| Lisbon | — | — | B+ | — | A+ | — |
Pewaukee, Genesee and Lisbon report no FBI crime data of their own. Delafield and Lisbon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delafield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Delafield yet; the figures below are still real.
4 notable people were born here, including Alex Rigsby and Alonzo Cushing.
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