Fern town, WI

2022 population: 193 ( 34 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.6 square miles
Population density: 5.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	190	98.45%	20.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	1.55%	0.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.55%	200.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	32	24.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	1.5

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
159
158	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.63%

2000
158
158	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
112
91	81.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	18.75%

1980
115
115	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

0	0.0
1	0.6

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

67	59.8
-21	-18.8

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

-24	-20.9
21	18.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fern 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
63.9
15	7.8%
178	92.2%
96	49.7%

83
2.33

61	73.5%
60	98.4%
1	1.6%
22	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
30	18.9%
129	81.1%
30	18.9%

73
2.18

52	71.2%
44	84.6%
1	1.9%
21	28.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
49	31.0%
109	69.0%
27	17.1%

67
2.36

43	64.2%
36	83.7%
7	16.3%
24	35.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
24	21.4%
88	78.6%
24	21.4%

36
3.11

25	69.4%
23	92.0%
0	0.0%
11	30.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
38	33.0%
77	67.0%
17	14.8%

46
2.50

31	67.4%
26	83.9%
2	6.5%
15	32.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fern town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	12.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	32	38.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	14.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	3.6%
$200,000 or more	2	2.4%

Median Household Income	78,125
Per Capita Income	45,774

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	2.4%
Public Assistance	1	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	27.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	57	70.4%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	57	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	24	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18	21	46.2%
Non-Profit	2	5	28.6%
Self-Employed	7	0	100.0%

Local Government	1	7	12.5%
State Government	1	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	25	21	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	14	22.2%
Total	29	35	45.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14	21.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	15	23.4%
Professional, Technical	11	17.2%
Service Occupations	5	7.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	1.6%
All others	19	29.7%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	16	25.0%
Health care and social assistance	7	10.9%
Finance and insurance	7	10.9%
Public administration	5	7.8%
Construction	5	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	6.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4	6.2%
Retail trade	3	4.7%
Information	2	3.1%
Educational services	2	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.6%
Other services	1	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	1.04%
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	0.52%
Argentinean	1	0.52%
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	180	96.8%
Spanish	4	2.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	98	50.8%
Polish	50	25.9%
American	14	7.3%
Dutch	13	6.7%
Scottish	13	6.7%
Irish	8	4.1%
English	7	3.6%
Italian	6	3.1%
Belgian	4	2.1%
French	4	2.1%
French Canadian	4	2.1%
Norwegian	4	2.1%
Danish	2	1.0%
European	2	1.0%
Finnish	2	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	193	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	190	98.4%
Foreign-born	3	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
46	26.4%	5	2.9%	33	19.0%	58	33.3%	25	14.4%	7	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	46	26.4%
9-12 Years	5	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	33	19.0%
Some College	58	33.3%
Bach. Degree	25	14.4%
Grad Degree	7	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7	R +6	R + 0.9%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +26	R +40	R + 28.9%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +41	R +63	R + 48.4%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +57	R + 47.5%
D -23
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	101	80.2%	Joe Biden (D)	24	19.0%	1	0.8%	126	31	33	0.00%
2016	86%	Donald Trump (R)	94	74.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	23	18.3%	9	7.1%	126	27	29	0.00%
2012	85%	Mitt Romney (R)	75	65.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	38	33.0%	2	1.7%	115	19	18	0.00%
2008	86%	John McCain (R)	60	55.6%	Barack Obama (D)	46	42.6%	2	1.9%	108	13	10	0.00%
2004	104%	George W. Bush* (R)	77	63.1%	John Kerry (D)	42	34.4%	3	2.5%	122	14	12	0.00%
2000	85%	George W. Bush (R)	66	71.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	24	25.8%	3	3.2%	93	23	23	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

101

80.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

126

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.3%

Donald Trump (R)

74.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

126

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

65.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

42.6%

John McCain (R)

55.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

63.1%

John Kerry (D)

34.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 104%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Fern town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

71.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fern town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	74%	Ron Johnson* (R)	100	84.7%	Mandela Barnes (D)	18	15.3%	0	0.0%	118	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	75%	Tim Michels (R)	97	81.5%	Tony Evers* (D)	21	17.6%	1 [+]	0.8%	119	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S1	74%	Leah Vukmir (R)	81	71.7%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	32	28.3%	0	0.0%	113	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	74%	Scott Walker* (R)	84	73.7%	Tony Evers (D)	26	22.8%	4 [+]	3.5%	114	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 3 (2.6%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2016	S3	83%	Ron Johnson* (R)	87	70.7%	Russ Feingold (D)	34	27.6%	2 [+]	1.6%	123	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%);
2014	G	69%	Scott Walker* (R)	66	68.0%	Mary Burke (D)	31	32.0%	0	0.0%	97	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: 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	317
Median Value	$237,500

Occupied	83	26.2%
Vacant	234	73.8%

Owned	79	95.2%
Rented	4	4.8%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	306	96.5%
Detached	306	96.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	3.5%

Fern town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fern town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Fern town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fern town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fern town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fern town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fern town, WI