Wausau town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,150 ( 79 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 66.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,052	95.44%	1.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	51	2.37%	37.8%
2+ races:	30	1.40%	15.4%
Hispanic:	17	0.79%	19.0%

Total non-White:	98	4.56%	32.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-32	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-47	-2.6

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
2,229
2,084	93.49%
6	0.27%
9	0.40%
82	3.68%
26	1.17%
21	0.94%
145	6.51%

2000
2,196
2,182	99.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.64%
14	0.64%

1990
2,133
2,123	99.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.42%
10	0.47%

1980
2,215
2,201	99.37%
0	0.00%
8	0.36%
4	0.18%
n/a
2	0.09%
14	0.63%

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

-98	-4.5
131	6.0

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

59	2.8
4	0.2

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

-78	-3.5
-4	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wausau 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
48.3
487	22.7%
1,663	77.3%
524	24.4%

773
2.73

687	88.9%
622	90.5%
9	1.3%
86	11.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
445	20.0%
1,784	80.0%
377	16.9%

860
2.57

684	79.5%
609	89.0%
17	2.5%
176	20.5%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
504	23.0%
1,692	77.0%
286	13.0%

800
2.73

662	82.8%
583	88.1%
22	3.3%
138	17.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
630	29.5%
1,503	70.5%
203	9.5%

711
3.00

615	86.5%
557	90.6%
15	2.4%
96	13.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
750	33.9%
1,465	66.1%
169	7.6%

654
3.39

592	90.5%
542	91.6%
12	2.0%
62	9.5%

2022 Housing Data for Wausau town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	9.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	49	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	108	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	123	15.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	8.3%
$200,000 or more	76	9.8%

Median Household Income	82,679
Per Capita Income	42,166

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	3.4%
Public Assistance	4	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	51	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,017	85.2%
Unemployed	9	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,026	85.9%
Not in Labor Force	168	14.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	445	291	60.5%
Non-Profit	21	112	15.8%
Self-Employed	88	28	75.9%

Local Government	15	50	23.1%
State Government	10	27	27.0%
Federal Government	15	2	88.2%

Total Private + Self	533	319	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	61	191	24.2%
Total	594	510	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	169	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	267	24.2%
Professional, Technical	262	23.7%
Service Occupations	102	9.2%
All others	304	27.5%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	204	18.5%
Health care and social assistance	198	17.9%
Construction	121	11.0%
Retail trade	109	9.9%
Educational services	105	9.5%
Other services	77	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	67	6.1%
Finance and insurance	45	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	2.9%
Public administration	29	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	2.0%
Accommodation and food services	20	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	1.7%
Utilities	15	1.4%
Wholesale trade	13	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.0%
Information	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.19%
Puerto Rican	10	0.47%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	3	0.14%
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	%
Hmong	48	2.23%
Japanese	3	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,016	96.0%
Other Asian	47	2.2%
German, other Germanic	24	1.1%
Spanish	9	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,313	61.1%
Polish	323	15.0%
Irish	166	7.7%
Norwegian	151	7.0%
Swedish	70	3.3%
Czech	68	3.2%
Italian	60	2.8%
English	47	2.2%
American	46	2.1%
British	36	1.7%
Dutch	30	1.4%
French	27	1.3%
Scandinavian	24	1.1%
European	19	0.9%
Austrian	12	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,135	99.3%
Not a citizen	15	0.7%

Native	2,122	98.7%
Foreign-born	28	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	1.2%	21	1.3%	569	36.5%	624	40.0%	219	14.0%	107	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	1.2%
9-12 Years	21	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	569	36.5%
Some College	624	40.0%
Bach. Degree	219	14.0%
Grad Degree	107	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +115	R +47	D + 0.7%
D +68
2020 vs. 2012	R +148	R +196	R + 12.6%
D -48
2020 vs. 2008	R +103	R +360	R + 26.0%
D -257

2016 vs. 2008	R -12	R +313	R + 26.7%
D -325
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	924	64.5%	Joe Biden (D)	490	34.2%	18	1.3%	1,432	16	18	0.04%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	809	62.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	422	32.3%	74	5.7%	1,305	15	16	0.04%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	776	58.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	538	40.6%	12	0.9%	1,326	13	11	0.04%
2008	91%	John McCain (R)	821	51.3%	Barack Obama (D)	747	46.7%	33	2.1%	1,601	9	6	0.05%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	760	57.6%	John Kerry (D)	549	41.6%	10	0.8%	1,319	8	7	0.04%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	645	56.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	432	37.6%	72	6.3%	1,149	9	8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

490

34.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

924

64.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,432

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

422

32.3%

Donald Trump (R)

809

62.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,305

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

538

40.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

776

58.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,326

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

747

46.7%

John McCain (R)

821

51.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,601

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

760

57.6%

John Kerry (D)

549

41.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,319

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Wausau town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

645

56.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

432

37.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,149

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wausau town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	21%	Ron Johnson* (R)	238	70.2%	Mandela Barnes (D)	99	29.2%	2 [+]	0.6%	339	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%);
2022	G	74%	Tim Michels (R)	794	65.2%	Tony Evers* (D)	411	33.7%	13 [+]	1.1%	1,218	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 13 (1.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Leah Vukmir (R)	700	57.7%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	513	42.3%	0	0.0%	1,213	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	73%	Scott Walker* (R)	771	63.3%	Tony Evers (D)	433	35.6%	14 [+]	1.1%	1,218	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 5 (0.4%); Michael White (Green) 3 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	76%	Ron Johnson* (R)	791	61.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	456	35.3%	45 [+]	3.5%	1,292	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 45 (3.5%);
2014	G	65%	Scott Walker* (R)	738	65.4%	Mary Burke (D)	383	34.0%	7 [+]	0.6%	1,128	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 7 (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	818
Median Value	$210,300

Occupied	773	94.5%
Vacant	45	5.5%

Owned	692	89.5%
Rented	81	10.5%
Median Rent	$1,208

Single-Family Units	798	97.6%
Detached	798	97.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.1%
Mobile Homes	4	0.5%

Wausau town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wausau town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Wausau town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wausau town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wausau town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wausau town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wausau town, WI