Darlington, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,409

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.7

11.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

22.1%

72.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,641

9.66% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Darlington, WI is home to a population of 2.41k people, from which 83.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.1% of Darlington, WI residents were born outside of the country (435 people).

In 2024, there were 5.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.77k people) in Darlington, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 309 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 196 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.2%

2024 Citizenship

87.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.2% of Darlington, WI residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Darlington, WI was 87.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Darlington, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Darlington, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.77k ± 253
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
309 ± 198
Other (Hispanic)
196 ± 218

22.3%

Hispanic Population

538 people

22.3% of the people in Darlington, WI are hispanic (538 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Darlington, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

18.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

435 people

13.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

339 people

As of 2024, 18.1% of Darlington, WI residents (435 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Darlington, WI was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Darlington, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
67 ± 46
Vietnam
50 ± 34
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 25

Darlington, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Darlington, WI.

Economy

The economy of Darlington, WI employs 1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Darlington, WI were Retail Trade (165 people), Manufacturing (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,961), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($87,697).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 147

−12.8%

1 Year decline

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Darlington, WI declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.15k employees to 1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Darlington, WI, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (133 people), Management Occupations (125 people), and Production Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Darlington, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 147

−12.8%

1 Year decline

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Darlington, WI declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.15k employees to 1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Darlington, WI, are Retail Trade (165 people), Manufacturing (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Darlington, WI, though some of these residents may live in Darlington, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,685

Median earning men ± $4,278

$36,667

Median earning women ± $6,080

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,618), Public Administration ($82,292), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,325).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,097), and Manufacturing ($38,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Darlington, WI was $155,100 in 2024, which is 0.466 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,300 to $155,100, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Darlington, WI is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Darlington, WI have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Darlington, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$155,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,941

$616

Median Property Taxes

±$101

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Darlington, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Darlington, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.4%

Homeownership

2024

55.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.4% of the housing units in Darlington, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Darlington, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,641

Median Household Income

± $12,757

901

Number of Households

± 138

In 2024, the median household income of the 901 households in Darlington, WI declined from $56,641 from the previous year's value of $62,695.

The following chart displays the households in Darlington, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Darlington, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.8%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (9.13%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Darlington, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Darlington, WI have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.16% of the workforce in Darlington, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Darlington, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Darlington, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Darlington, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Darlington, WI (522 out of 2.36k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Darlington, WI is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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