West Point town, WI

Columbia County, WI

2022 population: 2,044 ( 89 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.7 square miles
Population density: 71.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,950	95.40%	3.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	6	0.29%	0.0%
Asian:	18	0.88%	100.0%
2+ races:	25	1.22%	78.6%
Hispanic:	45	2.20%	50.0%

Total non-White:	94	4.60%	49.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	31	1.9

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
1,955
1,892	96.78%
3	0.15%
6	0.31%
9	0.46%
14	0.72%
30	1.53%
63	3.22%

2000
1,650
1,614	97.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
20	1.21%
16	0.97%
0	0.00%
36	2.18%

1990
1,329
1,317	99.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
n/a
10	0.75%
12	0.90%

1980
1,122
1,109	98.84%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
n/a
11	0.98%
13	1.16%

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

278	16.8
27	1.6

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

297	22.3
24	1.8

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

208	18.5
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for West Point 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
53.3
341	16.7%
1,703	83.3%
492	24.1%

926
2.21

743	80.2%
678	91.3%
23	3.1%
183	19.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.9
450	23.0%
1,505	77.0%
299	15.3%

762
2.57

578	75.9%
530	91.7%
10	1.7%
184	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.7
389	23.6%
1,261	76.4%
221	13.4%

657
2.51

489	74.4%
465	95.1%
13	2.7%
168	25.6%

1990
Number	Percent
40.4
273	20.5%
1,056	79.5%
231	17.4%

522
2.55

409	78.4%
370	90.5%
9	2.2%
113	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
37.8
291	25.9%
831	74.1%
172	15.3%

404
2.78

338	83.7%
322	95.3%
5	1.5%
66	16.3%

2022 Housing Data for West Point town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	87	9.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	46	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	30	3.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	116	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	92	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	124	13.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	143	15.4%
$200,000 or more	166	17.9%

Median Household Income	112,500
Per Capita Income	64,597

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	2.7%
Public Assistance	17	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	939	76.1%
Unemployed	8	0.6%
In Armed Forces	5	0.4%

Total Labor Force	952	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	282	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	356	313	53.2%
Non-Profit	43	54	44.3%
Self-Employed	70	44	61.4%

Local Government	17	53	24.3%
State Government	8	35	18.6%
Federal Government	8	11	42.1%

Total Private + Self	426	357	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	76	153	33.2%
Total	502	510	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	254	24.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	194	19.0%
Professional, Technical	253	24.8%
Service Occupations	130	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.3%
All others	191	18.7%

White Collar		68.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	202	19.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	110	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	88	8.6%
Retail trade	80	7.8%
Educational services	77	7.5%
Finance and insurance	73	7.1%
Manufacturing	66	6.5%
Construction	50	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	46	4.5%
Information	41	4.0%
Public administration	41	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	3.3%
Utilities	31	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	2.5%
Other services	20	2.0%
Wholesale trade	17	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	33	1.61%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	5	0.24%
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	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	18	0.88%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,925	98.3%
Spanish	17	0.9%
German, other Germanic	6	0.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	980	47.9%
Irish	327	16.0%
Norwegian	296	14.5%
English	166	8.1%
Polish	116	5.7%
European	92	4.5%
American	66	3.2%
Swiss	61	3.0%
Belgian	55	2.7%
Italian	55	2.7%
French	49	2.4%
Dutch	36	1.8%
Danish	22	1.1%
Scandinavian	19	0.9%
Czech	17	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,038	99.7%
Not a citizen	6	0.3%

Native	2,020	98.8%
Foreign-born	24	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.3%	14	0.9%	437	27.5%	425	26.7%	408	25.6%	302	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.3%
9-12 Years	14	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	437	27.5%
Some College	425	26.7%
Bach. Degree	408	25.6%
Grad Degree	302	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +113	D +36	D + 1.1%
D +149
2020 vs. 2012	R +109	R +10	R + 2.2%
D +99
2020 vs. 2008	R +166	R +41	R + 5.6%
D +125

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +77	R + 6.8%
D -24
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	92%	Joe Biden (D)	794	53.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	669	45.2%	17	1.1%	1,480	-4	-2	0.04%
2016	81%	Hillary Clinton (D)	645	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	556	43.5%	76	6.0%	1,277	-4	-2	0.04%
2012	83%	Barack Obama* (D)	695	54.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	560	44.2%	11	0.9%	1,266	-2	-3	0.04%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	669	56.3%	John McCain (R)	503	42.3%	16	1.3%	1,188	0	-3	0.04%
2004	85%	John Kerry (D)	578	50.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	566	49.0%	10	0.9%	1,154	0	-2	0.04%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	484	50.7%	George W. Bush (R)	436	45.7%	34	3.6%	954	-2	-2	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

794

53.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

669

45.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,480

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

645

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

556

43.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,277

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

695

54.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

560

44.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,266

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

669

56.3%

John McCain (R)

503

42.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,188

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

566

49.0%

John Kerry (D)

578

50.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,154

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, West Point town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

436

45.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

484

50.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

954

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Point town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	79%	Mandela Barnes (D)	670	52.6%	Ron Johnson* (R)	602	47.3%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,274	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	79%	Tony Evers* (D)	710	55.4%	Tim Michels (R)	559	43.6%	13 [+]	1.0%	1,282	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 11 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S1	76%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	704	58.3%	Leah Vukmir (R)	504	41.7%	0	0.0%	1,208	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	76%	Tony Evers (D)	653	53.9%	Scott Walker* (R)	547	45.1%	12 [+]	1.0%	1,212	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%); Michael White (Green) 3 (0.2%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.2%);
2016	S3	81%	Russ Feingold (D)	669	52.6%	Ron Johnson* (R)	576	45.3%	27 [+]	2.1%	1,272	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 26 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	69%	Mary Burke (D)	541	50.4%	Scott Walker* (R)	525	48.9%	8 [+]	0.7%	1,074	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,169
Median Value	$436,300

Occupied	926	79.2%
Vacant	243	20.8%

Owned	836	90.3%
Rented	90	9.7%
Median Rent	$1,347

Single-Family Units	1,018	87.1%
Detached	934	79.9%
Attached	84	7.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	2.1%
Mobile Homes	114	9.8%

West Point town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Point town, WI

2022 Housing Data for West Point town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Point town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Point town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Point town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Point town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Point town, WI