Wheaton town, WI

Chippewa County, WI

2022 population: 2,774 ( 73 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.4 square miles
Population density: 51.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,702	97.40%	5.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.14%	20.0%
Asian:	31	1.12%	65.6%
2+ races:	11	0.40%	57.1%
Hispanic:	26	0.94%	30.0%

Total non-White:	72	2.60%	43.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	129	5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-56	-2.5

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
2,701
2,573	95.26%
6	0.22%
5	0.19%
90	3.33%
7	0.26%
20	0.74%
128	4.74%

2000
2,353
2,289	97.28%
0	0.00%
17	0.72%
23	0.98%
12	0.51%
12	0.51%
64	2.72%

1990
2,279
2,257	99.03%
0	0.00%
9	0.39%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.57%
22	0.97%

1980
2,328
2,306	99.05%
2	0.09%
14	0.60%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.26%
22	0.95%

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

284	12.1
64	2.7

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

32	1.4
42	1.8

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

-49	-2.1
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheaton 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
40.2
684	24.7%
2,090	75.3%
416	15.0%

1,016
2.72

802	78.9%
692	86.3%
23	2.9%
214	21.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
647	24.0%
2,054	76.0%
334	12.4%

1,001
2.69

798	79.7%
710	89.0%
24	3.0%
203	20.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
627	26.6%
1,726	73.4%
222	9.4%

846
2.78

690	81.6%
627	90.9%
27	3.9%
156	18.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
669	29.4%
1,610	70.6%
179	7.9%

772
2.95

654	84.7%
597	91.3%
22	3.4%
118	15.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
871	37.4%
1,457	62.6%
169	7.3%

680
3.42

601	88.4%
555	92.3%
19	3.2%
79	11.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wheaton town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	26	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	33	3.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	110	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	199	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	158	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	89	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	133	13.1%
$200,000 or more	99	9.7%

Median Household Income	98,314
Per Capita Income	42,138

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	69	6.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	53	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,542	87.3%
Unemployed	38	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,580	89.4%
Not in Labor Force	187	10.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	599	548	52.2%
Non-Profit	40	124	24.4%
Self-Employed	102	81	55.7%

Local Government	30	38	44.1%
State Government	13	16	44.8%
Federal Government	14	15	48.3%

Total Private + Self	701	629	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	97	193	33.4%
Total	798	822	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	272	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	387	23.5%
Professional, Technical	296	17.9%
Service Occupations	211	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	1.1%
All others	484	29.3%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	275	16.7%
Manufacturing	275	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	260	15.8%
Educational services	120	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	100	6.1%
Other services	98	5.9%
Wholesale trade	88	5.3%
Finance and insurance	75	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	74	4.5%
Construction	51	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	2.2%
Information	37	2.2%
Public administration	37	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	1.6%
Utilities	13	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	0.68%
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	7	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	20	0.72%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,568	98.8%
Other Asian	21	0.8%
Spanish	10	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,045	37.7%
Norwegian	336	12.1%
Irish	185	6.7%
Polish	131	4.7%
Swedish	120	4.3%
English	115	4.1%
French	78	2.8%
American	59	2.1%
Scandinavian	42	1.5%
Italian	31	1.1%
Czech	28	1.0%
European	28	1.0%
French Canadian	26	0.9%
Finnish	21	0.8%
Scottish	17	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,774	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,761	99.5%
Foreign-born	13	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	0.7%	61	3.2%	543	28.3%	765	39.9%	413	21.5%	123	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	0.7%
9-12 Years	61	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	543	28.3%
Some College	765	39.9%
Bach. Degree	413	21.5%
Grad Degree	123	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +137	R +88	R + 3.3%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +198	R +298	R + 17.6%
D -100
2020 vs. 2008	R +290	R +440	R + 26.8%
D -150

2016 vs. 2008	R +153	R +352	R + 23.5%
D -199
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,011	59.6%	Joe Biden (D)	664	39.2%	21	1.2%	1,696	11	13	0.05%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	874	55.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	615	39.2%	79	5.0%	1,568	9	10	0.05%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	813	50.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	764	47.8%	21	1.3%	1,598	5	4	0.05%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	814	52.2%	John McCain (R)	721	46.3%	23	1.5%	1,558	4	1	0.05%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	813	51.9%	John Kerry (D)	744	47.5%	10	0.6%	1,567	3	1	0.05%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	610	49.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	580	46.8%	49	4.0%	1,239	2	1	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

664

39.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,011

59.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,696

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

615

39.2%

Donald Trump (R)

874

55.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,568

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

764

47.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

813

50.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,598

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

814

52.2%

John McCain (R)

721

46.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,558

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

813

51.9%

John Kerry (D)

744

47.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,567

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Wheaton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

610

49.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

580

46.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,239

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheaton town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Ron Johnson* (R)	883	62.0%	Mandela Barnes (D)	541	38.0%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,425	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	67%	Tim Michels (R)	854	58.6%	Tony Evers* (D)	590	40.5%	13 [+]	0.9%	1,457	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 13 (0.9%);
2018	S1	63%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	683	50.3%	Leah Vukmir (R)	676	49.7%	0	0.0%	1,359	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	64%	Scott Walker* (R)	768	56.2%	Tony Evers (D)	579	42.4%	19 [+]	1.4%	1,366	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 10 (0.7%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 7 (0.5%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	73%	Ron Johnson* (R)	874	56.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	634	40.7%	48 [+]	3.1%	1,556	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 48 (3.1%);
2014	G	60%	Scott Walker* (R)	689	54.7%	Mary Burke (D)	549	43.6%	22 [+]	1.7%	1,260	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 15 (1.2%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%);

*: 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	1,066
Median Value	$253,500

Occupied	1,016	95.3%
Vacant	50	4.7%

Owned	879	86.5%
Rented	137	13.5%
Median Rent	$920

Single-Family Units	1,002	94.0%
Detached	993	93.2%
Attached	9	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	42	3.9%

Wheaton town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheaton town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Wheaton town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheaton town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wheaton town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheaton town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wheaton town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wheaton town, WI