Medford town, WI

Taylor County, WI

2022 population: 2,496 ( 110 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.2 square miles
Population density: 67.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,403	96.27%	6.1%
Black:	24	0.96%	166.7%
Indian:	13	0.52%	333.3%
Asian:	8	0.32%	14.3%
2+ races:	23	0.92%	130.0%
Hispanic:	25	1.00%	47.1%

Total non-White:	93	3.73%	102.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-157	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	47	2.2

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
2,606
2,560	98.23%
9	0.35%
3	0.12%
7	0.27%
10	0.38%
17	0.65%
46	1.77%

2000
2,196
2,122	96.63%
26	1.18%
11	0.50%
0	0.00%
20	0.91%
11	0.50%
74	3.37%

1990
1,961
1,952	99.54%
0	0.00%
2	0.10%
2	0.10%
n/a
4	0.20%
9	0.46%

1980
1,809
1,809	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

438	19.9
-28	-1.3

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

170	8.7
65	3.3

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

143	7.9
9	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Medford 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
45.5
630	25.2%
1,866	74.8%
403	16.1%

935
2.67

673	72.0%
631	93.8%
14	2.1%
262	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
720	27.6%
1,886	72.4%
315	12.1%

979
2.66

759	77.5%
669	88.1%
32	4.2%
220	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
611	27.8%
1,585	72.2%
209	9.5%

824
2.67

645	78.3%
554	85.9%
28	4.3%
179	21.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
615	31.4%
1,346	68.6%
196	10.0%

653
3.00

541	82.8%
487	90.0%
18	3.3%
112	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
25.2
655	36.2%
1,154	63.8%
148	8.2%

538
3.35

464	86.2%
437	94.2%
4	0.9%
74	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Medford town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	56	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	83	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	138	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	126	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	105	11.2%
$200,000 or more	58	6.2%

Median Household Income	77,824
Per Capita Income	36,382

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	57	6.1%
Public Assistance	5	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,289	83.9%
Unemployed	27	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,316	85.7%
Not in Labor Force	220	14.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	488	418	53.9%
Non-Profit	35	78	31.0%
Self-Employed	160	78	67.2%

Local Government	49	68	41.9%
State Government	17	5	77.3%
Federal Government	8	5	61.5%

Total Private + Self	648	496	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	109	156	41.1%
Total	757	652	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	249	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	234	16.5%
Professional, Technical	278	19.7%
Service Occupations	157	11.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.5%
All others	496	35.1%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	405	28.6%
Health care and social assistance	229	16.2%
Transportation and warehousing	128	9.1%
Retail trade	113	8.0%
Construction	103	7.3%
Educational services	80	5.7%
Other services	71	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	57	4.0%
Finance and insurance	49	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	38	2.7%
Information	31	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	25	1.8%
Public administration	22	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.6%
Wholesale trade	9	0.6%
Utilities	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20	0.80%
Puerto Rican	5	0.20%
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	%
Korean	8	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,326	98.9%
German, other Germanic	23	1.0%
Spanish	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,523	61.0%
Norwegian	166	6.7%
Irish	163	6.5%
Polish	129	5.2%
English	107	4.3%
Swiss	96	3.8%
American	90	3.6%
French	78	3.1%
Swedish	72	2.9%
Czech	41	1.6%
Italian	38	1.5%
European	32	1.3%
Dutch	25	1.0%
Czechoslovakian	24	1.0%
Belgian	20	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,495	100.0%
Not a citizen	1	0.0%

Native	2,463	98.7%
Foreign-born	33	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	1.0%	59	3.5%	733	43.3%	553	32.7%	245	14.5%	86	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	1.0%
9-12 Years	59	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	733	43.3%
Some College	553	32.7%
Bach. Degree	245	14.5%
Grad Degree	86	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +170	R +161	R + 4.9%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +288	R +416	R + 26.1%
D -128
2020 vs. 2008	R +439	R +641	R + 43.3%
D -202

2016 vs. 2008	R +269	R +480	R + 38.4%
D -211
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)	1,102	76.7%	Joe Biden (D)	306	21.3%	29	2.0%	1,437	28	30	0.04%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	932	71.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	297	22.9%	70	5.4%	1,299	25	26	0.04%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	814	64.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	434	34.4%	13	1.0%	1,261	19	17	0.04%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	663	55.7%	Barack Obama (D)	508	42.7%	19	1.6%	1,190	13	10	0.04%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	840	67.7%	John Kerry (D)	391	31.5%	10	0.8%	1,241	18	17	0.04%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	704	67.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	299	28.8%	37	3.6%	1,040	20	20	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

306

21.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,102

76.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,437

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

297

22.9%

Donald Trump (R)

932

71.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,299

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

434

34.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

814

64.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,261

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

508

42.7%

John McCain (R)

663

55.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,190

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

840

67.7%

John Kerry (D)

391

31.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,241

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Medford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

704

67.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

299

28.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,040

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Medford town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Ron Johnson* (R)	994	79.0%	Mandela Barnes (D)	265	21.0%	0	0.0%	1,259	29	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	66%	Tim Michels (R)	955	75.6%	Tony Evers* (D)	299	23.7%	10 [+]	0.8%	1,264	28	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 10 (0.8%);
2018	S1	59%	Leah Vukmir (R)	752	67.4%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	364	32.6%	0	0.0%	1,116	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	59%	Scott Walker* (R)	827	74.1%	Tony Evers (D)	278	24.9%	11 [+]	1.0%	1,116	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 4 (0.4%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2016	S3	68%	Ron Johnson* (R)	909	70.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	342	26.4%	44 [+]	3.4%	1,295	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 44 (3.4%);
2014	G	53%	Scott Walker* (R)	742	73.5%	Mary Burke (D)	266	26.3%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,010	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,056
Median Value	$232,000

Occupied	935	88.5%
Vacant	121	11.5%

Owned	836	89.4%
Rented	99	10.6%
Median Rent	$1,017

Single-Family Units	948	89.8%
Detached	936	88.6%
Attached	12	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	58	5.5%

Medford town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Medford town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Medford town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Medford town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Medford town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Medford town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Medford town, WI