Wanatah town, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,136 ( 88 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population density: 811.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,084	95.42%	9.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	5	0.44%	44.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	7	0.62%	46.2%
Hispanic:	40	3.52%	29.0%

Total non-White:	52	4.58%	10.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	94	10.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-0.7

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
1,048
990	94.47%
1	0.10%
9	0.86%
3	0.29%
13	1.24%
31	2.96%
58	5.53%

2000
1,013
944	93.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.20%
29	2.86%
38	3.75%
69	6.81%

1990
860
844	98.14%
3	0.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	1.51%
16	1.86%

1980
890
859	96.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.79%
n/a
24	2.70%
31	3.48%

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

46	4.5
-11	-1.1

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

100	11.6
53	6.2

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

-15	-1.7
-15	-1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wanatah town, IN

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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
41.0
245	21.6%
891	78.4%
170	15.0%

489
2.32

272	55.6%
210	77.2%
14	5.1%
217	44.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
240	22.9%
808	77.1%
131	12.5%

436
2.40

295	67.7%
243	82.4%
22	7.5%
141	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
271	26.8%
742	73.2%
103	10.2%

377
2.69

277	73.5%
236	85.2%
7	2.5%
100	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
255	29.7%
605	70.3%
135	15.7%

323
2.66

231	71.5%
196	84.8%
20	8.7%
92	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
288	32.4%
602	67.6%
96	10.8%

302
2.95

230	76.2%
210	91.3%
11	4.8%
72	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wanatah town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	86	17.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	36	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	37	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	75	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	54	11.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	3.7%
$200,000 or more	17	3.5%

Median Household Income	67,917
Per Capita Income	36,311

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	0.8%
Public Assistance	15	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	581	79.6%
Unemployed	43	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	624	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	106	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	236	243	49.3%
Non-Profit	16	52	23.5%
Self-Employed	25	11	69.4%

Local Government	16	19	45.7%
State Government	8	6	57.1%
Federal Government	10	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	261	254	50.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	77	39.4%
Total	311	331	48.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	183	28.4%
Professional, Technical	78	12.1%
Service Occupations	132	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.1%
All others	203	31.5%

White Collar		48.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	112	17.4%
Construction	108	16.8%
Manufacturing	102	15.8%
Retail trade	92	14.3%
Educational services	38	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	36	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	30	4.7%
Other services	25	3.9%
Finance and insurance	22	3.4%
Public administration	20	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	17	2.6%
Wholesale trade	14	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.4%
Information	8	1.2%
Utilities	8	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	2.55%
Puerto Rican	2	0.18%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	9	0.79%

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	1,039	97.8%
Other	15	1.4%
German, other Germanic	5	0.5%
Spanish	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	395	34.8%
Irish	193	17.0%
Polish	139	12.2%
American	107	9.4%
Greek	60	5.3%
Swedish	55	4.8%
Hungarian	51	4.5%
English	48	4.2%
Italian	37	3.3%
Czech	31	2.7%
Serbian	29	2.6%
French	16	1.4%
Dutch	13	1.1%
French Canadian	13	1.1%
Ukrainian	12	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,136	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,117	98.3%
Foreign-born	19	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	20	2.5%	371	47.0%	279	35.3%	94	11.9%	26	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	20	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	371	47.0%
Some College	279	35.3%
Bach. Degree	94	11.9%
Grad Degree	26	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	R +18	D + 0.3%
D +23
2020 vs. 2012	R +94	R +141	R + 24.7%
D -47
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	365	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	195	34.0%	14	2.4%	574	7	17	0.02%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	324	59.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	172	31.7%	46	8.5%	542	3	14	0.02%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	271	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	242	46.1%	12	2.3%	525	-2	4	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wanatah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

195

34.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

365

63.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

574

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Wanatah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

172

31.7%

Donald Trump (R)

324

59.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

542

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Wanatah town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

242

46.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

271

51.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

525

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wanatah town, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	62%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	326	58.5%	Woody Myers (D)	146	26.2%	85 [+]	15.3%	557	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 85 (15.3%);
2018	S1	46%	Mike Braun (R)	207	50.7%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	185	45.3%	16 [+]	3.9%	408	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 16 (3.9%);
2016	S3	62%	Todd Young (R)	297	55.6%	Evan Bayh (D)	203	38.0%	34 [+]	6.4%	534	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 34 (6.4%);
2016	G	60%	John Gregg (D)	248	48.2%	Eric Holcomb (R)	246	47.8%	21 [+]	4.1%	515	-4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 21 (4.1%);

*: 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	516
Median Value	$166,000

Occupied	489	94.8%
Vacant	27	5.2%

Owned	405	82.8%
Rented	84	17.2%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	492	95.3%
Detached	489	94.8%
Attached	3	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.6%
Mobile Homes	6	1.2%

Wanatah town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wanatah town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Wanatah town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wanatah town, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wanatah town, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wanatah town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wanatah town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wanatah town, IN