Shell Lake city, WI

Washburn County, WI

2022 population: 1,664 ( 317 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Population density: 284.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,537	92.37%	17.3%
Black:	12	0.72%	500.0%
Indian:	19	1.14%	18.8%
Asian:	7	0.42%	75.0%
2+ races:	84	5.05%	1100.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.30%	37.5%

Total non-White:	127	7.63%	243.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	227	20.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	90	8.1

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
1,347
1,310	97.25%
2	0.15%
16	1.19%
4	0.30%
7	0.52%
8	0.59%
37	2.75%

2000
1,301
1,267	97.39%
0	0.00%
5	0.38%
2	0.15%
14	1.08%
13	1.00%
34	2.61%

1990
1,161
1,147	98.79%
6	0.52%
6	0.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.17%
14	1.21%

1980
1,135
1,122	98.85%
0	0.00%
13	1.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	1.15%

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

43	3.3
3	0.2

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

120	10.3
20	1.7

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

25	2.2
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Shell Lake city, 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
42.8
415	24.9%
1,249	75.1%
452	27.2%

636
2.45

409	64.3%
306	74.8%
56	13.7%
227	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
297	22.0%
1,050	78.0%
362	26.9%

594
2.16

357	60.1%
274	76.8%
44	12.3%
237	39.9%

2000
Number	Percent
49.2
253	19.4%
1,048	80.6%
391	30.1%

561
2.13

361	64.3%
289	80.1%
40	11.1%
200	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
45.5
251	21.6%
910	78.4%
351	30.2%

491
2.20

294	59.9%
260	88.4%
18	6.1%
197	40.1%

1980
Number	Percent
41.4
263	23.2%
872	76.8%
261	23.0%

494
2.27

315	63.8%
271	86.0%
20	6.3%
179	36.2%

2022 Housing Data for Shell Lake city, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	58	9.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	7.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	29	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	44	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	105	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	38	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	20	3.1%
$200,000 or more	38	6.0%

Median Household Income	52,500
Per Capita Income	33,612

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	57	9.0%
Public Assistance	28	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	97	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	568	67.4%
Unemployed	21	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	589	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	254	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	142	196	42.0%
Non-Profit	6	66	8.3%
Self-Employed	46	48	48.9%

Local Government	49	24	67.1%
State Government	3	11	21.4%
Federal Government	12	17	41.4%

Total Private + Self	188	244	43.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	70	118	37.2%
Total	258	362	41.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	79	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	166	26.8%
Professional, Technical	101	16.3%
Service Occupations	135	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.5%
All others	139	22.4%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	137	22.1%
Manufacturing	83	13.4%
Retail trade	78	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	59	9.5%
Educational services	57	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	45	7.3%
Public administration	38	6.1%
Finance and insurance	24	3.9%
Wholesale trade	17	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	2.4%
Other services	13	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.8%
Utilities	8	1.3%
Information	7	1.1%
Construction	6	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.30%
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	%
Singaporean	4	0.24%
Filipino	3	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,565	98.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%
Chinese	4	0.3%
Other Asian	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	450	27.0%
Irish	206	12.4%
Norwegian	184	11.1%
Swedish	115	6.9%
English	107	6.4%
Italian	85	5.1%
American	81	4.9%
Polish	50	3.0%
French	34	2.0%
French Canadian	34	2.0%
European	30	1.8%
Danish	29	1.7%
Dutch	28	1.7%
Northern European	28	1.7%
Scottish	25	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,660	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	1,635	98.3%
Foreign-born	29	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	2.1%	64	5.7%	308	27.5%	431	38.4%	203	18.1%	92	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	2.1%
9-12 Years	64	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	308	27.5%
Some College	431	38.4%
Bach. Degree	203	18.1%
Grad Degree	92	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	D +33	D + 5.0%
D +66
2020 vs. 2012	R +54	R +83	R + 10.9%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +70	R +109	R + 14.5%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +37	R +142	R + 19.5%
D -105
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	396	49.9%	Joe Biden (D)	386	48.6%	12	1.5%	794	1	3	0.02%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	363	48.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	320	43.0%	62	8.3%	745	2	3	0.03%
2012	68%	Barack Obama* (D)	415	54.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	342	45.1%	1	0.1%	758	-1	-2	0.02%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	425	55.7%	John McCain (R)	326	42.7%	12	1.6%	763	0	-3	0.03%
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	392	51.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	373	48.5%	4	0.5%	769	-1	-2	0.03%
2000	65%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	331	49.0%	George W. Bush (R)	310	45.9%	35	5.2%	676	-2	-2	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

386

48.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

396

49.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

794

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

320

43.0%

Donald Trump (R)

363

48.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.7%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

745

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

415

54.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

342

45.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

758

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

425

55.7%

John McCain (R)

326

42.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

763

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

373

48.5%

John Kerry (D)

392

51.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

769

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Shell Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

310

45.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

331

49.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell Lake city, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	Ron Johnson* (R)	326	51.3%	Mandela Barnes (D)	309	48.6%	1 [+]	0.2%	636	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	47%	Tony Evers* (D)	321	50.5%	Tim Michels (R)	301	47.3%	14 [+]	2.2%	636	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 14 (2.2%);
2018	S1	50%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	355	55.6%	Leah Vukmir (R)	283	44.4%	0	0.0%	638	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	50%	Tony Evers (D)	321	50.0%	Scott Walker* (R)	314	48.9%	7 [+]	1.1%	642	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.3%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	59%	Ron Johnson* (R)	368	50.5%	Russ Feingold (D)	336	46.1%	25 [+]	3.4%	729	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 25 (3.4%);
2014	G	50%	Mary Burke (D)	301	52.1%	Scott Walker* (R)	266	46.0%	11 [+]	1.9%	578	-6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 7 (1.2%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);

*: 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	934
Median Value	$180,100

Occupied	636	68.1%
Vacant	298	31.9%

Owned	456	71.7%
Rented	180	28.3%
Median Rent	$816

Single-Family Units	748	80.1%
Detached	724	77.5%
Attached	24	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	102	10.9%
Mobile Homes	38	4.1%

Shell Lake city, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shell Lake city, WI

2022 Housing Data for Shell Lake city, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shell Lake city, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shell Lake city, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shell Lake city, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shell Lake city, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell Lake city, WI