Bass Lake town, WI

Sawyer County, WI

2022 population: 2,762 ( 385 from 2010 )
Land area: 46.0 square miles
Population density: 60.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,453	52.61%	5.3%
Black:	7	0.25%	0.0%
Indian:	1,036	37.51%	19.1%
Asian:	43	1.56%	0.0%
2+ races:	177	6.41%	126.9%
Hispanic:	46	1.67%	6.1%

Total non-White:	1,309	47.39%	31.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	73	3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	312	15.9

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
2,377
1,380	58.06%
0	0.00%
870	36.60%
0	0.00%
78	3.28%
49	2.06%
997	41.94%

2000
2,323
1,399	60.22%
2	0.09%
846	36.42%
10	0.43%
37	1.59%
26	1.12%
924	39.78%

1990
1,772
1,083	61.12%
2	0.11%
668	37.70%
2	0.11%
n/a
17	0.96%
689	38.88%

1980
1,288
894	69.41%
0	0.00%
394	30.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
394	30.59%

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

-19	-0.8
73	3.1

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

316	17.8
235	13.3

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

189	14.7
295	22.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bass Lake 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
45.2
674	24.4%
2,088	75.6%
571	20.7%

1,146
2.39

757	66.1%
511	67.5%
86	11.4%
389	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
604	25.4%
1,773	74.6%
354	14.9%

921
2.57

645	70.0%
437	67.8%
94	14.6%
276	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
722	31.1%
1,601	68.9%
260	11.2%

848
2.74

640	75.5%
437	68.3%
113	17.7%
208	24.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
538	30.4%
1,234	69.6%
270	15.2%

645
2.72

492	76.3%
374	76.0%
60	12.2%
153	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
390	30.3%
898	69.7%
213	16.5%

469
2.75

359	76.5%
291	81.1%
29	8.1%
110	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bass Lake town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	84	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	49	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	82	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	76	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	195	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	4.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	63	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	72	6.3%
$200,000 or more	72	6.3%

Median Household Income	54,028
Per Capita Income	35,261

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	2.8%
Public Assistance	25	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	188	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,027	66.8%
Unemployed	79	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,106	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	431	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	281	256	52.3%
Non-Profit	53	72	42.4%
Self-Employed	113	68	62.4%

Local Government	54	176	23.5%
State Government	27	3	90.0%
Federal Government	0	46	0.0%

Total Private + Self	394	324	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	134	297	31.1%
Total	528	621	46.0%

Pct. Govt.	26.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	139	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	313	27.2%
Professional, Technical	237	20.6%
Service Occupations	225	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	1.0%
All others	235	20.5%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	205	17.8%
Health care and social assistance	175	15.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	157	13.7%
Accommodation and food services	102	8.9%
Educational services	96	8.4%
Construction	91	7.9%
Public administration	83	7.2%
Manufacturing	75	6.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	3.5%
Other services	38	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	22	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.0%
Information	12	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.0%
Utilities	8	0.7%
Transportation and warehousing	8	0.7%
Finance and insurance	7	0.6%
Wholesale trade	7	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	1.38%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	8	0.29%
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	22	0.80%
Laotian	15	0.54%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,449	93.5%
Other	127	4.8%
Other Asian	22	0.8%
German, other Germanic	12	0.5%
Spanish	6	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	652	23.6%
English	194	7.0%
Irish	178	6.4%
Norwegian	162	5.9%
Polish	121	4.4%
American	96	3.5%
Swedish	96	3.5%
French	83	3.0%
Scandinavian	44	1.6%
Swiss	40	1.4%
Finnish	33	1.2%
French Canadian	33	1.2%
Ukrainian	31	1.1%
European	29	1.0%
Italian	27	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,744	99.3%
Not a citizen	18	0.7%

Native	2,715	98.3%
Foreign-born	47	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	0.7%	81	4.3%	604	31.9%	684	36.1%	327	17.3%	185	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	0.7%
9-12 Years	81	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	604	31.9%
Some College	684	36.1%
Bach. Degree	327	17.3%
Grad Degree	185	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72	D +100	D + 5.5%
D +172
2020 vs. 2012	R +165	R +112	R + 11.4%
D +53
2020 vs. 2008	R +177	R +110	R + 11.7%
D +67

2016 vs. 2008	R +105	R +210	R + 17.2%
D -105
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Joe Biden (D)	831	56.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	632	42.6%	20	1.3%	1,483	-6	-4	0.04%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	659	51.0%	Donald Trump (R)	560	43.4%	72	5.6%	1,291	-4	-3	0.04%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	778	61.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	467	37.2%	12	1.0%	1,257	-9	-10	0.04%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	764	61.8%	John McCain (R)	455	36.8%	17	1.4%	1,236	-6	-9	0.04%
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	717	56.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	532	42.2%	13	1.0%	1,262	-7	-9	0.04%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	445	48.2%	George W. Bush (R)	420	45.5%	58	6.3%	923	-2	-2	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

831

56.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

632

42.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,483

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

659

51.0%

Donald Trump (R)

560

43.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

1,291

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

778

61.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

467

37.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,257

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

764

61.8%

John McCain (R)

455

36.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,236

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

532

42.2%

John Kerry (D)

717

56.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,262

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Bass Lake town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

420

45.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

445

48.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

923

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bass Lake town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Mandela Barnes (D)	588	54.0%	Ron Johnson* (R)	500	46.0%	0	0.0%	1,088	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	49%	Tony Evers* (D)	605	55.8%	Tim Michels (R)	470	43.3%	10 [+]	0.9%	1,085	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 10 (0.9%);
2018	S1	54%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	682	59.0%	Leah Vukmir (R)	471	40.8%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,155	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	55%	Tony Evers (D)	630	54.0%	Scott Walker* (R)	516	44.3%	20 [+]	1.7%	1,166	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 11 (0.9%); Michael White (Green) 6 (0.5%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	61%	Russ Feingold (D)	622	49.9%	Ron Johnson* (R)	573	46.0%	52 [+]	4.2%	1,247	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 52 (4.2%);
2014	G	47%	Mary Burke (D)	540	58.4%	Scott Walker* (R)	374	40.4%	11 [+]	1.2%	925	-12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (0.2%);

*: 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	2,084
Median Value	$239,100

Occupied	1,146	55.0%
Vacant	938	45.0%

Owned	865	75.5%
Rented	281	24.5%
Median Rent	$375

Single-Family Units	1,811	86.9%
Detached	1,792	86.0%
Attached	19	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	97	4.7%
Mobile Homes	124	6.0%

Bass Lake town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Bass Lake town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bass Lake town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bass Lake town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bass Lake town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bass Lake town, WI