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De Pere, WI
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Living in De Pere



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.

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 citizens of De Pere are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.