Birch town, WI

Lincoln County, WI

2022 population: 717 ( 123 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 20.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	596	83.12%	29.8%
Black:	52	7.25%	32.5%
Indian:	2	0.28%	60.0%
Asian:	3	0.42%	0.0%
2+ races:	24	3.35%	20.0%
Hispanic:	40	5.58%	42.9%

Total non-White:	121	16.88%	10.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	137	28.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-2.9

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
594
459	77.27%
77	12.96%
5	0.84%
3	0.51%
20	3.37%
28	4.71%
135	22.73%

2000
787
583	74.08%
83	10.55%
6	0.76%
31	3.94%
37	4.70%
47	5.97%
204	25.92%

1990
714
621	86.97%
37	5.18%
16	2.24%
0	0.00%
n/a
40	5.60%
93	13.03%

1980
699
640	91.56%
19	2.72%
34	4.86%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.86%
59	8.44%

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

-124	-15.8
-69	-8.8

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

-38	-5.3
111	15.5

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

-19	-2.7
34	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Birch 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
39.8
221	30.8%
496	69.2%
98	13.7%

251
2.38

179	71.3%
157	87.7%
1	0.6%
72	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.8
222	37.4%
372	62.6%
68	11.4%

189
2.29

134	70.9%
119	88.8%
3	2.2%
55	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
18.0
429	54.5%
358	45.5%
42	5.3%

189
2.50

142	75.1%
124	87.3%
5	3.5%
47	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
18.0
394	55.2%
320	44.8%
38	5.3%

155
2.86

125	80.6%
116	92.8%
2	1.6%
30	19.4%

1980
Number	Percent
18.0
395	56.5%
304	43.5%
63	9.0%

154
2.64

117	76.0%
101	86.3%
0	0.0%
37	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Birch town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	7.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	38	15.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	32	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	42	16.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	38	15.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	1.6%
$200,000 or more	7	2.8%

Median Household Income	74,219
Per Capita Income	29,047

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	4.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	282	60.3%
Unemployed	24	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	306	65.4%
Not in Labor Force	162	34.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	101	100	50.2%
Non-Profit	1	25	3.8%
Self-Employed	16	4	80.0%

Local Government	17	30	36.2%
State Government	4	3	57.1%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	117	104	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	58	27.5%
Total	139	162	46.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	6.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	66	21.9%
Professional, Technical	41	13.6%
Service Occupations	56	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.7%
All others	118	39.2%

White Collar		42.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	86	28.6%
Health care and social assistance	56	18.6%
Finance and insurance	36	12.0%
Public administration	24	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	22	7.3%
Retail trade	20	6.6%
Construction	15	5.0%
Educational services	14	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7	2.3%
Utilities	5	1.7%
Wholesale trade	5	1.7%
Other services	2	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.7%
Information	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	1.39%
Puerto Rican	21	2.93%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.14%

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	8	1.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.42%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	677	98.4%
Spanish	5	0.7%
Tagalog	3	0.4%
Arabic	2	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	312	43.5%
Irish	57	7.9%
Polish	53	7.4%
Norwegian	51	7.1%
American	43	6.0%
Dutch	29	4.0%
English	25	3.5%
European	25	3.5%
Czech	17	2.4%
Swedish	17	2.4%
Italian	14	2.0%
French	13	1.8%
Finnish	6	0.8%
Austrian	4	0.6%
Danish	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	714	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	710	99.0%
Foreign-born	7	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.7%	10	2.3%	148	34.3%	215	49.8%	37	8.6%	19	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.7%
9-12 Years	10	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	148	34.3%
Some College	215	49.8%
Bach. Degree	37	8.6%
Grad Degree	19	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1	D +24	D + 13.1%
D +25
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +57	R + 21.5%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +58	R +105	R + 40.9%
D -47

2016 vs. 2008	R +57	R +129	R + 53.9%
D -72
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	45%	Donald Trump* (R)	164	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	97	36.5%	5	1.9%	266	13	15	0.01%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	163	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	72	29.1%	12	4.9%	247	19	20	0.01%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	126	51.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	116	47.7%	1	0.4%	243	6	5	0.01%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	144	56.7%	John McCain (R)	106	41.7%	4	1.6%	254	-1	-4	0.01%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	141	49.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	136	47.7%	8	2.8%	285	-2	-3	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	117	49.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	102	42.7%	20	8.4%	239	1	1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

36.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

164

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

266

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29.1%

Donald Trump (R)

163

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

247

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

116

47.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

126

51.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

243

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

144

56.7%

John McCain (R)

106

41.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

254

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

136

47.7%

John Kerry (D)

141

49.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

285

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Birch town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

117

49.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

102

42.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

239

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Birch town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Ron Johnson* (R)	152	66.7%	Mandela Barnes (D)	76	33.3%	0	0.0%	228	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	39%	Tim Michels (R)	155	68.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	71	31.3%	1 [+]	0.4%	227	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	40%	Leah Vukmir (R)	116	53.5%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	101	46.5%	0	0.0%	217	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	41%	Scott Walker* (R)	130	58.6%	Tony Evers (D)	83	37.4%	9 [+]	4.1%	222	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (2.3%); Michael White (Green) 3 (1.4%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	50%	Ron Johnson* (R)	144	57.6%	Russ Feingold (D)	89	35.6%	17 [+]	6.8%	250	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 17 (6.8%);
2014	G	47%	Scott Walker* (R)	111	51.6%	Mary Burke (D)	99	46.0%	5 [+]	2.3%	215	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (0.9%);

*: 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	284
Median Value	$182,800

Occupied	251	88.4%
Vacant	33	11.6%

Owned	207	82.5%
Rented	44	17.5%
Median Rent	$671

Single-Family Units	240	84.5%
Detached	240	84.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	38	13.4%

Birch town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Birch town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Birch town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Birch town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Birch town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Birch town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Birch town, WI