Wells town, WI

2022 population: 454 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 12.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	454	100.00%	10.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-51	-11.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-3.3

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
519
505	97.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.19%
1	0.19%
12	2.31%
14	2.70%

2000
544
534	98.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.74%
6	1.10%
10	1.84%

1990
472
468	99.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.85%
4	0.85%

1980
479
472	98.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.46%
7	1.46%

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

-29	-5.3
4	0.7

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

66	14.0
6	1.3

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

-4	-0.8
-3	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells 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
43.0
116	25.6%
338	74.4%
119	26.2%

178
2.55

115	64.6%
106	92.2%
5	4.3%
63	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
128	24.7%
391	75.3%
78	15.0%

206
2.52

152	73.8%
133	87.5%
5	3.3%
54	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
165	30.3%
379	69.7%
67	12.3%

183
2.97

161	88.0%
139	86.3%
8	5.0%
22	12.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
160	33.9%
312	66.1%
49	10.4%

142
3.32

131	92.3%
116	88.5%
2	1.5%
11	7.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
172	35.9%
307	64.1%
46	9.6%

139
3.45

133	95.7%
124	93.2%
0	0.0%
6	4.3%

2022 Housing Data for Wells town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	4.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	12.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	9.6%
$200,000 or more	10	5.6%

Median Household Income	77,917
Per Capita Income	42,869

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	174	77.7%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	174	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	50	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	86	43	66.7%
Non-Profit	2	9	18.2%
Self-Employed	25	9	73.5%

Local Government	2	10	16.7%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	4	7	36.4%

Total Private + Self	111	52	68.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	34	19.0%
Total	119	86	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	53	25.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	12.7%
Professional, Technical	26	12.7%
Service Occupations	31	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	5.9%
All others	69	33.7%

White Collar		51.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	32	15.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	14.6%
Health care and social assistance	25	12.2%
Construction	17	8.3%
Educational services	17	8.3%
Retail trade	14	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	10	4.9%
Finance and insurance	10	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	9	4.4%
Public administration	9	4.4%
Other services	8	3.9%
Wholesale trade	6	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	2.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	2.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	390	92.4%
German, other Germanic	32	7.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	323	71.1%
Irish	45	9.9%
Norwegian	43	9.5%
English	32	7.0%
Dutch	29	6.4%
American	17	3.7%
Polish	10	2.2%
Danish	7	1.5%
Austrian	5	1.1%
Czech	5	1.1%
Swiss	4	0.9%
French	3	0.7%
Russian	3	0.7%
Italian	2	0.4%
Scandinavian	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	451	99.3%
Not a citizen	3	0.7%

Native	451	99.3%
Foreign-born	3	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.7%	7	2.3%	125	41.5%	104	34.6%	40	13.3%	17	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.7%
9-12 Years	7	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	125	41.5%
Some College	104	34.6%
Bach. Degree	40	13.3%
Grad Degree	17	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72	R +55	R + 7.8%
D +17
2020 vs. 2012	R +106	R +137	R + 39.2%
D -31
2020 vs. 2008	R +136	R +174	R + 53.9%
D -38

2016 vs. 2008	R +64	R +119	R + 46.1%
D -55
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	104%	Donald Trump* (R)	243	68.8%	Joe Biden (D)	107	30.3%	3	0.8%	353	20	22	0.01%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	171	62.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	90	32.6%	15	5.4%	276	15	16	0.01%
2012	73%	Barack Obama* (D)	138	50.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	137	49.6%	1	0.4%	276	4	2	0.01%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	145	56.9%	John McCain (R)	107	42.0%	3	1.2%	255	0	-4	0.01%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	142	53.8%	John Kerry (D)	118	44.7%	4	1.5%	264	4	3	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	108	48.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	107	48.0%	8	3.6%	223	1	1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

107

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

243

68.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

353

Turnout: 104%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

32.6%

Donald Trump (R)

171

62.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

276

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

2012 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

138

50.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

137

49.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

276

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

145

56.9%

John McCain (R)

107

42.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

255

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

142

53.8%

John Kerry (D)

118

44.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

264

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Wells town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

108

48.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

107

48.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

223

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	79%	Ron Johnson* (R)	193	71.7%	Mandela Barnes (D)	76	28.3%	0	0.0%	269	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	80%	Tim Michels (R)	182	67.2%	Tony Evers* (D)	83	30.6%	6 [+]	2.2%	271	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 6 (2.2%);
2018	S1	74%	Leah Vukmir (R)	154	59.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	103	40.1%	0	0.0%	257	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	75%	Scott Walker* (R)	168	64.1%	Tony Evers (D)	90	34.4%	4 [+]	1.5%	262	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	76%	Ron Johnson* (R)	176	64.7%	Russ Feingold (D)	88	32.4%	8 [+]	2.9%	272	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 8 (2.9%);
2014	G	59%	Scott Walker* (R)	137	63.1%	Mary Burke (D)	76	35.0%	4 [+]	1.8%	217	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (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	200
Median Value	$209,600

Occupied	178	89.0%
Vacant	22	11.0%

Owned	155	87.1%
Rented	23	12.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	197	98.5%
Detached	192	96.0%
Attached	5	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	1.0%

Wells town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Wells town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wells town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wells town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wells town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells town, WI