Buchanan town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,833 ( 78 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.1 square miles
Population density: 453.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,254	91.53%	2.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	275	4.02%	219.8%
2+ races:	74	1.08%	10.4%
Hispanic:	174	2.55%	43.8%

Total non-White:	579	8.47%	79.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-178	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	256	4.6

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
6,755
6,432	95.22%
38	0.56%
11	0.16%
86	1.27%
67	0.99%
121	1.79%
323	4.78%

2000
5,689
5,531	97.22%
0	0.00%
12	0.21%
40	0.70%
23	0.40%
83	1.46%
158	2.78%

1990
2,484
2,476	99.68%
0	0.00%
6	0.24%
2	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.32%

1980
1,742
1,734	99.54%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.23%
8	0.46%

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

901	15.8
165	2.9

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

3,055	123.0
150	6.0

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

742	42.6
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Buchanan 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
45.9
1,532	22.4%
5,301	77.6%
920	13.5%

2,763
2.47

2,100	76.0%
1,917	91.3%
79	3.8%
663	24.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
1,987	29.4%
4,768	70.6%
571	8.5%

2,393
2.82

1,916	80.1%
1,664	86.8%
115	6.0%
477	19.9%

2000
Number	Percent
31.4
1,977	34.8%
3,712	65.2%
369	6.5%

1,825
3.09

1,542	84.5%
1,471	95.4%
32	2.1%
283	15.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.1
842	33.9%
1,642	66.1%
139	5.6%

733
3.39

657	89.6%
620	94.4%
8	1.2%
76	10.4%

1980
Number	Percent
22.6
731	42.0%
1,011	58.0%
64	3.7%

442
3.93

406	91.9%
375	92.4%
15	3.7%
36	8.1%

2022 Housing Data for Buchanan town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	55	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	74	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	193	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	81	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	95	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	2.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	275	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	435	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	434	15.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	405	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	373	13.5%
$200,000 or more	149	5.4%

Median Household Income	98,910
Per Capita Income	42,677

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	0.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	80	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,581	79.0%
Unemployed	182	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,763	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	770	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,446	1,085	57.1%
Non-Profit	74	388	16.0%
Self-Employed	188	142	57.0%

Local Government	212	136	60.9%
State Government	92	41	69.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,634	1,227	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	378	565	40.1%
Total	2,012	1,792	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	725	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	909	23.9%
Professional, Technical	857	22.5%
Service Occupations	223	5.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	34	0.9%
All others	1,090	28.7%

White Collar		65.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	750	19.7%
Educational services	487	12.8%
Retail trade	425	11.2%
Health care and social assistance	397	10.4%
Finance and insurance	287	7.5%
Construction	261	6.9%
Wholesale trade	222	5.8%
Other services	198	5.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	194	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	136	3.6%
Public administration	120	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	90	2.4%
Information	73	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	62	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	48	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	143	2.09%
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	31	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	171	2.50%
Chinese	104	1.52%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,005	92.9%
Spanish	204	3.2%
Other Asian	134	2.1%
Chinese	104	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,875	42.1%
Polish	863	12.6%
Irish	758	11.1%
Dutch	653	9.6%
English	334	4.9%
French	253	3.7%
Norwegian	200	2.9%
Italian	196	2.9%
French Canadian	151	2.2%
Belgian	121	1.8%
Czech	93	1.4%
Finnish	88	1.3%
Swedish	88	1.3%
Scottish	87	1.3%
Russian	71	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,679	97.7%
Not a citizen	154	2.3%

Native	6,652	97.4%
Foreign-born	181	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.1%	145	3.0%	1,425	29.8%	1,479	30.9%	1,253	26.2%	474	9.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.1%
9-12 Years	145	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,425	29.8%
Some College	1,479	30.9%
Bach. Degree	1,253	26.2%
Grad Degree	474	9.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +353	D +4	D + 2.9%
D +357
2020 vs. 2012	R +325	R +172	R + 2.7%
D +153
2020 vs. 2008	R +703	R +747	R + 17.9%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +350	R +751	R + 20.8%
D -401
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,463	56.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,854	42.3%	63	1.4%	4,380	7	9	0.13%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	2,110	54.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,497	38.9%	243	6.3%	3,850	8	9	0.13%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,138	54.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,701	43.7%	57	1.5%	3,896	9	8	0.13%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	1,898	51.1%	John McCain (R)	1,760	47.4%	56	1.5%	3,714	5	2	0.12%
2004	93%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,277	59.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,539	40.0%	34	0.9%	3,850	10	8	0.13%
2000	81%	George W. Bush (R)	1,693	56.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,208	40.0%	116	3.8%	3,017	9	8	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,854

42.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,463

56.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,380

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,497

38.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,110

54.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

166

4.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,850

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,701

43.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,138

54.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,896

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,898

51.1%

John McCain (R)

1,760

47.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,714

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,277

59.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,539

40.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,850

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Buchanan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,693

56.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,208

40.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,017

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buchanan town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Ron Johnson* (R)	2,046	58.8%	Mandela Barnes (D)	1,431	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,477	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	67%	Tim Michels (R)	1,946	55.9%	Tony Evers* (D)	1,502	43.1%	35 [+]	1.0%	3,483	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 35 (1.0%);
2018	S1	67%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,783	51.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	1,653	48.1%	0	0.0%	3,436	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	67%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,996	57.8%	Tony Evers (D)	1,400	40.6%	55 [+]	1.6%	3,451	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 21 (0.6%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 20 (0.6%); Michael White (Green) 8 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 6 (0.2%);
2016	S3	76%	Ron Johnson* (R)	2,274	59.3%	Russ Feingold (D)	1,445	37.7%	114 [+]	3.0%	3,833	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 114 (3.0%);
2014	G	61%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,942	63.8%	Mary Burke (D)	1,078	35.4%	23 [+]	0.8%	3,043	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 18 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 5 (0.2%);

*: 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	2,898
Median Value	$274,600

Occupied	2,763	95.3%
Vacant	135	4.7%

Owned	2,360	85.4%
Rented	403	14.6%
Median Rent	$957

Single-Family Units	2,518	86.9%
Detached	2,292	79.1%
Attached	226	7.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	229	7.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Buchanan town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buchanan town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Buchanan town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buchanan town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buchanan town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buchanan town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buchanan town, WI