Shields town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 606 ( 52 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.6 square miles
Population density: 23.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	575	94.88%	8.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	0.50%	57.1%
Hispanic:	28	4.62%	154.5%

Total non-White:	31	5.12%	40.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	43	9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	9	2.0

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
554
532	96.03%
4	0.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.26%
11	1.99%
22	3.97%

2000
562
551	98.04%
2	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	1.60%
11	1.96%

1990
513
512	99.81%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.19%
1	0.19%

1980
591
581	98.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	1.69%
10	1.69%

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

-19	-3.4
11	2.0

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

39	7.6
10	1.9

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

-69	-11.7
-9	-1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Shields 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
42.8
106	17.5%
500	82.5%
126	20.8%

235
2.58

166	70.6%
125	75.3%
27	16.3%
69	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
109	19.7%
445	80.3%
95	17.1%

219
2.53

164	74.9%
141	86.0%
0	0.0%
55	25.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
150	26.7%
412	73.3%
58	10.3%

208
2.70

169	81.2%
140	82.8%
6	3.6%
39	18.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
143	27.9%
370	72.1%
48	9.4%

160
3.21

142	88.8%
122	85.9%
1	0.7%
18	11.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
209	35.4%
382	64.6%
38	6.4%

167
3.54

152	91.0%
138	90.8%
5	3.3%
15	9.0%

2022 Housing Data for Shields town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	8.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	4.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	12.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	7.2%
$200,000 or more	22	9.4%

Median Household Income	79,375
Per Capita Income	37,698

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.9%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	3.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	309	76.5%
Unemployed	13	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	322	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	82	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	140	91	60.6%
Non-Profit	2	12	14.3%
Self-Employed	34	34	50.0%

Local Government	7	8	46.7%
State Government	10	2	83.3%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	174	125	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21	24	46.7%
Total	195	149	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	79	23.0%
Professional, Technical	24	7.0%
Service Occupations	35	10.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	2.0%
All others	160	46.5%

White Collar		43.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	108	31.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	11.6%
Construction	31	9.0%
Retail trade	30	8.7%
Finance and insurance	23	6.7%
Other services	21	6.1%
Public administration	17	4.9%
Health care and social assistance	15	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	8	2.3%
Educational services	8	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	7	2.0%
Wholesale trade	5	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	2.15%
Puerto Rican	15	2.48%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	555	96.2%
German, other Germanic	12	2.1%
Spanish	8	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	349	57.6%
Polish	59	9.7%
Irish	45	7.4%
English	30	5.0%
Welsh	25	4.1%
American	19	3.1%
Swiss	18	3.0%
Norwegian	15	2.5%
Dutch	10	1.7%
Italian	10	1.7%
French	9	1.5%
Czech	8	1.3%
Finnish	7	1.2%
Swedish	5	0.8%
Scottish	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	606	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	599	98.8%
Foreign-born	7	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	2.3%	19	4.3%	182	41.1%	181	40.9%	40	9.0%	11	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	2.3%
9-12 Years	19	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	182	41.1%
Some College	181	40.9%
Bach. Degree	40	9.0%
Grad Degree	11	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +28	R +15	D + 0.3%
D +13
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +38	R + 7.0%
D +0
2020 vs. 2008	R +75	R +86	R + 20.1%
D -11

2016 vs. 2008	R +47	R +71	R + 20.4%
D -24
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	256	68.4%	Joe Biden (D)	112	29.9%	6	1.6%	374	20	22	0.01%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	228	66.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	99	28.7%	18	5.2%	345	19	20	0.01%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	218	65.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	112	33.5%	4	1.2%	334	19	18	0.01%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	181	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	123	39.4%	8	2.6%	312	16	12	0.01%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	202	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	109	34.5%	5	1.6%	316	15	13	0.01%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	195	66.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	80	27.2%	19	6.5%	294	19	18	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

112

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

256

68.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

228

66.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

345

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

112

33.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

218

65.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

334

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

123

39.4%

John McCain (R)

181

58.0%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

312

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

202

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

109

34.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

316

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Shields town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

195

66.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

294

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shields town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	Ron Johnson* (R)	226	73.4%	Mandela Barnes (D)	82	26.6%	0	0.0%	308	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	63%	Tim Michels (R)	217	70.5%	Tony Evers* (D)	88	28.6%	3 [+]	1.0%	308	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 3 (1.0%);
2018	S1	61%	Leah Vukmir (R)	181	61.6%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	113	38.4%	0	0.0%	294	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	62%	Scott Walker* (R)	210	70.0%	Tony Evers (D)	84	28.0%	6 [+]	2.0%	300	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 3 (1.0%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.7%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	73%	Ron Johnson* (R)	236	68.4%	Russ Feingold (D)	103	29.9%	6 [+]	1.7%	345	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 6 (1.7%);
2014	G	65%	Scott Walker* (R)	211	70.6%	Mary Burke (D)	87	29.1%	1 [+]	0.3%	299	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	248
Median Value	$287,100

Occupied	235	94.8%
Vacant	13	5.2%

Owned	187	79.6%
Rented	48	20.4%
Median Rent	$800

Single-Family Units	238	96.0%
Detached	237	95.6%
Attached	1	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	0.4%

Shields town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shields town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Shields town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shields town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shields town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shields town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shields town, WI