Forest town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 709 ( 80 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 19.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	625	88.15%	2.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	5	0.71%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	24	3.39%	500.0%
Hispanic:	55	7.76%	400.0%

Total non-White:	84	11.85%	425.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	12	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	68	13.1

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
629
613	97.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.16%
4	0.64%
11	1.75%
16	2.54%

2000
589
575	97.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.34%
0	0.00%
12	2.04%
14	2.38%

1990
619
612	98.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.13%
7	1.13%

1980
649
649	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

38	6.5
2	0.3

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

-37	-6.0
7	1.1

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

-37	-5.7
7	1.1

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
38.4
181	25.5%
528	74.5%
121	17.1%

243
2.92

207	85.2%
172	83.1%
8	3.9%
36	14.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
148	23.5%
481	76.5%
81	12.9%

243
2.59

194	79.8%
164	84.5%
9	4.6%
49	20.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
176	29.9%
413	70.1%
39	6.6%

200
2.94

162	81.0%
143	88.3%
0	0.0%
38	19.0%

1990
Number	Percent
28.6
224	36.2%
395	63.8%
57	9.2%

197
3.14

164	83.2%
148	90.2%
5	3.0%
33	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
232	35.7%
417	64.3%
63	9.7%

190
3.42

167	87.9%
141	84.4%
3	1.8%
23	12.1%

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	21	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	32	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	14.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	29.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	11.9%
$200,000 or more	9	3.7%

Median Household Income	110,625
Per Capita Income	36,402

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	4.9%
Public Assistance	2	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	4.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	327	79.8%
Unemployed	7	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	334	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	76	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	195	113	63.3%
Non-Profit	3	10	23.1%
Self-Employed	38	18	67.9%

Local Government	5	16	23.8%
State Government	3	4	42.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	233	131	64.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11	30	26.8%
Total	244	161	60.2%

Pct. Govt.	6.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30	7.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	42	10.2%
Professional, Technical	60	14.6%
Service Occupations	74	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23	5.6%
All others	204	49.8%

White Collar		32.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	108	26.3%
Health care and social assistance	70	17.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	9.0%
Construction	33	8.0%
Retail trade	27	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	26	6.3%
Other services	19	4.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	4.1%
Educational services	16	3.9%
Wholesale trade	13	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	2.4%
Public administration	10	2.4%
Finance and insurance	8	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6	1.5%
Information	3	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.71%
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	50	7.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	637	94.4%
Spanish	38	5.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	297	41.9%
Norwegian	97	13.7%
Polish	58	8.2%
Swedish	50	7.1%
Irish	35	4.9%
American	27	3.8%
Czech	24	3.4%
French	17	2.4%
Italian	12	1.7%
Swiss	11	1.6%
French Canadian	10	1.4%
English	9	1.3%
Scandinavian	8	1.1%
Finnish	7	1.0%
Belgian	6	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	701	98.9%
Not a citizen	8	1.1%

Native	700	98.7%
Foreign-born	9	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.1%	30	6.9%	146	33.4%	186	42.6%	49	11.2%	21	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.1%
9-12 Years	30	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	146	33.4%
Some College	186	42.6%
Bach. Degree	49	11.2%
Grad Degree	21	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +69	R +59	R + 5.1%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +94	R +128	R + 30.4%
D -34
2020 vs. 2008	R +118	R +170	R + 43.7%
D -52

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +111	R + 38.6%
D -62
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)	289	76.5%	Joe Biden (D)	82	21.7%	7	1.9%	378	28	30	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	220	69.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	72	22.8%	24	7.6%	316	22	24	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	195	60.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	116	36.1%	10	3.1%	321	15	14	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	171	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	134	42.5%	10	3.2%	315	12	9	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	176	50.9%	John Kerry (D)	165	47.7%	5	1.4%	346	2	0	0.01%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	142	52.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	112	41.3%	17	6.3%	271	5	4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

289

76.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

378

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22.8%

Donald Trump (R)

220

69.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

316

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

116

36.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

195

60.7%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

321

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

134

42.5%

John McCain (R)

171

54.3%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

315

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

176

50.9%

John Kerry (D)

165

47.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

346

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

2000 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

142

52.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

112

41.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

271

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

* 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	58%	Ron Johnson* (R)	246	79.9%	Mandela Barnes (D)	62	20.1%	0	0.0%	308	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	57%	Tim Michels (R)	237	77.5%	Tony Evers* (D)	65	21.2%	4 [+]	1.3%	306	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 4 (1.3%);
2018	S1	48%	Leah Vukmir (R)	157	62.8%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	93	37.2%	0	0.0%	250	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Scott Walker* (R)	179	70.8%	Tony Evers (D)	73	28.9%	1 [+]	0.4%	253	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	60%	Ron Johnson* (R)	220	71.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	85	27.5%	4 [+]	1.3%	309	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 4 (1.3%);
2014	G	44%	Scott Walker* (R)	153	69.5%	Mary Burke (D)	67	30.5%	0	0.0%	220	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: 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	274
Median Value	$327,800

Occupied	243	88.7%
Vacant	31	11.3%

Owned	218	89.7%
Rented	25	10.3%
Median Rent	$729

Single-Family Units	269	98.2%
Detached	269	98.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	1.5%

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