Forest town, WI

2022 population: 338 ( 14 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 9.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	320	94.67%	5.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	8	2.37%	0.0%
Hispanic:	10	2.96%	25.0%

Total non-White:	18	5.33%	20.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-17	-5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	1.0

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
352
337	95.74%
4	1.14%
3	0.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	2.27%
15	4.26%

2000
381
360	94.49%
0	0.00%
2	0.52%
0	0.00%
3	0.79%
16	4.20%
21	5.51%

1990
368
368	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
319
317	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.63%
2	0.63%

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

-23	-6.0
-6	-1.6

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

-8	-2.2
21	5.7

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

51	16.0
-2	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest 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
43.3
79	23.4%
259	76.6%
92	27.2%

136
2.42

84	61.8%
74	88.1%
2	2.4%
52	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
51.0
73	20.7%
279	79.3%
72	20.5%

137
2.47

102	74.5%
95	93.1%
0	0.0%
35	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
102	26.8%
279	73.2%
54	14.2%

135
2.82

117	86.7%
106	90.6%
4	3.4%
18	13.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
123	33.4%
245	66.6%
48	13.0%

108
3.41

94	87.0%
82	87.2%
6	6.4%
14	13.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
99	31.0%
220	69.0%
29	9.1%

108
2.95

87	80.6%
80	92.0%
1	1.1%
21	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	9.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	9	6.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	18	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	3.7%
$200,000 or more	18	13.2%

Median Household Income	59,167
Per Capita Income	35,704

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.2%
Public Assistance	1	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	103	56.0%
Unemployed	8	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	111	60.3%
Not in Labor Force	73	39.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46	26	63.9%
Non-Profit	6	15	28.6%
Self-Employed	9	9	50.0%

Local Government	7	5	58.3%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	55	35	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13	20	39.4%
Total	68	55	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	39	31.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	16	12.8%
Professional, Technical	16	12.8%
Service Occupations	28	22.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	4.0%
All others	26	20.8%

White Collar		56.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22	17.6%
Finance and insurance	19	15.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	10.4%
Manufacturing	13	10.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	7.2%
Retail trade	9	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	7	5.6%
Construction	6	4.8%
Educational services	6	4.8%
Other services	5	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	3.2%
Public administration	3	2.4%
Information	3	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2	1.6%
Utilities	1	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	2.96%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	4	1.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	315	96.6%
Spanish	6	1.8%
German, other Germanic	3	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	127	37.6%
Norwegian	53	15.7%
Irish	37	10.9%
English	36	10.7%
Polish	33	9.8%
American	16	4.7%
Danish	12	3.6%
Dutch	11	3.3%
Czech	8	2.4%
Pennsylvania German	8	2.4%
Scottish	6	1.8%
Swedish	6	1.8%
European	5	1.5%
Welsh	3	0.9%
Italian	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	333	98.5%
Not a citizen	5	1.5%

Native	331	97.9%
Foreign-born	7	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	5.4%	3	1.3%	81	33.9%	63	26.4%	46	19.2%	33	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	5.4%
9-12 Years	3	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	81	33.9%
Some College	63	26.4%
Bach. Degree	46	19.2%
Grad Degree	33	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	D +16	D + 8.5%
D +21
2020 vs. 2012	R +15	R +3	R + 2.6%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +22	R +17	R + 10.7%
D +5

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +33	R + 19.3%
D -16
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	104	51.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	94	46.5%	4	2.0%	202	-2	0	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	89	48.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	83	44.9%	13	7.0%	185	1	2	0.01%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	92	52.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	79	44.9%	5	2.8%	176	-1	-2	0.01%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	99	56.6%	John McCain (R)	72	41.1%	4	2.3%	175	-1	-4	0.01%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	94	49.7%	John Kerry (D)	91	48.1%	4	2.1%	189	0	-1	0.01%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	102	55.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	56	30.6%	25	13.7%	183	8	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

104

51.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

46.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

202

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

44.9%

Donald Trump (R)

48.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

185

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

52.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

44.9%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

176

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

56.6%

John McCain (R)

41.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

49.7%

John Kerry (D)

48.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

189

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

102

55.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

12.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	Ron Johnson* (R)	87	52.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	80	47.9%	0	0.0%	167	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	63%	Tony Evers* (D)	83	49.7%	Tim Michels (R)	80	47.9%	4 [+]	2.4%	167	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 4 (2.4%);
2018	S1	66%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	104	58.8%	Leah Vukmir (R)	73	41.2%	0	0.0%	177	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	67%	Tony Evers (D)	94	52.5%	Scott Walker* (R)	74	41.3%	11 [+]	6.1%	179	-7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (2.8%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 4 (2.2%); Michael White (Green) 2 (1.1%);
2016	S3	69%	Russ Feingold (D)	89	47.8%	Ron Johnson* (R)	86	46.2%	11 [+]	5.9%	186	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 11 (5.9%);
2014	G	56%	Mary Burke (D)	83	53.9%	Scott Walker* (R)	69	44.8%	2 [+]	1.3%	154	-7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (0.6%);

*: 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	193
Median Value	$157,500

Occupied	136	70.5%
Vacant	57	29.5%

Owned	119	87.5%
Rented	17	12.5%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	183	94.8%
Detached	182	94.3%
Attached	1	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	7	3.6%

Forest town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest town, WI