Viroqua town, WI

Vernon County, WI

2022 population: 1,654 ( 64 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.3 square miles
Population density: 34.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,540	93.11%	7.8%
Black:	4	0.24%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	14	0.85%	40.0%
2+ races:	58	3.51%	427.3%
Hispanic:	38	2.30%	81.0%

Total non-White:	114	6.89%	137.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-130	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	66	4.7

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
1,718
1,670	97.21%
4	0.23%
2	0.12%
10	0.58%
11	0.64%
21	1.22%
48	2.79%

2000
1,535
1,511	98.44%
0	0.00%
4	0.26%
3	0.20%
9	0.59%
6	0.39%
24	1.56%

1990
1,499
1,473	98.27%
0	0.00%
6	0.40%
3	0.20%
n/a
2	0.13%
26	1.73%

1980
1,663
1,661	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.12%

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

159	10.4
24	1.6

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

38	2.5
-2	-0.1

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

-188	-11.3
24	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Viroqua 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
47.7
332	20.1%
1,322	79.9%
349	21.1%

661
2.49

547	82.8%
457	83.5%
13	2.4%
114	17.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.0
391	22.8%
1,327	77.2%
310	18.0%

637
2.56

491	77.1%
429	87.4%
22	4.5%
146	22.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
400	26.1%
1,135	73.9%
282	18.4%

522
2.75

412	78.9%
365	88.6%
15	3.6%
110	21.1%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
378	25.2%
1,121	74.8%
325	21.7%

502
2.77

425	84.7%
388	91.3%
9	2.1%
77	15.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
472	28.4%
1,191	71.6%
278	16.7%

528
2.94

449	85.0%
400	89.1%
21	4.7%
79	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for Viroqua town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	70	10.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	96	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	117	17.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	105	15.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	8.9%
$200,000 or more	35	5.3%

Median Household Income	97,361
Per Capita Income	42,732

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	2.1%
Public Assistance	2	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	792	78.5%
Unemployed	13	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	805	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	204	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	203	216	48.4%
Non-Profit	60	72	45.5%
Self-Employed	106	18	85.5%

Local Government	35	51	40.7%
State Government	21	38	35.6%
Federal Government	10	37	21.3%

Total Private + Self	309	234	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	126	198	38.9%
Total	435	432	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	22.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	166	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	166	19.1%
Professional, Technical	207	23.9%
Service Occupations	120	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	2.3%
All others	208	24.0%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	197	22.7%
Retail trade	94	10.8%
Manufacturing	86	9.9%
Educational services	78	9.0%
Public administration	68	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	60	6.9%
Construction	56	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	49	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	28	3.2%
Other services	24	2.8%
Wholesale trade	21	2.4%
Finance and insurance	20	2.3%
Information	16	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.12%
Puerto Rican	30	1.81%
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	6	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,516	95.7%
Other Indo-European	37	2.3%
Spanish	13	0.8%
Other Asian	10	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.3%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	644	38.9%
Norwegian	505	30.5%
Irish	146	8.8%
English	99	6.0%
French	66	4.0%
European	52	3.1%
Swedish	45	2.7%
American	42	2.5%
Albanian	37	2.2%
Italian	30	1.8%
Scottish	30	1.8%
Polish	28	1.7%
Czech	22	1.3%
Dutch	20	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	13	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,634	98.8%
Not a citizen	20	1.2%

Native	1,620	97.9%
Foreign-born	34	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	1.3%	48	4.1%	304	25.9%	341	29.1%	289	24.6%	176	15.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	1.3%
9-12 Years	48	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	304	25.9%
Some College	341	29.1%
Bach. Degree	289	24.6%
Grad Degree	176	15.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +109	R +19	R + 0.2%
D +90
2020 vs. 2012	R +155	R +162	R + 15.5%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +239	R +256	R + 26.7%
D -17

2016 vs. 2008	R +130	R +237	R + 26.5%
D -107
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	92%	Donald Trump* (R)	602	53.7%	Joe Biden (D)	508	45.3%	11	1.0%	1,121	5	7	0.03%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	493	51.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	418	43.5%	50	5.2%	961	4	5	0.03%
2012	75%	Barack Obama* (D)	515	52.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	447	45.8%	15	1.5%	977	0	-1	0.03%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	525	58.1%	John McCain (R)	363	40.2%	16	1.8%	904	-2	-5	0.03%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	480	51.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	444	47.1%	18	1.9%	942	-2	-4	0.03%
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	372	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	343	45.1%	46	6.0%	761	-3	-3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

508

45.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

602

53.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,121

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

418

43.5%

Donald Trump (R)

493

51.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

961

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

515

52.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

447

45.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

977

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

525

58.1%

John McCain (R)

363

40.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

904

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

444

47.1%

John Kerry (D)

480

51.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

942

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Viroqua town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

343

45.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

372

48.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

761

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Viroqua town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	514	54.3%	Mandela Barnes (D)	428	45.2%	4 [+]	0.4%	946	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%);
2022	G	78%	Tony Evers* (D)	470	49.3%	Tim Michels (R)	467	49.0%	16 [+]	1.7%	953	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 15 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	74%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	524	57.3%	Leah Vukmir (R)	389	42.5%	2 [+]	0.2%	915	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	75%	Scott Walker* (R)	470	50.4%	Tony Evers (D)	442	47.4%	21 [+]	2.3%	933	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%); Michael White (Green) 3 (0.3%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	75%	Ron Johnson* (R)	463	48.7%	Russ Feingold (D)	457	48.1%	31 [+]	3.3%	951	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 31 (3.3%);
2014	G	62%	Scott Walker* (R)	403	50.3%	Mary Burke (D)	383	47.8%	15 [+]	1.9%	801	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 14 (1.7%); 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	701
Median Value	$237,600

Occupied	661	94.3%
Vacant	40	5.7%

Owned	625	94.6%
Rented	36	5.4%
Median Rent	$1,021

Single-Family Units	651	92.9%
Detached	642	91.6%
Attached	9	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	50	7.1%

Viroqua town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Viroqua town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Viroqua town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Viroqua town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Viroqua town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Viroqua town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Viroqua town, WI