Sterling town, WI

2022 population: 636 ( 3 from 2010 )
Land area: 45.6 square miles
Population density: 14.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	608	95.60%	2.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	9	1.42%	200.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	28	4.40%	211.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-16	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	19	3.6

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
633
624	98.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.47%
6	0.95%
9	1.42%

2000
732
716	97.81%
11	1.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.68%
0	0.00%
16	2.19%

1990
598
581	97.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
17	2.84%

1980
619
619	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

-92	-12.6
-7	-1.0

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

135	22.6
-1	-0.2

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

-38	-6.1
17	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling 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
40.6
179	28.1%
457	71.9%
108	17.0%

238
2.67

149	62.6%
137	91.9%
5	3.4%
89	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
182	28.8%
451	71.2%
82	13.0%

233
2.72

180	77.3%
161	89.4%
4	2.2%
53	22.7%

2000
Number	Percent
30.5
280	38.3%
452	61.7%
61	8.3%

220
3.24

172	78.2%
162	94.2%
1	0.6%
48	21.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
159	26.6%
439	73.4%
97	16.2%

217
2.76

163	75.1%
152	93.3%
0	0.0%
54	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
173	27.9%
446	72.1%
67	10.8%

212
2.92

183	86.3%
162	88.5%
2	1.1%
29	13.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sterling town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	31	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	26	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	6.7%
$200,000 or more	17	7.1%

Median Household Income	68,125
Per Capita Income	33,505

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.3%
Public Assistance	2	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	269	73.3%
Unemployed	3	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	272	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	95	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	84	76	52.5%
Non-Profit	8	29	21.6%
Self-Employed	34	10	77.3%

Local Government	9	5	64.3%
State Government	2	11	15.4%
Federal Government	4	6	40.0%

Total Private + Self	118	86	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23	51	31.1%
Total	141	137	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	52	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	54	19.4%
Professional, Technical	58	20.9%
Service Occupations	40	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.1%
All others	74	26.6%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	51	18.3%
Retail trade	42	15.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	14.7%
Educational services	23	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	20	7.2%
Manufacturing	18	6.5%
Construction	15	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	11	4.0%
Information	10	3.6%
Other services	9	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	2.5%
Public administration	6	2.2%
Finance and insurance	4	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.1%
Wholesale trade	2	0.7%

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	553	95.2%
German, other Germanic	21	3.6%
Spanish	6	1.0%
Other Asian	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	199	31.3%
German	169	26.6%
European	40	6.3%
Pennsylvania German	38	6.0%
Irish	30	4.7%
Italian	30	4.7%
English	22	3.5%
French	22	3.5%
Czechoslovakian	16	2.5%
Scandinavian	13	2.0%
Polish	10	1.6%
Slovene	9	1.4%
Scottish	8	1.3%
American	6	0.9%
Hungarian	6	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	636	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	629	98.9%
Foreign-born	7	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	4.3%	31	7.3%	127	30.0%	159	37.6%	53	12.5%	35	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	4.3%
9-12 Years	31	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	127	30.0%
Some College	159	37.6%
Bach. Degree	53	12.5%
Grad Degree	35	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	D +1	D + 5.6%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	R +82	R + 23.9%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +56	R +95	R + 28.4%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +96	R + 34.1%
D -63
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	219	64.8%	Joe Biden (D)	113	33.4%	6	1.8%	338	16	18	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	196	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	89	29.1%	21	6.9%	306	17	18	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	162	51.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	138	44.1%	13	4.2%	313	6	5	0.01%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	163	50.5%	Barack Obama (D)	152	47.1%	8	2.5%	323	8	5	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	193	59.0%	John Kerry (D)	129	39.4%	5	1.5%	327	10	8	0.01%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	156	55.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	109	38.9%	15	5.4%	280	8	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

113

33.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

219

64.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

338

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29.1%

Donald Trump (R)

196

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

306

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

138

44.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

162

51.8%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

313

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

152

47.1%

John McCain (R)

163

50.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

323

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

193

59.0%

John Kerry (D)

129

39.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

327

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

156

55.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

109

38.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

280

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Ron Johnson* (R)	196	68.3%	Mandela Barnes (D)	91	31.7%	0	0.0%	287	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	62%	Tim Michels (R)	185	64.2%	Tony Evers* (D)	98	34.0%	5 [+]	1.7%	288	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 5 (1.7%);
2018	S1	59%	Leah Vukmir (R)	155	56.8%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	118	43.2%	0	0.0%	273	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	59%	Scott Walker* (R)	186	68.1%	Tony Evers (D)	82	30.0%	5 [+]	1.8%	273	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 3 (1.1%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);
2016	S3	66%	Ron Johnson* (R)	200	66.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	90	29.8%	12 [+]	4.0%	302	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 12 (4.0%);
2014	G	57%	Scott Walker* (R)	172	65.6%	Mary Burke (D)	89	34.0%	1 [+]	0.4%	262	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 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	292
Median Value	$200,900

Occupied	238	81.5%
Vacant	54	18.5%

Owned	197	82.8%
Rented	41	17.2%
Median Rent	$778

Single-Family Units	260	89.0%
Detached	260	89.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	32	11.0%

Sterling town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Sterling town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sterling town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sterling town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sterling town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling town, WI