Stoughton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 12,846 people and four associated neighborhoods, Stoughton is the 70th largest community in Wisconsin.

Also of interest is that Stoughton 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: 14.42% 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.

The education level of Stoughton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.71% of adults in Stoughton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stoughton in 2018 was $41,021, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,084 for a family of four. However, Stoughton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Stoughton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stoughton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stoughton include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.

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