Fairbanks town, WI

Shawano County, WI

2022 population: 434 ( 182 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.2 square miles
Population density: 12.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	421	97.00%	29.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	5	1.15%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	8	1.84%	11.1%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	13	3.00%	18.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-179	-35.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-0.6

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
616
600	97.40%
2	0.32%
5	0.81%
0	0.00%
9	1.46%
0	0.00%
16	2.60%

2000
665
643	96.69%
8	1.20%
0	0.00%
7	1.05%
5	0.75%
2	0.30%
22	3.31%

1990
628
617	98.25%
2	0.32%
6	0.96%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.48%
11	1.75%

1980
603
597	99.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.66%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.33%
6	1.00%

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

-43	-6.5
-6	-0.9

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

26	4.1
11	1.8

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

20	3.3
5	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbanks 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
50.8
77	17.7%
357	82.3%
115	26.5%

201
2.16

105	52.2%
87	82.9%
4	3.8%
96	47.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
127	20.6%
489	79.4%
108	17.5%

234
2.63

176	75.2%
153	86.9%
4	2.3%
58	24.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
189	28.4%
476	71.6%
104	15.6%

235
2.83

177	75.3%
158	89.3%
8	4.5%
58	24.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
168	26.8%
460	73.2%
91	14.5%

230
2.73

187	81.3%
172	92.0%
5	2.7%
43	18.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
191	31.7%
412	68.3%
61	10.1%

194
3.11

168	86.6%
147	87.5%
5	3.0%
26	13.4%

2022 Housing Data for Fairbanks town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	8.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	19	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	17.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	6.0%
$200,000 or more	4	2.0%

Median Household Income	56,607
Per Capita Income	34,427

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	5.0%
Public Assistance	5	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	190	73.9%
Unemployed	3	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	193	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	64	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	87	56	60.8%
Non-Profit	3	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	22	4	84.6%

Local Government	9	12	42.9%
State Government	0	3	0.0%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	109	60	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	18	45.5%
Total	124	78	61.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	22	10.9%
Professional, Technical	21	10.4%
Service Occupations	25	12.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	3.0%
All others	114	56.4%

White Collar		31.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	45	22.3%
Construction	23	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	23	11.4%
Transportation and warehousing	22	10.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	9.9%
Educational services	13	6.4%
Other services	12	5.9%
Retail trade	10	5.0%
Finance and insurance	7	3.5%
Information	6	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	2.0%
Wholesale trade	4	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	2.0%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	410	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	222	51.2%
Norwegian	53	12.2%
American	35	8.1%
Irish	30	6.9%
Polish	21	4.8%
English	8	1.8%
Swedish	5	1.2%
Finnish	4	0.9%
Northern European	4	0.9%
Yugoslavian	4	0.9%
Russian	3	0.7%
Danish	2	0.5%
European	2	0.5%
French	2	0.5%
Italian	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	434	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	434	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	19	5.9%	174	54.2%	84	26.2%	29	9.0%	15	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	19	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	174	54.2%
Some College	84	26.2%
Bach. Degree	29	9.0%
Grad Degree	15	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38	R +22	D + 3.3%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +61	R +94	R + 23.8%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +98	R +156	R + 42.3%
D -58

2016 vs. 2008	R +60	R +134	R + 45.6%
D -74
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	106%	Donald Trump* (R)	281	77.6%	Joe Biden (D)	72	19.9%	9	2.5%	362	29	31	0.01%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	243	76.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	56	17.7%	17	5.4%	316	30	31	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	220	67.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	105	32.0%	3	0.9%	328	21	20	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	183	57.5%	Barack Obama (D)	130	40.9%	5	1.6%	318	15	12	0.01%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	210	68.6%	John Kerry (D)	94	30.7%	2	0.7%	306	19	18	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	141	54.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	108	41.7%	10	3.9%	259	7	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

281

77.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

362

Turnout: 106%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.7%

Donald Trump (R)

243

76.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

316

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

105

32.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

220

67.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

328

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

130

40.9%

John McCain (R)

183

57.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

318

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

210

68.6%

John Kerry (D)

30.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

TOTAL

306

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Fairbanks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

141

54.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

108

41.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairbanks town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	80%	Ron Johnson* (R)	230	83.9%	Mandela Barnes (D)	44	16.1%	0	0.0%	274	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	80%	Tim Michels (R)	218	79.9%	Tony Evers* (D)	51	18.7%	4 [+]	1.5%	273	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 4 (1.5%);
2018	S1	75%	Leah Vukmir (R)	205	74.3%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	71	25.7%	0	0.0%	276	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	76%	Scott Walker* (R)	224	80.0%	Tony Evers (D)	51	18.2%	5 [+]	1.8%	280	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 3 (1.1%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);
2016	S3	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	245	78.8%	Russ Feingold (D)	60	19.3%	6 [+]	1.9%	311	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 6 (1.9%);
2014	G	60%	Scott Walker* (R)	205	80.1%	Mary Burke (D)	49	19.1%	2 [+]	0.8%	256	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);

*: 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	238
Median Value	$156,300

Occupied	201	84.5%
Vacant	37	15.5%

Owned	189	94.0%
Rented	12	6.0%
Median Rent	$825

Single-Family Units	207	87.0%
Detached	205	86.1%
Attached	2	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	29	12.2%

Fairbanks town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbanks town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Fairbanks town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairbanks town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairbanks town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairbanks town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairbanks town, WI