Forest town, WI

Vernon County, WI

2022 population: 818 ( 184 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 22.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	713	87.16%	16.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	12	1.47%	0.0%
2+ races:	75	9.17%	2400.0%
Hispanic:	18	2.20%	157.1%

Total non-White:	105	12.84%	377.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	101	19.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	83	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
634
612	96.53%
12	1.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.47%
7	1.10%
22	3.47%

2000
576
570	98.96%
2	0.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.69%
0	0.00%
6	1.04%

1990
543
525	96.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.37%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	3.31%

1980
551
551	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

42	7.3
16	2.8

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

45	8.3
-12	-2.2

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

-26	-4.7
18	3.3

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
36.3
251	30.7%
567	69.3%
141	17.2%

277
2.95

228	82.3%
201	88.2%
2	0.9%
49	17.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
173	27.3%
461	72.7%
104	16.4%

230
2.76

163	70.9%
137	84.0%
3	1.8%
67	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
166	28.8%
410	71.2%
79	13.7%

203
2.84

160	78.8%
145	90.6%
0	0.0%
43	21.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
176	32.4%
367	67.6%
72	13.3%

175
3.10

129	73.7%
116	89.9%
2	1.6%
46	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
152	27.6%
399	72.4%
86	15.6%

205
2.69

166	81.0%
157	94.6%
0	0.0%
39	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Forest town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	10.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	20.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	2.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	9.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	5.1%
$200,000 or more	13	4.7%

Median Household Income	57,292
Per Capita Income	28,716

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	2.5%
Public Assistance	17	6.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	261	58.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	3	0.7%

Total Labor Force	264	58.7%
Not in Labor Force	186	41.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96	100	49.0%
Non-Profit	4	17	19.0%
Self-Employed	47	15	75.8%

Local Government	10	13	43.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	143	115	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14	35	28.6%
Total	157	150	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12	3.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	48	15.5%
Professional, Technical	77	24.8%
Service Occupations	55	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	6.8%
All others	118	38.1%

White Collar		44.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	47	15.2%
Manufacturing	44	14.2%
Transportation and warehousing	36	11.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	11.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	9.0%
Other services	26	8.4%
Educational services	26	8.4%
Retail trade	24	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	21	6.8%
Construction	8	2.6%
Wholesale trade	7	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.0%
Utilities	2	0.6%
Public administration	2	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.86%
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	11	1.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	1.47%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	627	85.4%
German, other Germanic	105	14.3%
Spanish	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	266	32.5%
Pennsylvania German	140	17.1%
Norwegian	97	11.9%
Czech	83	10.1%
Irish	69	8.4%
Italian	48	5.9%
English	45	5.5%
American	25	3.1%
Polish	16	2.0%
Dutch	15	1.8%
Czechoslovakian	12	1.5%
British	9	1.1%
Scandinavian	6	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.7%
Scottish	6	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	815	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	801	97.9%
Foreign-born	17	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
42	8.1%	12	2.3%	293	56.5%	91	17.5%	56	10.8%	25	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	42	8.1%
9-12 Years	12	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	293	56.5%
Some College	91	17.5%
Bach. Degree	56	10.8%
Grad Degree	25	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +40	R +36	R + 10.0%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +54	R +84	R + 30.0%
D -30
2020 vs. 2008	R +76	R +118	R + 43.8%
D -42

2016 vs. 2008	R +36	R +82	R + 33.8%
D -46
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	48%	Donald Trump* (R)	180	62.7%	Joe Biden (D)	102	35.5%	5	1.7%	287	14	16	0.01%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	140	55.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	98	39.0%	13	5.2%	251	9	10	0.01%
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	132	49.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	126	47.2%	9	3.4%	267	1	0	0.01%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	144	56.9%	John McCain (R)	104	41.1%	5	2.0%	253	-1	-4	0.01%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	139	50.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	132	48.2%	3	1.1%	274	-1	-3	0.01%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	119	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	105	44.7%	11	4.7%	235	3	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

102

35.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

180

62.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

287

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

39.0%

Donald Trump (R)

140

55.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

251

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

132

49.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

126

47.2%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

144

56.9%

John McCain (R)

104

41.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

253

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

132

48.2%

John Kerry (D)

139

50.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

274

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Forest town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

119

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

105

44.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

235

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 3

* 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	39%	Ron Johnson* (R)	144	61.3%	Mandela Barnes (D)	91	38.7%	0	0.0%	235	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	39%	Tim Michels (R)	139	59.1%	Tony Evers* (D)	94	40.0%	2 [+]	0.9%	235	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 2 (0.9%);
2018	S1	37%	Leah Vukmir (R)	111	52.1%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	102	47.9%	0	0.0%	213	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	37%	Scott Walker* (R)	132	62.3%	Tony Evers (D)	78	36.8%	2 [+]	0.9%	212	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	45%	Ron Johnson* (R)	132	53.4%	Russ Feingold (D)	99	40.1%	16 [+]	6.5%	247	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 16 (6.5%);
2014	G	43%	Scott Walker* (R)	120	54.1%	Mary Burke (D)	100	45.0%	2 [+]	0.9%	222	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (0.5%);

*: 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	347
Median Value	$225,000

Occupied	277	79.8%
Vacant	70	20.2%

Owned	239	86.3%
Rented	38	13.7%
Median Rent	$730

Single-Family Units	309	89.0%
Detached	309	89.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	37	10.7%

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