Wheelock town, VT

Caledonia County, VT

2022 population: 708 ( 103 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.5 square miles
Population density: 17.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	695	98.16%	10.7%
Black:	5	0.71%	0.0%
Indian:	3	0.42%	40.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.56%	66.7%
Hispanic:	1	0.14%	75.0%

Total non-White:	13	1.84%	60.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-83	-12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-20	-3.0

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
811
778	95.93%
0	0.00%
5	0.62%
2	0.25%
12	1.48%
4	0.49%
33	4.07%

2000
640
612	95.62%
0	0.00%
2	0.31%
0	0.00%
7	1.09%
0	0.00%
28	4.38%

1990
481
459	95.43%
5	1.04%
9	1.87%
2	0.42%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	4.57%

1980
447
444	99.33%
3	0.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.67%

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

166	25.9
5	0.8

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

153	31.8
6	1.2

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

15	3.4
19	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheelock town, VT

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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
52.3
91	12.9%
617	87.1%
203	28.7%

312
2.22

203	65.1%
163	80.3%
16	7.9%
109	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
208	25.6%
603	74.4%
125	15.4%

322
2.43

213	66.1%
173	81.2%
19	8.9%
109	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
172	26.9%
468	73.1%
60	9.4%

247
2.59

203	82.2%
169	83.3%
12	5.9%
44	17.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
130	27.0%
351	73.0%
47	9.8%

172
2.80

139	80.8%
131	94.2%
4	2.9%
33	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
181	40.5%
266	59.5%
20	4.5%

133
3.36

103	77.4%
93	90.3%
5	4.9%
30	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wheelock town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	8.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	8.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	9.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	31	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	13.5%
$200,000 or more	27	8.7%

Median Household Income	64,167
Per Capita Income	37,944

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	11.9%
Public Assistance	11	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	36	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	327	74.1%
Unemployed	2	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	329	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	112	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	147	69	68.1%
Non-Profit	26	55	32.1%
Self-Employed	37	17	68.5%

Local Government	6	15	28.6%
State Government	8	5	61.5%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	184	86	68.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	78	33.9%
Total	224	164	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	8.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	62	16.0%
Professional, Technical	109	28.1%
Service Occupations	59	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	2.3%
All others	126	32.5%

White Collar		52.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	72	18.6%
Retail trade	62	16.0%
Manufacturing	35	9.0%
Wholesale trade	32	8.2%
Educational services	31	8.0%
Other services	26	6.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	5.9%
Construction	22	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	19	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	3.6%
Public administration	13	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	12	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	2.6%
Finance and insurance	6	1.5%

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	1	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	1	0.14%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	681	97.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	1.0%
Spanish	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	206	29.1%
Irish	93	13.1%
American	82	11.6%
German	75	10.6%
Scottish	72	10.2%
Italian	58	8.2%
French Canadian	55	7.8%
French	39	5.5%
European	30	4.2%
Swedish	15	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	14	2.0%
Scandinavian	9	1.3%
Polish	7	1.0%
Russian	7	1.0%
Ukrainian	7	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	695	98.2%
Not a citizen	13	1.8%

Native	687	97.0%
Foreign-born	21	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	1.2%	31	5.4%	205	36.0%	145	25.5%	113	19.9%	68	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	1.2%
9-12 Years	31	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	205	36.0%
Some College	145	25.5%
Bach. Degree	113	19.9%
Grad Degree	68	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	D +55	D + 14.0%
D +80
2020 vs. 2012	R +68	R +29	R + 11.5%
D +39
2020 vs. 2008	R +63	R +48	R + 15.2%
D +15

2016 vs. 2008	R +38	R +103	R + 29.2%
D -65
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Joe Biden (D)	236	52.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	200	44.2%	16	3.5%	452	14	-3	0.12%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	175	44.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	156	39.6%	63	16.0%	394	14	-1	0.13%
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	197	57.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	132	38.8%	11	3.2%	340	8	-8	0.11%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	221	59.4%	John McCain (R)	137	36.8%	14	3.8%	372	6	-9	0.11%
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	151	48.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	149	47.8%	12	3.8%	312	9	-3	0.10%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	155	53.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	111	38.0%	26	8.9%	292	12	5	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

236

52.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

200

44.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

452

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

156

39.6%

Donald Trump (R)

175

44.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

12.7%

TOTAL

394

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

197

57.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

132

38.8%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

340

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

221

59.4%

John McCain (R)

137

36.8%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

372

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

149

47.8%

John Kerry (D)

151

48.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

312

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Wheelock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

155

53.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

111

38.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

292

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheelock town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Peter Welch (D)	225	60.5%	Gerald Malloy (R)	137	36.8%	10 [+]	2.7%	372	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mark Coester (I) 3 (0.8%); Cris Ericson (I) 2 (0.5%); Dawn Ellis (I) 2 (0.5%); Stephen Duke (I) 2 (0.5%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	64%	Phil Scott* (R)	247	67.7%	Brenda Siegel (D)	81	22.2%	37 [+]	10.1%	365	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 17 (4.7%); Bernard Peters (I) 10 (2.7%); Peter Duval (I) 8 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.5%);
2020	G	79%	Phil Scott* (R)	301	67.3%	David Zuckerman (D)	112	25.1%	34 [+]	7.6%	447	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 34 (7.6%);
2018	S1	57%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	188	57.1%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	131	39.8%	10 [+]	3.0%	329	15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 7 (2.1%); Brad Peacock (I) 2 (0.6%); Russell Beste (I) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	57%	Phil Scott* (R)	191	58.4%	Christine Hallquist (D)	125	38.2%	11 [+]	3.4%	327	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 9 (2.8%); Trevor Barlow (I) 1 (0.3%); Charles Laramie (I) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	68%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	201	51.1%	Scott Milne (R)	160	40.7%	32 [+]	8.1%	393	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 16 (4.1%); Jerry Trudell (I) 12 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.0%);
2016	G	68%	Phil Scott (R)	256	64.5%	Sue Minter (D)	126	31.7%	15 [+]	3.8%	397	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 12 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.8%);
2014	G	37%	Scott Milne (R)	129	59.4%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	64	29.5%	24 [+]	11.1%	217	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 9 (4.1%); Emily Peyton (I) 5 (2.3%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (1.4%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 3 (1.4%); Bernard Peters (I) 3 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	409
Median Value	$174,300

Occupied	312	76.3%
Vacant	97	23.7%

Owned	268	85.9%
Rented	44	14.1%
Median Rent	$1,038

Single-Family Units	338	82.6%
Detached	331	80.9%
Attached	7	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	62	15.2%

Wheelock town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheelock town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Wheelock town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheelock town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wheelock town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheelock town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wheelock town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheelock town, VT