Polk town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,982 ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.1 square miles
Population density: 128.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,884	97.54%	1.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	14	0.35%	33.3%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	84	2.11%	104.9%

Total non-White:	98	2.46%	2.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	47	1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.1

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
3,937
3,837	97.46%
11	0.28%
8	0.20%
21	0.53%
19	0.48%
41	1.04%
100	2.54%

2000
3,775
3,669	97.19%
32	0.85%
0	0.00%
19	0.50%
22	0.58%
33	0.87%
106	2.81%

1990
3,540
3,533	99.80%
0	0.00%
3	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.11%
7	0.20%

1980
3,486
3,467	99.45%
0	0.00%
13	0.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	0.55%

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

168	4.5
-6	-0.2

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

136	3.8
99	2.8

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

66	1.9
-12	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk 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
53.1
737	18.5%
3,245	81.5%
1,132	28.4%

1,569
2.52

1,253	79.9%
1,159	92.5%
25	2.0%
316	20.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.8
880	22.4%
3,057	77.6%
538	13.7%

1,457
2.69

1,174	80.6%
1,054	89.8%
19	1.6%
283	19.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,040	27.5%
2,735	72.5%
331	8.8%

1,293
2.90

1,086	84.0%
1,010	93.0%
31	2.9%
207	16.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,031	29.1%
2,509	70.9%
340	9.6%

1,128
3.12

962	85.3%
909	94.5%
18	1.9%
166	14.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
1,158	33.2%
2,328	66.8%
264	7.6%

1,026
3.38

875	85.3%
812	92.8%
18	2.1%
151	14.7%

2022 Housing Data for Polk town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	84	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	107	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	108	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	193	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	303	19.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	206	13.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	210	13.4%
$200,000 or more	184	11.7%

Median Household Income	102,101
Per Capita Income	57,009

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	1.2%
Public Assistance	26	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,608	76.8%
Unemployed	28	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,636	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	459	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	786	558	58.5%
Non-Profit	25	133	15.8%
Self-Employed	186	106	63.7%

Local Government	15	38	28.3%
State Government	11	0	100.0%
Federal Government	17	18	48.6%

Total Private + Self	972	664	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	68	189	26.5%
Total	1,040	853	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	5.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	377	19.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	253	13.4%
Professional, Technical	462	24.4%
Service Occupations	207	10.9%
All others	596	31.5%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	562	29.7%
Construction	310	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	294	15.5%
Retail trade	134	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	112	5.9%
Finance and insurance	88	4.6%
Other services	72	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	62	3.3%
Educational services	61	3.2%
Information	43	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	1.8%
Wholesale trade	29	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	25	1.3%
Public administration	17	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	84	2.11%
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	%
Chinese	14	0.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,705	99.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.4%
Other Indo-European	13	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,383	59.8%
Irish	609	15.3%
Polish	359	9.0%
English	220	5.5%
American	191	4.8%
Swedish	168	4.2%
Norwegian	99	2.5%
Italian	91	2.3%
French	83	2.1%
Portuguese	57	1.4%
Czech	56	1.4%
Belgian	45	1.1%
Scottish	38	1.0%
Hungarian	26	0.7%
Austrian	19	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,982	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,941	99.0%
Foreign-born	41	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.1%	46	1.5%	995	33.0%	1,087	36.1%	577	19.2%	303	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.1%
9-12 Years	46	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	995	33.0%
Some College	1,087	36.1%
Bach. Degree	577	19.2%
Grad Degree	303	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +295	R +176	D + 2.0%
D +119
2020 vs. 2012	R +237	R +188	R + 1.3%
D +49
2020 vs. 2008	R +446	R +486	R + 11.0%
D -40

2016 vs. 2008	R +151	R +310	R + 12.9%
D -159
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)	2,185	76.3%	Joe Biden (D)	650	22.7%	30	1.0%	2,865	27	29	0.09%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	1,890	74.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	531	21.0%	108	4.3%	2,529	28	29	0.08%
2012	84%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,948	76.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	601	23.4%	15	0.6%	2,564	30	29	0.08%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	1,739	70.9%	Barack Obama (D)	690	28.1%	25	1.0%	2,454	29	25	0.08%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,803	73.2%	John Kerry (D)	640	26.0%	19	0.8%	2,462	24	23	0.08%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	1,457	70.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	546	26.3%	71	3.4%	2,074	23	22	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

650

22.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,185

76.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,865

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

531

21.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,890

74.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,529

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

601

23.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,948

76.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,564

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

690

28.1%

John McCain (R)

1,739

70.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,454

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 25

2004 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,803

73.2%

John Kerry (D)

640

26.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,462

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Polk town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,457

70.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

546

26.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,074

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,917	78.7%	Mandela Barnes (D)	520	21.3%	0	0.0%	2,437	28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	78%	Tim Michels (R)	1,863	76.5%	Tony Evers* (D)	558	22.9%	15 [+]	0.6%	2,436	29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 15 (0.6%);
2018	S1	76%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,736	73.2%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	633	26.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,370	29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	77%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,853	77.8%	Tony Evers (D)	517	21.7%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,381	29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 6 (0.3%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.1%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 2 (0.1%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	83%	Ron Johnson* (R)	2,000	78.4%	Russ Feingold (D)	518	20.3%	32 [+]	1.3%	2,550	28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 31 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	73%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,823	81.3%	Mary Burke (D)	411	18.3%	9 [+]	0.4%	2,243	29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 6 (0.3%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 3 (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	1,650
Median Value	$385,500

Occupied	1,569	95.1%
Vacant	81	4.9%

Owned	1,412	90.0%
Rented	157	10.0%
Median Rent	$2,115

Single-Family Units	1,528	92.6%
Detached	1,519	92.1%
Attached	9	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41	2.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Polk town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Polk town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Polk town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk town, WI