About Dousman

Dousman is a somewhat small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 6,554 people and just one neighborhood, Dousman is the 113rd largest community in Wisconsin.

Dousman is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dousman is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dousman who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.54%), management occupations (11.37%), and sales jobs (8.49%).

In addition, Dousman is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Dousman is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dousman a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dousman has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dousman's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Dousman is a very car-oriented town. 98.48% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dousman is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Dousman has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Dousman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Dousman Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Dousman citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.51% of adults in Dousman have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Dousman in 2000 was $28,983, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,932 for a family of four. However, Dousman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dousman home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dousman is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dousman include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Dousman is English.