Highland town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 500 ( 189 from 2010 )
Land area: 76.2 square miles
Population density: 6.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	481	96.20%	57.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	6	1.20%	200.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	11	2.20%	266.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	19	3.80%	216.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	176	68.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	13	5.1

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
311
305	98.07%
0	0.00%
2	0.64%
1	0.32%
3	0.96%
0	0.00%
6	1.93%

2000
232
228	98.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%
2	0.86%
0	0.00%
4	1.72%

1990
249
249	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
187
187	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

77	33.2
2	0.9

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

-21	-8.4
4	1.6

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

62	33.2
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland 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
49.0
99	19.8%
401	80.2%
130	26.0%

217
2.30

154	71.0%
126	81.8%
14	9.1%
63	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
51.5
54	17.4%
257	82.6%
67	21.5%

139
2.24

98	70.5%
86	87.8%
3	3.1%
41	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
56.5
29	12.5%
203	87.5%
80	34.5%

114
2.04

87	76.3%
79	90.8%
0	0.0%
27	23.7%

1990
Number	Percent
72.5
117	47.0%
132	53.0%
87	34.9%

181
1.38

132	72.9%
118	89.4%
8	6.1%
49	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
45.3
43	23.0%
144	77.0%
37	19.8%

77
2.43

53	68.8%
48	90.6%
3	5.7%
24	31.2%

2022 Housing Data for Highland town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	7.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	26	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	15.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	28	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	29	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	24	11.1%
$200,000 or more	3	1.4%

Median Household Income	71,705
Per Capita Income	36,739

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.9%
Public Assistance	2	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	6.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	186	67.9%
Unemployed	6	2.2%
In Armed Forces	8	2.9%

Total Labor Force	200	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	74	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64	45	58.7%
Non-Profit	3	33	8.3%
Self-Employed	24	2	92.3%

Local Government	12	7	63.2%
State Government	14	8	63.6%
Federal Government	2	1	66.7%

Total Private + Self	88	47	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31	49	38.8%
Total	119	96	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	20.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48	22.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	30	14.0%
Professional, Technical	36	16.7%
Service Occupations	31	14.4%
All others	70	32.6%

White Collar		53.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	37	17.2%
Manufacturing	32	14.9%
Other services	24	11.2%
Educational services	22	10.2%
Health care and social assistance	17	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	14	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	13	6.0%
Retail trade	12	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	4.2%
Public administration	8	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	1.9%
Information	4	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.4%
Utilities	2	0.9%
Wholesale trade	2	0.9%
Finance and insurance	1	0.5%

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	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	439	95.0%
Spanish	9	1.9%
Other	6	1.3%
German, other Germanic	5	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	167	33.4%
Norwegian	85	17.0%
Polish	54	10.8%
Finnish	53	10.6%
Swedish	46	9.2%
Irish	40	8.0%
American	37	7.4%
Italian	22	4.4%
English	16	3.2%
Danish	15	3.0%
French	12	2.4%
Belgian	8	1.6%
Czechoslovakian	8	1.6%
Russian	5	1.0%
Czech	4	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	500	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	499	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.6%	18	5.0%	88	24.3%	140	38.7%	63	17.4%	51	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.6%
9-12 Years	18	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	88	24.3%
Some College	140	38.7%
Bach. Degree	63	17.4%
Grad Degree	51	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +15	D +13	D + 5.9%
D +28
2020 vs. 2012	R +30	R +6	R + 4.0%
D +24
2020 vs. 2008	R +35	R +19	R + 10.7%
D +16

2016 vs. 2008	R +20	R +32	R + 16.5%
D -12
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	125	50.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	118	47.2%	7	2.8%	250	-2	0	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	103	47.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	97	45.1%	15	7.0%	215	1	2	0.01%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	101	52.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	88	45.8%	3	1.6%	192	0	-1	0.01%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	109	56.5%	John McCain (R)	83	43.0%	1	0.5%	193	1	-3	0.01%
2004	86%	John Kerry (D)	103	53.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	90	46.4%	1	0.5%	194	-3	-4	0.01%
2000	83%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	95	56.2%	George W. Bush (R)	68	40.2%	6	3.6%	169	-7	-8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

125

50.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

118

47.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

250

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

45.1%

Donald Trump (R)

103

47.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

215

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

101

52.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

45.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

192

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

109

56.5%

John McCain (R)

43.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

46.4%

John Kerry (D)

103

53.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Highland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

40.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

56.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

169

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mandela Barnes (D)	102	52.8%	Ron Johnson* (R)	91	47.2%	0	0.0%	193	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	49%	Tony Evers* (D)	104	53.3%	Tim Michels (R)	87	44.6%	4 [+]	2.1%	195	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 4 (2.1%);
2018	S1	50%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	105	56.8%	Leah Vukmir (R)	80	43.2%	0	0.0%	185	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Tony Evers (D)	105	57.7%	Scott Walker* (R)	77	42.3%	0	0.0%	182	-6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	61%	Ron Johnson* (R)	109	51.9%	Russ Feingold (D)	96	45.7%	5 [+]	2.4%	210	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (2.4%);
2014	G	47%	Mary Burke (D)	74	49.7%	Scott Walker* (R)	71	47.7%	4 [+]	2.7%	149	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (1.3%);

*: 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	336
Median Value	$230,700

Occupied	217	64.6%
Vacant	119	35.4%

Owned	209	96.3%
Rented	8	3.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	311	92.6%
Detached	310	92.3%
Attached	1	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	1.5%
Mobile Homes	20	6.0%

Highland town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Highland town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highland town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highland town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highland town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland town, WI