Phelps town, WI

Vilas County, WI

2022 population: 1,294 ( 94 from 2010 )
Land area: 93.9 square miles
Population density: 13.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,159	89.57%	0.3%
Black:	12	0.93%	0.0%
Indian:	10	0.77%	50.0%
Asian:	18	1.39%	350.0%
2+ races:	50	3.86%	733.3%
Hispanic:	40	3.09%	185.7%

Total non-White:	135	10.43%	206.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	91	9.2

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
1,200
1,156	96.33%
0	0.00%
20	1.67%
4	0.33%
6	0.50%
14	1.17%
44	3.67%

2000
1,314
1,270	96.65%
0	0.00%
13	0.99%
0	0.00%
7	0.53%
24	1.83%
44	3.35%

1990
1,187
1,147	96.63%
0	0.00%
8	0.67%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.25%
40	3.37%

1980
1,129
1,117	98.94%
0	0.00%
12	1.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.06%

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

-114	-8.7
0	0.0

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

123	10.4
4	0.3

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

30	2.7
28	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Phelps 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
59.6
122	9.4%
1,172	90.6%
404	31.2%

594
2.10

401	67.5%
355	88.5%
13	3.2%
193	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
55.4
161	13.4%
1,039	86.6%
400	33.3%

544
2.11

358	65.8%
309	86.3%
9	2.5%
186	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
49.8
233	17.7%
1,081	82.3%
367	27.9%

562
2.21

413	73.5%
357	86.4%
19	4.6%
149	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
46.7
245	20.6%
942	79.4%
328	27.6%

475
2.34

338	71.2%
302	89.3%
17	5.0%
137	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
41.6
233	20.6%
896	79.4%
263	23.3%

423
2.54

327	77.3%
298	91.1%
8	2.4%
96	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Phelps town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	48	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	94	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	40	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	41	6.9%
$200,000 or more	29	4.9%

Median Household Income	60,714
Per Capita Income	45,531

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	2.7%
Public Assistance	15	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	531	69.0%
Unemployed	11	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	542	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	228	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	196	112	63.6%
Non-Profit	14	38	26.9%
Self-Employed	95	37	72.0%

Local Government	22	49	31.0%
State Government	4	11	26.7%
Federal Government	6	25	19.4%

Total Private + Self	291	149	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	123	27.2%
Total	337	272	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	82	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	139	22.6%
Professional, Technical	104	16.9%
Service Occupations	96	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.7%
All others	193	31.4%

White Collar		52.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	109	17.8%
Health care and social assistance	82	13.4%
Retail trade	59	9.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	49	8.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	6.4%
Educational services	33	5.4%
Public administration	30	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	29	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	4.1%
Manufacturing	25	4.1%
Other services	14	2.3%
Wholesale trade	12	2.0%
Utilities	11	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	1.1%
Information	4	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	1.24%
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	24	1.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.93%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,205	96.8%
Spanish	22	1.8%
Tagalog	12	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	550	42.5%
Irish	167	12.9%
Polish	135	10.4%
Finnish	133	10.3%
English	132	10.2%
Swedish	107	8.3%
Norwegian	72	5.6%
Italian	34	2.6%
American	28	2.2%
French Canadian	26	2.0%
Czech	25	1.9%
Scottish	22	1.7%
Dutch	16	1.2%
Danish	13	1.0%
Croatian	11	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,290	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,272	98.3%
Foreign-born	22	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	1.3%	34	3.0%	365	32.4%	479	42.5%	154	13.7%	80	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	1.3%
9-12 Years	34	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	365	32.4%
Some College	479	42.5%
Bach. Degree	154	13.7%
Grad Degree	80	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	R +39	D + 1.7%
D +46
2020 vs. 2012	R +142	R +193	R + 20.1%
D -51
2020 vs. 2008	R +166	R +261	R + 29.0%
D -95

2016 vs. 2008	R +81	R +222	R + 30.7%
D -141
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	609	68.5%	Joe Biden (D)	266	29.9%	14	1.6%	889	20	22	0.03%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	524	66.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	220	28.0%	43	5.5%	787	19	21	0.03%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	467	58.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	317	40.0%	9	1.1%	793	13	12	0.03%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	443	54.4%	Barack Obama (D)	361	44.3%	10	1.2%	814	12	9	0.03%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	528	61.0%	John Kerry (D)	324	37.5%	13	1.5%	865	12	10	0.03%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	480	61.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	257	33.0%	41	5.3%	778	14	14	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

266

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

609

68.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

889

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

220

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

524

66.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

787

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

317

40.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

467

58.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

793

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

361

44.3%

John McCain (R)

443

54.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

814

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

528

61.0%

John Kerry (D)

324

37.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

865

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Phelps town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

480

61.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

257

33.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

778

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Phelps town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	72%	Ron Johnson* (R)	549	70.8%	Mandela Barnes (D)	226	29.2%	0	0.0%	775	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	73%	Tim Michels (R)	534	68.0%	Tony Evers* (D)	245	31.2%	6 [+]	0.8%	785	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Leah Vukmir (R)	453	64.6%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	247	35.2%	1 [+]	0.1%	701	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	66%	Scott Walker* (R)	492	69.6%	Tony Evers (D)	208	29.4%	7 [+]	1.0%	707	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 4 (0.6%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%); Michael White (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	74%	Ron Johnson* (R)	525	67.2%	Russ Feingold (D)	240	30.7%	16 [+]	2.0%	781	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 16 (2.0%);
2014	G	65%	Scott Walker* (R)	444	65.3%	Mary Burke (D)	225	33.1%	11 [+]	1.6%	680	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 7 (1.0%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%);

*: 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	1,589
Median Value	$204,800

Occupied	594	37.4%
Vacant	995	62.6%

Owned	529	89.1%
Rented	65	10.9%
Median Rent	$675

Single-Family Units	1,409	88.7%
Detached	1,405	88.4%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45	2.8%
Mobile Homes	117	7.4%

Phelps town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Phelps town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Phelps town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Phelps town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Phelps town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Phelps town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Phelps town, WI