Buena Vista town, WI

Richland County, WI

2022 population: 1,533 ( 336 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.2 square miles
Population density: 37.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,426	93.02%	20.1%
Black:	6	0.39%	50.0%
Indian:	2	0.13%	80.0%
Asian:	13	0.85%	85.7%
2+ races:	43	2.80%	168.8%
Hispanic:	43	2.80%	10.4%

Total non-White:	107	6.98%	25.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-358	-23.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	1.4

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
1,869
1,784	95.45%
4	0.21%
10	0.54%
7	0.37%
16	0.86%
48	2.57%
85	4.55%

2000
1,521
1,487	97.76%
5	0.33%
0	0.00%
3	0.20%
5	0.33%
16	1.05%
34	2.24%

1990
1,557
1,539	98.84%
6	0.39%
11	0.71%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.06%
18	1.16%

1980
1,369
1,338	97.74%
7	0.51%
2	0.15%
12	0.88%
n/a
10	0.73%
31	2.26%

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

297	19.5
51	3.4

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

-52	-3.3
16	1.0

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

201	14.7
-13	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista 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
47.8
255	16.6%
1,278	83.4%
348	22.7%

681
2.25

443	65.1%
380	85.8%
12	2.7%
238	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
484	25.9%
1,385	74.1%
233	12.5%

707
2.64

517	73.1%
410	79.3%
39	7.5%
190	26.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
385	25.3%
1,136	74.7%
175	11.5%

598
2.54

436	72.9%
380	87.2%
24	5.5%
162	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
453	29.1%
1,104	70.9%
213	13.7%

568
2.74

431	75.9%
368	85.4%
21	4.9%
137	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
412	30.1%
957	69.9%
194	14.2%

476
2.88

394	82.8%
369	93.7%
15	3.8%
82	17.2%

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	31	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	80	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	107	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	9.0%
$200,000 or more	32	4.7%

Median Household Income	70,382
Per Capita Income	38,545

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	2.8%
Public Assistance	14	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	69	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	685	74.3%
Unemployed	15	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	700	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	222	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	341	217	61.1%
Non-Profit	12	37	24.5%
Self-Employed	58	43	57.4%

Local Government	10	31	24.4%
State Government	15	16	48.4%
Federal Government	0	8	0.0%

Total Private + Self	399	260	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	92	28.7%
Total	436	352	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	71	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	16.8%
Professional, Technical	140	17.8%
Service Occupations	111	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	4.8%
All others	334	42.4%

White Collar		43.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	208	26.4%
Health care and social assistance	104	13.2%
Retail trade	84	10.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	6.6%
Educational services	50	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	43	5.5%
Construction	39	4.9%
Finance and insurance	34	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	33	4.2%
Public administration	33	4.2%
Other services	30	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	2.0%
Utilities	15	1.9%
Wholesale trade	15	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	1.50%
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	6	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.20%
Ecuadorian	3	0.20%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	14	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.46%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,405	95.9%
Spanish	47	3.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%
Tagalog	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	553	36.1%
Irish	333	21.7%
Norwegian	158	10.3%
English	151	9.8%
Polish	74	4.8%
American	60	3.9%
Czech	49	3.2%
French	29	1.9%
Italian	26	1.7%
European	18	1.2%
Swiss	13	0.8%
Scottish	11	0.7%
Swedish	10	0.7%
Welsh	10	0.7%
French Canadian	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,513	98.7%
Not a citizen	20	1.3%

Native	1,489	97.1%
Foreign-born	44	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	1.8%	42	3.5%	490	41.1%	452	37.9%	127	10.7%	59	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	1.8%
9-12 Years	42	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	490	41.1%
Some College	452	37.9%
Bach. Degree	127	10.7%
Grad Degree	59	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +74	R +36	R + 2.5%
D +38
2020 vs. 2012	R +156	R +265	R + 32.3%
D -109
2020 vs. 2008	R +228	R +356	R + 45.6%
D -128

2016 vs. 2008	R +154	R +320	R + 43.2%
D -166
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	490	57.2%	Joe Biden (D)	355	41.5%	11	1.3%	856	8	10	0.03%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	416	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	317	41.5%	31	4.1%	764	7	9	0.03%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	464	57.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	334	41.5%	7	0.9%	805	-4	-6	0.03%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	483	64.4%	John McCain (R)	262	34.9%	5	0.7%	750	-7	-11	0.03%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	418	49.9%	John Kerry (D)	416	49.6%	4	0.5%	838	1	-1	0.03%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	356	54.4%	George W. Bush (R)	265	40.5%	33	5.0%	654	-7	-7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

355

41.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

490

57.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

856

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

317

41.5%

Donald Trump (R)

416

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

764

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

464

57.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

334

41.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

805

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

483

64.4%

John McCain (R)

262

34.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

750

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

418

49.9%

John Kerry (D)

416

49.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

838

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Buena Vista town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

265

40.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

356

54.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

654

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena Vista town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Ron Johnson* (R)	390	58.6%	Mandela Barnes (D)	274	41.2%	1 [+]	0.2%	665	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	55%	Tim Michels (R)	363	54.8%	Tony Evers* (D)	295	44.5%	5 [+]	0.8%	663	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 5 (0.8%);
2018	S1	53%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	363	54.8%	Leah Vukmir (R)	297	44.9%	2 [+]	0.3%	662	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	55%	Tony Evers (D)	345	51.0%	Scott Walker* (R)	321	47.4%	11 [+]	1.6%	677	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 5 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	60%	Ron Johnson* (R)	405	53.4%	Russ Feingold (D)	339	44.7%	15 [+]	2.0%	759	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 15 (2.0%);
2014	G	47%	Scott Walker* (R)	318	52.0%	Mary Burke (D)	285	46.6%	9 [+]	1.5%	612	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); 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	774
Median Value	$169,800

Occupied	681	88.0%
Vacant	93	12.0%

Owned	612	89.9%
Rented	69	10.1%
Median Rent	$740

Single-Family Units	695	89.8%
Detached	695	89.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	68	8.8%

Buena Vista town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buena Vista town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buena Vista town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buena Vista town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buena Vista town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena Vista town, WI