Forest town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,322 ( 242 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 37.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,307	98.87%	23.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.30%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.08%	80.0%
Hispanic:	10	0.76%	0.0%

Total non-White:	15	1.13%	31.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	249	27.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-0.8

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
1,080
1,058	97.96%
1	0.09%
2	0.19%
2	0.19%
5	0.46%
10	0.93%
22	2.04%

2000
1,133
1,122	99.03%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
9	0.79%
11	0.97%

1990
1,094
1,094	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,098
1,086	98.91%
12	1.09%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.09%

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

-64	-5.6
11	1.0

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

28	2.6
11	1.0

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

8	0.7
-12	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest 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
47.9
318	24.1%
1,004	75.9%
393	29.7%

546
2.42

466	85.3%
436	93.6%
10	2.1%
80	14.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
246	22.8%
834	77.2%
146	13.5%

404
2.67

317	78.5%
280	88.3%
6	1.9%
87	21.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
316	27.9%
817	72.1%
136	12.0%

397
2.85

311	78.3%
284	91.3%
4	1.3%
86	21.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
335	30.6%
759	69.4%
102	9.3%

347
3.15

298	85.9%
274	91.9%
4	1.3%
49	14.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
372	33.9%
726	66.1%
95	8.7%

322
3.41

285	88.5%
278	97.5%
3	1.1%
37	11.5%

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	14	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	44	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	66	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	201	36.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	5.3%
$200,000 or more	40	7.3%

Median Household Income	105,479
Per Capita Income	38,684

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	0.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	0.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	536	83.1%
Unemployed	27	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	563	87.3%
Not in Labor Force	82	12.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	212	177	54.5%
Non-Profit	3	29	9.4%
Self-Employed	44	39	53.0%

Local Government	18	22	45.0%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	256	216	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	51	32.0%
Total	280	267	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	116	20.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	60	10.8%
Professional, Technical	155	27.9%
Service Occupations	72	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	3.8%
All others	152	27.4%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	110	19.8%
Health care and social assistance	78	14.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	13.3%
Construction	59	10.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	7.0%
Educational services	34	6.1%
Retail trade	32	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	21	3.8%
Finance and insurance	20	3.6%
Public administration	18	3.2%
Wholesale trade	13	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	11	2.0%
Other services	9	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	1.6%
Utilities	4	0.7%
Management	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	10	0.76%
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	%
Thai	3	0.23%
Chinese	1	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,216	98.9%
German, other Germanic	9	0.7%
Spanish	5	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	893	67.5%
Italian	160	12.1%
Irish	120	9.1%
American	89	6.7%
Polish	41	3.1%
French	36	2.7%
Norwegian	32	2.4%
Dutch	17	1.3%
English	11	0.8%
Hungarian	6	0.5%
Czech	5	0.4%
French Canadian	5	0.4%
Finnish	4	0.3%
Austrian	3	0.2%
Belgian	3	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,322	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,315	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.0%	19	2.0%	408	43.6%	316	33.8%	132	14.1%	52	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.0%
9-12 Years	19	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	408	43.6%
Some College	316	33.8%
Bach. Degree	132	14.1%
Grad Degree	52	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +42	R + 2.7%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +54	R +77	R + 9.3%
D -23
2020 vs. 2008	R +107	R +183	R + 25.8%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +64	R +141	R + 23.2%
D -77
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	528	78.0%	Joe Biden (D)	142	21.0%	7	1.0%	677	29	31	0.02%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	485	72.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	141	21.0%	44	6.6%	670	25	26	0.02%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	474	73.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	165	25.6%	6	0.9%	645	28	26	0.02%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	421	65.2%	Barack Obama (D)	218	33.7%	7	1.1%	646	23	20	0.02%
2004	88%	George W. Bush* (R)	553	76.6%	John Kerry (D)	165	22.9%	4	0.6%	722	27	26	0.02%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	437	73.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	137	23.0%	21	3.5%	595	26	26	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

142

21.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

528

78.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

677

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

141

21.0%

Donald Trump (R)

485

72.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

670

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

165

25.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

474

73.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

645

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

218

33.7%

John McCain (R)

421

65.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

646

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

553

76.6%

John Kerry (D)

165

22.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

TOTAL

722

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2000 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

437

73.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

137

23.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

595

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Ron Johnson* (R)	487	82.4%	Mandela Barnes (D)	104	17.6%	0	0.0%	591	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	57%	Tim Michels (R)	477	80.0%	Tony Evers* (D)	114	19.1%	5 [+]	0.8%	596	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 5 (0.8%);
2018	S1	57%	Leah Vukmir (R)	422	73.4%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	153	26.6%	0	0.0%	575	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Scott Walker* (R)	437	74.8%	Tony Evers (D)	139	23.8%	8 [+]	1.4%	584	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2016	S3	70%	Ron Johnson* (R)	518	77.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	141	21.0%	12 [+]	1.8%	671	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%);
2014	G	64%	Scott Walker* (R)	441	74.9%	Mary Burke (D)	145	24.6%	3 [+]	0.5%	589	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 3 (0.5%);

*: 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	575
Median Value	$229,600

Occupied	546	95.0%
Vacant	29	5.0%

Owned	518	94.9%
Rented	28	5.1%
Median Rent	$1,042

Single-Family Units	560	97.4%
Detached	560	97.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	12	2.1%

Forest town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest town, WI