Prairie Lake town, WI

Barron County, WI

2022 population: 1,615 ( 83 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 48.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,521	94.18%	1.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.19%	40.0%
2+ races:	91	5.63%	658.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	94	5.82%	184.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	22	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	61	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,532
1,499	97.85%
0	0.00%
5	0.33%
5	0.33%
12	0.78%
11	0.72%
33	2.15%

2000
1,299
1,286	99.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.38%
0	0.00%
8	0.62%
13	1.00%

1990
1,129
1,119	99.11%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
3	0.27%
n/a
5	0.44%
10	0.89%

1980
1,076
1,070	99.44%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.37%
6	0.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

213	16.4
20	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

167	14.8
3	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

49	4.6
4	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.7
395	24.5%
1,220	75.5%
353	21.9%

656
2.46

439	66.9%
371	84.5%
26	5.9%
217	33.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
324	21.1%
1,208	78.9%
259	16.9%

629
2.43

469	74.6%
402	85.7%
19	4.1%
160	25.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.9
315	24.2%
984	75.8%
205	15.8%

507
2.56

409	80.7%
374	91.4%
12	2.9%
98	19.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
308	27.3%
821	72.7%
200	17.7%

411
2.75

327	79.6%
309	94.5%
8	2.4%
84	20.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
311	28.9%
765	71.1%
170	15.8%

379
2.84

313	82.6%
286	91.4%
9	2.9%
66	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	16	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	19.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	121	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	109	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	5.2%
$200,000 or more	31	4.7%

Median Household Income	76,250
Per Capita Income	35,149

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	3.8%
Public Assistance	11	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	9.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	688	74.1%
Unemployed	4	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	692	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	236	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	304	203	60.0%
Non-Profit	11	23	32.4%
Self-Employed	48	35	57.8%

Local Government	24	21	53.3%
State Government	4	15	21.1%
Federal Government	21	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	352	238	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	60	59	50.4%
Total	412	297	58.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	78	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	170	23.0%
Professional, Technical	110	14.9%
Service Occupations	95	12.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	1.4%
All others	285	38.6%

White Collar		48.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	172	23.3%
Retail trade	104	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	78	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	51	6.9%
Construction	47	6.4%
Educational services	42	5.7%
Wholesale trade	42	5.7%
Other services	38	5.1%
Finance and insurance	33	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	25	3.4%
Public administration	22	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	1.4%
Utilities	6	0.8%
Information	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2	0.12%
Filipino	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,413	92.3%
German, other Germanic	105	6.9%
Other Indo-European	9	0.6%
Spanish	3	0.2%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	677	41.9%
Norwegian	291	18.0%
Irish	121	7.5%
English	83	5.1%
Scandinavian	74	4.6%
Polish	69	4.3%
Italian	46	2.8%
French	43	2.7%
Swedish	36	2.2%
Czech	33	2.0%
Finnish	30	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	30	1.9%
Belgian	28	1.7%
Danish	24	1.5%
Swiss	23	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,615	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,612	99.8%
Foreign-born	3	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
79	6.9%	39	3.4%	315	27.7%	422	37.1%	185	16.3%	97	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	79	6.9%
9-12 Years	39	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	315	27.7%
Some College	422	37.1%
Bach. Degree	185	16.3%
Grad Degree	97	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +128	R +104	R + 5.1%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +202	R +284	R + 27.7%
D -82
2020 vs. 2008	R +275	R +377	R + 38.5%
D -102

2016 vs. 2008	R +147	R +273	R + 33.4%
D -126
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	683	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	285	29.2%	7	0.7%	975	21	23	0.03%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	555	64.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	261	30.5%	39	4.6%	855	18	19	0.03%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	481	55.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	367	42.6%	13	1.5%	861	10	9	0.03%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	408	50.7%	Barack Obama (D)	387	48.1%	9	1.1%	804	8	5	0.03%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	420	51.4%	John Kerry (D)	390	47.7%	7	0.9%	817	2	1	0.03%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	337	50.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	293	44.3%	32	4.8%	662	3	3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

285

29.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

683

70.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

975

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

261

30.5%

Donald Trump (R)

555

64.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

855

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

367

42.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

481

55.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

861

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

387

48.1%

John McCain (R)

408

50.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

804

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

420

51.4%

John Kerry (D)

390

47.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

817

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Prairie Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

337

50.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

293

44.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie Lake town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Ron Johnson* (R)	578	70.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	243	29.5%	3 [+]	0.4%	824	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2022	G	65%	Tim Michels (R)	554	67.2%	Tony Evers* (D)	258	31.3%	13 [+]	1.6%	825	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 9 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);
2018	S1	58%	Leah Vukmir (R)	436	60.3%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	287	39.7%	0	0.0%	723	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Scott Walker* (R)	469	64.4%	Tony Evers (D)	253	34.8%	6 [+]	0.8%	728	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	69%	Ron Johnson* (R)	527	61.8%	Russ Feingold (D)	305	35.8%	21 [+]	2.5%	853	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 21 (2.5%);
2014	G	53%	Scott Walker* (R)	417	63.5%	Mary Burke (D)	237	36.1%	3 [+]	0.5%	657	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	940
Median Value	$261,600

Occupied	656	69.8%
Vacant	284	30.2%

Owned	586	89.3%
Rented	70	10.7%
Median Rent	$1,092

Single-Family Units	857	91.2%
Detached	840	89.4%
Attached	17	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	80	8.5%

Prairie Lake town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prairie Lake town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prairie Lake town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie Lake town, WI