Belle Plaine town, WI

Shawano County, WI

2022 population: 1,879 ( 24 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.3 square miles
Population density: 49.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,806	96.11%	0.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	8	0.43%	72.4%
Asian:	13	0.69%	44.4%
2+ races:	39	2.08%	225.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.27%	58.3%

Total non-White:	73	3.89%	15.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	14	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	0.7

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
1,855
1,792	96.60%
1	0.05%
29	1.56%
9	0.49%
12	0.65%
12	0.65%
63	3.40%

2000
1,861
1,782	95.75%
0	0.00%
53	2.85%
12	0.64%
8	0.43%
6	0.32%
79	4.25%

1990
1,792
1,707	95.26%
4	0.22%
72	4.02%
7	0.39%
n/a
2	0.11%
85	4.74%

1980
1,626
1,615	99.32%
0	0.00%
8	0.49%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.18%
11	0.68%

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

10	0.5
-16	-0.9

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

75	4.2
-6	-0.3

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

92	5.7
74	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Plaine 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
51.9
294	15.6%
1,585	84.4%
498	26.5%

822
2.24

622	75.7%
549	88.3%
21	3.4%
200	24.3%

2010
Number	Percent
49.0
336	18.1%
1,519	81.9%
387	20.9%

757
2.38

559	73.8%
478	85.5%
23	4.1%
198	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
44.3
367	19.7%
1,494	80.3%
342	18.4%

744
2.39

549	73.8%
500	91.1%
6	1.1%
195	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
417	23.3%
1,375	76.7%
315	17.6%

643
2.64

495	77.0%
449	90.7%
12	2.4%
148	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
36.3
419	25.8%
1,207	74.2%
274	16.9%

533
2.84

445	83.5%
407	91.5%
13	2.9%
88	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	137	16.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	61	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	141	17.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	14.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	4.9%
$200,000 or more	22	2.7%

Median Household Income	68,571
Per Capita Income	35,014

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	43	5.2%
Public Assistance	6	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	844	73.7%
Unemployed	31	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	875	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	270	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	318	272	53.9%
Non-Profit	31	20	60.8%
Self-Employed	49	25	66.2%

Local Government	65	57	53.3%
State Government	7	23	23.3%
Federal Government	4	17	19.0%

Total Private + Self	367	297	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	107	117	47.8%
Total	474	414	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	112	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	182	20.4%
Professional, Technical	210	23.6%
Service Occupations	85	9.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	3.5%
All others	301	33.8%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	174	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	134	15.1%
Retail trade	100	11.2%
Public administration	77	8.7%
Educational services	69	7.8%
Construction	64	7.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	60	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	33	3.7%
Other services	30	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	23	2.6%
Finance and insurance	19	2.1%
Wholesale trade	19	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	1.5%
Information	12	1.3%
Utilities	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.27%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,783	99.3%
Spanish	6	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	909	48.4%
American	109	5.8%
Polish	94	5.0%
English	89	4.7%
Irish	88	4.7%
Dutch	64	3.4%
Norwegian	64	3.4%
French	63	3.4%
Italian	28	1.5%
European	26	1.4%
French Canadian	25	1.3%
Danish	21	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.1%
Swedish	21	1.1%
Belgian	10	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,879	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,866	99.3%
Foreign-born	13	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.7%	74	5.1%	478	32.9%	534	36.8%	246	17.0%	109	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.7%
9-12 Years	74	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	478	32.9%
Some College	534	36.8%
Bach. Degree	246	17.0%
Grad Degree	109	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +109	R +44	D + 2.6%
D +65
2020 vs. 2012	R +174	R +229	R + 18.5%
D -55
2020 vs. 2008	R +256	R +339	R + 29.2%
D -83

2016 vs. 2008	R +147	R +295	R + 31.7%
D -148
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	767	69.0%	Joe Biden (D)	337	30.3%	7	0.6%	1,111	20	22	0.03%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	658	67.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	272	27.8%	50	5.1%	980	20	21	0.03%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	593	59.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	392	39.5%	7	0.7%	992	14	13	0.03%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	511	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	420	44.5%	13	1.4%	944	12	9	0.03%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	674	64.6%	John Kerry (D)	361	34.6%	9	0.9%	1,044	15	14	0.03%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	506	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	340	38.6%	34	3.9%	880	10	10	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

337

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

767

69.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,111

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

272

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

658

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

980

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

392

39.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

593

59.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

992

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

420

44.5%

John McCain (R)

511

54.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

944

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

674

64.6%

John Kerry (D)

361

34.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,044

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Belle Plaine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

506

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

340

38.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

880

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Plaine town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Ron Johnson* (R)	647	70.6%	Mandela Barnes (D)	270	29.4%	0	0.0%	917	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	62%	Tim Michels (R)	627	68.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	282	30.7%	9 [+]	1.0%	918	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 9 (1.0%);
2018	S1	62%	Leah Vukmir (R)	552	59.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	370	40.1%	0	0.0%	922	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	63%	Scott Walker* (R)	631	67.6%	Tony Evers (D)	290	31.0%	13 [+]	1.4%	934	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.2%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	65%	Ron Johnson* (R)	675	69.7%	Russ Feingold (D)	262	27.1%	31 [+]	3.2%	968	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 31 (3.2%);
2014	G	56%	Scott Walker* (R)	569	67.7%	Mary Burke (D)	266	31.6%	6 [+]	0.7%	841	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 4 (0.5%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 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	1,147
Median Value	$268,800

Occupied	822	71.7%
Vacant	325	28.3%

Owned	763	92.8%
Rented	59	7.2%
Median Rent	$1,135

Single-Family Units	1,003	87.4%
Detached	997	86.9%
Attached	6	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.6%
Mobile Homes	137	11.9%

Belle Plaine town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belle Plaine town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belle Plaine town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Plaine town, WI