De Pere is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 25,361 people and eight associated neighborhoods, De Pere is the 32nd largest community in Wisconsin.
Also of interest is that De Pere has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
De Pere is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in De Pere enrolled in college, De Pere has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of De Pere is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of De Pere is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.53% of adults in De Pere have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in De Pere in 2022 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.