Sylvester town, WI

2022 population: 961 ( 43 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 27.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	931	96.88%	5.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	6	0.62%	100.0%
2+ races:	19	1.98%	171.4%
Hispanic:	5	0.52%	25.0%

Total non-White:	30	3.12%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	1.2

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
1,004
984	98.01%
6	0.60%
0	0.00%
3	0.30%
7	0.70%
4	0.40%
20	1.99%

2000
736
731	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.54%
0	0.00%
1	0.14%
5	0.68%

1990
746
717	96.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
29	3.89%

1980
770
761	98.83%
2	0.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.91%
9	1.17%

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

253	34.4
15	2.0

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

14	1.9
-24	-3.2

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

-44	-5.7
20	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvester 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
50.4
215	22.4%
746	77.6%
179	18.6%

347
2.77

297	85.6%
269	90.6%
4	1.3%
50	14.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
276	27.5%
728	72.5%
127	12.6%

364
2.76

298	81.9%
272	91.3%
12	4.0%
66	18.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
207	28.1%
529	71.9%
76	10.3%

274
2.69

225	82.1%
212	94.2%
4	1.8%
49	17.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
200	26.8%
546	73.2%
63	8.4%

238
3.13

218	91.6%
202	92.7%
1	0.5%
20	8.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
280	36.4%
490	63.6%
29	3.8%

223
3.45

200	89.7%
190	95.0%
4	2.0%
23	10.3%

2022 Housing Data for Sylvester town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	26	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	65	18.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	40	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	10.1%
$200,000 or more	78	22.5%

Median Household Income	105,972
Per Capita Income	67,168

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	1.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	0.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	486	80.1%
Unemployed	15	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	501	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	106	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	162	120	57.4%
Non-Profit	19	48	28.4%
Self-Employed	96	32	75.0%

Local Government	12	26	31.6%
State Government	4	8	33.3%
Federal Government	3	4	42.9%

Total Private + Self	258	152	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38	86	30.6%
Total	296	238	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	103	19.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	112	21.0%
Professional, Technical	122	22.8%
Service Occupations	65	12.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	2.1%
All others	132	24.7%

White Collar		63.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	123	23.0%
Manufacturing	80	15.0%
Retail trade	54	10.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	6.6%
Wholesale trade	35	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	24	4.5%
Other services	24	4.5%
Construction	21	3.9%
Educational services	20	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	3.4%
Public administration	16	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	15	2.8%
Finance and insurance	11	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.3%
Information	3	0.6%
Utilities	2	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.52%
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	%
Vietnamese	6	0.62%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	894	97.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	1.6%
Other Indo-European	4	0.4%
German, other Germanic	3	0.3%
Other	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	425	44.2%
Swiss	158	16.4%
Norwegian	107	11.1%
English	80	8.3%
Irish	77	8.0%
American	42	4.4%
Polish	30	3.1%
Swedish	28	2.9%
Italian	22	2.3%
Danish	16	1.7%
European	8	0.8%
Portuguese	8	0.8%
Dutch	7	0.7%
British	6	0.6%
Romanian	6	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	960	99.9%
Not a citizen	1	0.1%

Native	956	99.5%
Foreign-born	5	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	1.0%	9	1.3%	233	32.9%	225	31.8%	114	16.1%	120	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	1.0%
9-12 Years	9	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	233	32.9%
Some College	225	31.8%
Bach. Degree	114	16.1%
Grad Degree	120	16.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	R +31	R + 1.7%
D +45
2020 vs. 2012	R +65	R +61	R + 8.3%
D +4
2020 vs. 2008	R +141	R +152	R + 24.4%
D -11

2016 vs. 2008	R +65	R +121	R + 22.6%
D -56
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Donald Trump* (R)	388	57.6%	Joe Biden (D)	270	40.1%	16	2.4%	674	9	11	0.02%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	312	55.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	225	39.7%	30	5.3%	567	8	9	0.02%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	323	54.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	266	45.0%	2	0.3%	591	9	7	0.02%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	281	52.6%	John McCain (R)	247	46.3%	6	1.1%	534	4	1	0.02%
2004	87%	George W. Bush* (R)	296	56.0%	John Kerry (D)	230	43.5%	3	0.6%	529	7	5	0.02%
2000	82%	George W. Bush (R)	228	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	194	44.9%	10	2.3%	432	5	5	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

270

40.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

388

57.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

674

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

225

39.7%

Donald Trump (R)

312

55.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

567

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

266

45.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

323

54.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

281

52.6%

John McCain (R)

247

46.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

534

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

296

56.0%

John Kerry (D)

230

43.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

529

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Sylvester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

228

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

194

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

432

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvester town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	355	61.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	225	38.7%	1 [+]	0.2%	581	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	78%	Tim Michels (R)	330	56.4%	Tony Evers* (D)	247	42.2%	8 [+]	1.4%	585	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 8 (1.4%);
2018	S1	70%	Leah Vukmir (R)	273	52.1%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	251	47.9%	0	0.0%	524	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	71%	Scott Walker* (R)	309	58.7%	Tony Evers (D)	204	38.8%	13 [+]	2.5%	526	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (1.0%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 4 (0.8%); Michael White (Green) 4 (0.8%);
2016	S3	77%	Ron Johnson* (R)	297	52.3%	Russ Feingold (D)	253	44.5%	18 [+]	3.2%	568	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 18 (3.2%);
2014	G	66%	Scott Walker* (R)	290	59.7%	Mary Burke (D)	190	39.1%	6 [+]	1.2%	486	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 3 (0.6%);

*: 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	365
Median Value	$326,400

Occupied	347	95.1%
Vacant	18	4.9%

Owned	315	90.8%
Rented	32	9.2%
Median Rent	$1,063

Single-Family Units	365	100.0%
Detached	363	99.5%
Attached	2	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Sylvester town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvester town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Sylvester town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sylvester town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sylvester town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sylvester town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvester town, WI