Caledonia is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 25,326 people and six associated neighborhoods, Caledonia is the 33rd largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Caledonia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Caledonia is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Caledonia who work in management occupations (13.40%), sales jobs (9.57%), and office and administrative support (9.51%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Caledonia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Caledonia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small village, Caledonia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Caledonia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.33% of adults in Caledonia have a college degree. The per capita income in Caledonia in 2022 was $45,675, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,700 for a family of four. Caledonia is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Caledonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caledonia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Caledonia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.22% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Caledonia include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Caledonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
