Balsam Lake town, WI

Polk County, WI

2022 population: 1,549 ( 138 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.6 square miles
Population density: 52.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,448	93.48%	6.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	21	1.36%	8.7%
Asian:	13	0.84%	333.3%
2+ races:	25	1.61%	127.3%
Hispanic:	42	2.71%	147.1%

Total non-White:	101	6.52%	80.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	93	8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	45	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,411
1,355	96.03%
2	0.14%
23	1.63%
3	0.21%
11	0.78%
17	1.20%
56	3.97%

2000
1,392
1,353	97.20%
0	0.00%
12	0.86%
0	0.00%
20	1.44%
7	0.50%
39	2.80%

1990
1,088
1,068	98.16%
0	0.00%
18	1.65%
2	0.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
20	1.84%

1980
975
954	97.85%
0	0.00%
14	1.44%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.72%
21	2.15%

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

2	0.1
17	1.2

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

285	26.2
19	1.7

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

114	11.7
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

[Display all years]

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
50.6
275	17.8%
1,274	82.2%
416	26.9%

601
2.58

449	74.7%
403	89.8%
12	2.7%
152	25.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.0
298	21.1%
1,113	78.9%
243	17.2%

568
2.48

430	75.7%
372	86.5%
7	1.6%
138	24.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
365	26.2%
1,027	73.8%
165	11.9%

556
2.50

417	75.0%
366	87.8%
16	3.8%
139	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
327	30.1%
761	69.9%
122	11.2%

400
2.69

311	77.8%
278	89.4%
21	6.8%
89	22.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
309	31.7%
666	68.3%
108	11.1%

317
3.03

275	86.8%
245	89.1%
14	5.1%
42	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	33	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	71	11.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	71	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	90	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	84	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	63	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	9.8%
$200,000 or more	47	7.8%

Median Household Income	87,545
Per Capita Income	43,133

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	5.3%
Public Assistance	8	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	700	79.5%
Unemployed	19	2.2%
In Armed Forces	2	0.2%

Total Labor Force	721	81.9%
Not in Labor Force	159	18.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	337	204	62.3%
Non-Profit	16	25	39.0%
Self-Employed	59	34	63.4%

Local Government	8	49	14.0%
State Government	2	6	25.0%
Federal Government	2	13	13.3%

Total Private + Self	396	238	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28	93	23.1%
Total	424	331	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	17.1%
Professional, Technical	130	17.1%
Service Occupations	91	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	2.2%
All others	293	38.6%

White Collar		49.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	187	24.6%
Health care and social assistance	104	13.7%
Construction	55	7.2%
Retail trade	47	6.2%
Educational services	45	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	5.5%
Other services	39	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	39	5.1%
Public administration	33	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	28	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	2.5%
Finance and insurance	17	2.2%
Information	16	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.7%
Wholesale trade	9	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27	1.74%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.84%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	13	0.84%
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	2	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	9	0.58%
Japanese	4	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,436	96.5%
Spanish	36	2.4%
Other Asian	6	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.4%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%
Other	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	597	38.5%
Irish	241	15.6%
Swedish	239	15.4%
Norwegian	203	13.1%
English	89	5.7%
American	57	3.7%
French	50	3.2%
Polish	45	2.9%
Italian	37	2.4%
Scandinavian	36	2.3%
Scottish	30	1.9%
Danish	28	1.8%
Czech	24	1.5%
Dutch	22	1.4%
Finnish	18	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,528	98.6%
Not a citizen	21	1.4%

Native	1,519	98.1%
Foreign-born	30	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.2%	57	4.8%	399	33.5%	483	40.6%	161	13.5%	76	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.2%
9-12 Years	57	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	399	33.5%
Some College	483	40.6%
Bach. Degree	161	13.5%
Grad Degree	76	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +99	R +45	D + 0.7%
D +54
2020 vs. 2012	R +179	R +191	R + 18.2%
D -12
2020 vs. 2008	R +171	R +205	R + 20.6%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +72	R +160	R + 21.3%
D -88
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	607	65.6%	Joe Biden (D)	308	33.3%	11	1.2%	926	17	19	0.03%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	508	64.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	254	32.4%	23	2.9%	785	17	19	0.03%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	428	56.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	320	42.4%	7	0.9%	755	11	9	0.02%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	436	54.9%	Barack Obama (D)	342	43.1%	16	2.0%	794	13	9	0.03%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	466	55.2%	John Kerry (D)	373	44.2%	5	0.6%	844	6	5	0.03%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	369	53.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	286	41.6%	33	4.8%	688	6	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

308

33.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

607

65.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

926

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

254

32.4%

Donald Trump (R)

508

64.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

785

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

320

42.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

428

56.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

755

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

342

43.1%

John McCain (R)

436

54.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

794

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

466

55.2%

John Kerry (D)

373

44.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

TOTAL

844

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Balsam Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

369

53.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

286

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

688

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam Lake town, WI

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Ron Johnson* (R)	490	68.2%	Mandela Barnes (D)	227	31.6%	1 [+]	0.1%	718	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	58%	Tim Michels (R)	475	66.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	236	33.0%	5 [+]	0.7%	716	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%); Joan Beglinger (I) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	56%	Leah Vukmir (R)	403	59.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	270	40.1%	0	0.0%	673	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	56%	Scott Walker* (R)	424	63.1%	Tony Evers (D)	239	35.6%	9 [+]	1.3%	672	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.3%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.1%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	65%	Ron Johnson* (R)	481	62.6%	Russ Feingold (D)	269	35.0%	18 [+]	2.3%	768	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 18 (2.3%);
2014	G	51%	Scott Walker* (R)	373	62.9%	Mary Burke (D)	215	36.3%	5 [+]	0.8%	593	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (0.3%);

*: 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	1,093
Median Value	$262,900

Occupied	601	55.0%
Vacant	492	45.0%

Owned	531	88.4%
Rented	70	11.6%
Median Rent	$1,299

Single-Family Units	1,025	93.8%
Detached	1,020	93.3%
Attached	5	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	64	5.9%

Balsam Lake town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Balsam Lake town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Balsam Lake town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam Lake town, WI