Amherst town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,508 ( 183 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.6 square miles
Population density: 40.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,473	97.68%	14.5%
Black:	3	0.20%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	0.20%	25.0%
Hispanic:	27	1.79%	22.7%

Total non-White:	35	2.32%	7.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	186	17.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-0.3

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
1,325
1,287	97.13%
3	0.23%
4	0.30%
5	0.38%
4	0.30%
22	1.66%
38	2.87%

2000
1,390
1,383	99.50%
0	0.00%
4	0.29%
3	0.22%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.50%

1990
1,335
1,333	99.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.15%

1980
1,215
1,208	99.42%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
n/a
5	0.41%
7	0.58%

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

-96	-6.9
31	2.2

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

50	3.7
5	0.4

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

125	10.3
-5	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Amherst 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
44.8
354	23.5%
1,154	76.5%
371	24.6%

568
2.65

445	78.3%
392	88.1%
10	2.2%
123	21.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.5
296	22.3%
1,029	77.7%
186	14.0%

524
2.53

403	76.9%
363	90.1%
9	2.2%
121	23.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
327	23.5%
1,063	76.5%
198	14.2%

498
2.68

388	77.9%
353	91.0%
12	3.1%
110	22.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
455	34.1%
880	65.9%
134	10.0%

420
3.18

352	83.8%
322	91.5%
17	4.8%
68	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
455	37.4%
760	62.6%
104	8.6%

354
3.43

305	86.2%
278	91.1%
6	2.0%
49	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Amherst town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	63	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	43	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	81	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	15.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	84	14.8%
$200,000 or more	32	5.6%

Median Household Income	88,889
Per Capita Income	38,363

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	1.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	648	78.6%
Unemployed	17	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	665	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	159	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	245	182	57.4%
Non-Profit	10	24	29.4%
Self-Employed	46	39	54.1%

Local Government	24	113	17.5%
State Government	7	5	58.3%
Federal Government	6	14	30.0%

Total Private + Self	291	221	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	47	156	23.2%
Total	338	377	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	23.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	93	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	138	19.3%
Professional, Technical	144	20.1%
Service Occupations	182	25.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.0%
All others	158	22.1%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	113	15.8%
Educational services	93	13.0%
Retail trade	85	11.9%
Manufacturing	83	11.6%
Construction	72	10.1%
Finance and insurance	52	7.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	4.3%
Other services	30	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	30	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	27	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	2.8%
Public administration	19	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	2.4%
Wholesale trade	11	1.5%
Information	3	0.4%
Utilities	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20	1.33%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	7	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	7	0.46%
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	1,462	98.7%
Spanish	13	0.9%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	707	46.9%
Polish	429	28.4%
Norwegian	244	16.2%
English	130	8.6%
Irish	113	7.5%
American	69	4.6%
French	45	3.0%
Welsh	35	2.3%
Greek	33	2.2%
Dutch	23	1.5%
Danish	22	1.5%
Swedish	17	1.1%
Italian	12	0.8%
Czech	9	0.6%
Scottish	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,504	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,504	99.7%
Foreign-born	4	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.6%	17	1.6%	410	38.8%	331	31.3%	245	23.2%	48	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.6%
9-12 Years	17	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	410	38.8%
Some College	331	31.3%
Bach. Degree	245	23.2%
Grad Degree	48	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +75	R +33	R + 2.7%
D +42
2020 vs. 2012	R +106	R +123	R + 13.7%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +173	R +205	R + 24.5%
D -32

2016 vs. 2008	R +98	R +172	R + 21.8%
D -74
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	506	54.4%	Joe Biden (D)	418	44.9%	7	0.8%	931	6	8	0.03%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	431	51.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	376	44.9%	31	3.7%	838	4	6	0.03%
2012	79%	Barack Obama* (D)	435	51.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	400	47.4%	8	0.9%	843	2	0	0.03%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	450	56.9%	John McCain (R)	333	42.1%	8	1.0%	791	0	-4	0.03%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	416	51.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	387	47.5%	12	1.5%	815	-2	-3	0.03%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	349	48.4%	George W. Bush (R)	343	47.6%	29	4.0%	721	0	0	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

418

44.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

506

54.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

931

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

376

44.9%

Donald Trump (R)

431

51.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

838

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

435

51.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

400

47.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

843

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

450

56.9%

John McCain (R)

333

42.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

791

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

387

47.5%

John Kerry (D)

416

51.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

815

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Amherst town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

343

47.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

349

48.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

721

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Amherst town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Ron Johnson* (R)	455	56.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	355	43.8%	1 [+]	0.1%	811	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	67%	Tim Michels (R)	432	53.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	373	46.0%	6 [+]	0.7%	811	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 6 (0.7%);
2018	S1	67%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	428	53.9%	Leah Vukmir (R)	366	46.1%	0	0.0%	794	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	67%	Scott Walker* (R)	414	52.4%	Tony Evers (D)	365	46.2%	11 [+]	1.4%	790	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 4 (0.5%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 3 (0.4%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	73%	Ron Johnson* (R)	422	50.5%	Russ Feingold (D)	393	47.1%	20 [+]	2.4%	835	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 19 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	64%	Scott Walker* (R)	364	51.3%	Mary Burke (D)	340	48.0%	5 [+]	0.7%	709	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); 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	619
Median Value	$272,100

Occupied	568	91.8%
Vacant	51	8.2%

Owned	542	95.4%
Rented	26	4.6%
Median Rent	$1,031

Single-Family Units	610	98.5%
Detached	610	98.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	1.5%

Amherst town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Amherst town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Amherst town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Amherst town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Amherst town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Amherst town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Amherst town, WI