Boulder Junction town, WI

Vilas County, WI

2022 population: 1,505 ( 572 from 2010 )
Land area: 78.7 square miles
Population density: 19.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,450	96.35%	59.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	4	0.27%	60.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	25	1.66%	257.1%
Hispanic:	26	1.73%	550.0%

Total non-White:	55	3.65%	139.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	540	70.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	4.2

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
933
910	97.53%
0	0.00%
10	1.07%
2	0.21%
7	0.75%
4	0.43%
23	2.47%

2000
967
943	97.52%
0	0.00%
6	0.62%
0	0.00%
7	0.72%
8	0.83%
24	2.48%

1990
914
910	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.44%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.44%

1980
914
911	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.33%
3	0.33%

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

-33	-3.4
-1	-0.1

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

33	3.6
20	2.2

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

-1	-0.1
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Boulder Junction 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
55.1
194	12.9%
1,311	87.1%
451	30.0%

636
2.37

442	69.5%
394	89.1%
3	0.7%
194	30.5%

2010
Number	Percent
55.9
120	12.9%
813	87.1%
309	33.1%

441
2.11

280	63.5%
249	88.9%
5	1.8%
161	36.5%

2000
Number	Percent
49.4
175	18.1%
792	81.9%
225	23.3%

456
2.12

290	63.6%
262	90.3%
12	4.1%
166	36.4%

1990
Number	Percent
43.4
195	21.3%
719	78.7%
198	21.7%

373
2.45

279	74.8%
249	89.2%
4	1.4%
94	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
40.8
197	21.6%
717	78.4%
213	23.3%

366
2.50

297	81.1%
286	96.3%
2	0.7%
69	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	7.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	11.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	82	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	153	24.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	41	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	6.6%
$200,000 or more	26	4.1%

Median Household Income	71,316
Per Capita Income	36,102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	4.2%
Public Assistance	21	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	49	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	702	80.2%
Unemployed	10	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	712	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	163	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	278	281	49.7%
Non-Profit	17	25	40.5%
Self-Employed	61	60	50.4%

Local Government	28	14	66.7%
State Government	4	0	100.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	339	341	49.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58	39	59.8%
Total	397	380	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	7.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	249	31.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	202	25.8%
Professional, Technical	48	6.1%
Service Occupations	174	22.2%
All others	110	14.0%

White Collar		63.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	137	17.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	112	14.3%
Retail trade	109	13.9%
Accommodation and food services	87	11.1%
Health care and social assistance	60	7.7%
Construction	49	6.3%
Manufacturing	48	6.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	5.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	5.1%
Educational services	24	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	2.6%
Public administration	20	2.6%
Other services	17	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	14	1.8%
Wholesale trade	3	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	1.53%
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	3	0.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,442	99.3%
Other Indo-European	7	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	699	46.4%
Polish	226	15.0%
Irish	109	7.2%
English	86	5.7%
Russian	85	5.6%
Swedish	69	4.6%
Norwegian	56	3.7%
French	53	3.5%
Finnish	44	2.9%
American	42	2.8%
Italian	31	2.1%
European	25	1.7%
Czech	22	1.5%
Dutch	21	1.4%
Slavic	17	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,505	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,495	99.3%
Foreign-born	10	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.3%	59	5.1%	433	37.5%	355	30.7%	228	19.7%	77	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.3%
9-12 Years	59	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	433	37.5%
Some College	355	30.7%
Bach. Degree	228	19.7%
Grad Degree	77	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	D +7	D + 5.9%
D +83
2020 vs. 2012	R +74	R +49	R + 4.0%
D +25
2020 vs. 2008	R +77	R +64	R + 6.3%
D +13

2016 vs. 2008	R +1	R +71	R + 12.2%
D -70
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	493	59.5%	Joe Biden (D)	328	39.6%	7	0.8%	828	11	13	0.03%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	417	60.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	245	35.3%	32	4.6%	694	13	14	0.02%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	419	57.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	303	41.4%	10	1.4%	732	11	10	0.02%
2008	92%	John McCain (R)	416	55.8%	Barack Obama (D)	315	42.3%	14	1.9%	745	14	10	0.02%
2004	94%	George W. Bush* (R)	446	59.2%	John Kerry (D)	299	39.7%	8	1.1%	753	10	9	0.03%
2000	93%	George W. Bush (R)	469	63.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	235	31.8%	36	4.9%	740	16	15	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

328

39.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

493

59.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

828

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

245

35.3%

Donald Trump (R)

417

60.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

694

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

303

41.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

419

57.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

732

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

315

42.3%

John McCain (R)

416

55.8%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

745

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

446

59.2%

John Kerry (D)

299

39.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

753

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Boulder Junction town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

469

63.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

235

31.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

740

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boulder Junction town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Ron Johnson* (R)	474	63.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	277	36.9%	0	0.0%	751	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	61%	Tim Michels (R)	452	59.9%	Tony Evers* (D)	295	39.1%	7 [+]	0.9%	754	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 7 (0.9%);
2018	S1	58%	Leah Vukmir (R)	380	56.3%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	294	43.6%	1 [+]	0.1%	675	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	58%	Scott Walker* (R)	420	62.0%	Tony Evers (D)	247	36.5%	10 [+]	1.5%	677	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 5 (0.7%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	64%	Ron Johnson* (R)	413	59.8%	Russ Feingold (D)	248	35.9%	30 [+]	4.3%	691	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 30 (4.3%);
2014	G	62%	Scott Walker* (R)	375	61.4%	Mary Burke (D)	224	36.7%	12 [+]	2.0%	611	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 3 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);

*: 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	1,462
Median Value	$274,200

Occupied	636	43.5%
Vacant	826	56.5%

Owned	525	82.5%
Rented	111	17.5%
Median Rent	$719

Single-Family Units	1,331	91.0%
Detached	1,331	91.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52	3.6%
Mobile Homes	51	3.5%

Boulder Junction town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Boulder Junction town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Boulder Junction town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boulder Junction town, WI