Delavan is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 9,055 people and four associated neighborhoods, Delavan is the 109th largest community in Wisconsin.

A relatively large number of people in Delavan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.22 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Delavan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Delavan overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Delavan, 23.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Delavan in 2022 was $36,221, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,884 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 21.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Delavan include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Delavan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.