Merton town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,293 ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.4 square miles
Population density: 339.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,591	91.54%	5.7%
Black:	57	0.69%	200.0%
Indian:	59	0.71%	293.3%
Asian:	111	1.34%	22.0%
2+ races:	327	3.94%	517.0%
Hispanic:	141	1.70%	35.6%

Total non-White:	702	8.46%	145.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-461	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	416	6.0

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
8,338
8,052	96.57%
19	0.23%
15	0.18%
91	1.09%
53	0.64%
104	1.25%
286	3.43%

2000
7,915
7,704	97.33%
31	0.39%
6	0.08%
29	0.37%
38	0.48%
107	1.35%
211	2.67%

1990
6,430
6,280	97.67%
0	0.00%
24	0.37%
18	0.28%
n/a
108	1.68%
150	2.33%

1980
5,982
5,946	99.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.10%
n/a
30	0.50%
36	0.60%

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

348	4.4
75	0.9

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

1,424	22.1
61	0.9

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

334	5.6
114	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Merton 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
48.1
1,875	22.6%
6,418	77.4%
1,481	17.9%

3,187
2.60

2,652	83.2%
2,390	90.1%
104	3.9%
535	16.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
2,159	25.9%
6,179	74.1%
996	11.9%

3,004
2.77

2,507	83.5%
2,277	90.8%
69	2.8%
497	16.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
2,391	30.2%
5,524	69.8%
688	8.7%

2,712
2.92

2,277	84.0%
2,111	92.7%
54	2.4%
435	16.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,824	28.4%
4,606	71.6%
547	8.5%

2,143
3.00

1,801	84.0%
1,662	92.3%
31	1.7%
342	16.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
1,987	33.2%
3,995	66.8%
506	8.5%

1,880
3.18

1,617	86.0%
1,519	93.9%
29	1.8%
263	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Merton town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	119	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	0.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	94	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	168	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	268	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	428	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	359	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	316	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	424	13.3%
$200,000 or more	781	24.5%

Median Household Income	120,133
Per Capita Income	61,548

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	65	2.0%
Public Assistance	15	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	65	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,004	77.6%
Unemployed	86	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,090	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,071	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,792	1,221	59.5%
Non-Profit	117	368	24.1%
Self-Employed	465	130	78.2%

Local Government	93	198	32.0%
State Government	24	28	46.2%
Federal Government	10	11	47.6%

Total Private + Self	2,257	1,351	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	244	605	28.7%
Total	2,501	1,956	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,111	24.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	928	20.8%
Professional, Technical	1,098	24.6%
Service Occupations	505	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.3%
All others	815	18.3%

White Collar		70.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	860	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	633	14.2%
Construction	456	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	449	10.1%
Retail trade	359	8.1%
Finance and insurance	358	8.0%
Educational services	296	6.6%
Other services	212	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	183	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	132	3.0%
Wholesale trade	114	2.6%
Information	98	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	1.8%
Public administration	71	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	68	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	54	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	0.6%
Utilities	4	0.1%
Management	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	75	0.90%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	7	0.08%
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	7	0.08%
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	7	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	52	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	36	0.43%
Japanese	17	0.20%
Filipino	16	0.19%
Chinese	14	0.17%
Thai	12	0.14%
Taiwanese	5	0.06%
Laotian	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,756	97.2%
Spanish	80	1.0%
Other Asian	44	0.6%
German, other Germanic	25	0.3%
Other Indo-European	24	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.3%
Chinese	15	0.2%
Arabic	7	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,055	48.9%
Irish	1,300	15.7%
Polish	795	9.6%
Italian	622	7.5%
English	545	6.6%
Norwegian	372	4.5%
American	243	2.9%
Swedish	208	2.5%
European	176	2.1%
French	143	1.7%
French Canadian	138	1.7%
Scandinavian	114	1.4%
Slovak	101	1.2%
Czech	85	1.0%
Welsh	84	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,257	99.6%
Not a citizen	36	0.4%

Native	8,080	97.4%
Foreign-born	213	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
35	0.6%	90	1.5%	1,146	19.3%	1,633	27.5%	2,003	33.7%	1,034	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	35	0.6%
9-12 Years	90	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,146	19.3%
Some College	1,633	27.5%
Bach. Degree	2,003	33.7%
Grad Degree	1,034	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +512	D +1	D + 8.4%
D +513
2020 vs. 2012	R +5	D +557	D + 14.4%
D +562
2020 vs. 2008	R +447	R +104	D + 4.2%
D +343

2016 vs. 2008	R -65	R +105	R + 4.2%
D -170
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,288	69.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,777	29.0%	71	1.2%	6,136	21	23	0.19%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	3,776	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,264	23.7%	301	5.6%	5,341	23	25	0.18%
2012	89%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,283	77.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,215	21.9%	45	0.8%	5,543	31	30	0.18%
2008	88%	John McCain (R)	3,841	72.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,434	27.0%	37	0.7%	5,312	30	27	0.18%
2004	114%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,109	77.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,452	22.0%	43	0.7%	6,604	28	27	0.22%
2000	87%	George W. Bush (R)	3,542	73.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,098	22.9%	150	3.1%	4,790	26	26	0.18%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,777

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,288

69.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,136

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,264

23.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,776

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

3.3%

Other

125

2.3%

TOTAL

5,341

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,215

21.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,283

77.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,543

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,434

27.0%

John McCain (R)

3,841

72.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,312

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 27

2004 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

5,109

77.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,452

22.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,604

Turnout: 114%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Merton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,542

73.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,098

22.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

130

2.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,790

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merton town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	80%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,820	73.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	1,396	26.7%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,226	23	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2022	G	80%	Tim Michels (R)	3,700	70.8%	Tony Evers* (D)	1,497	28.6%	29 [+]	0.6%	5,226	23	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 26 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	77%	Leah Vukmir (R)	3,636	73.2%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	1,329	26.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,969	29	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	G	78%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,856	77.1%	Tony Evers (D)	1,089	21.8%	54 [+]	1.1%	4,999	29	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 18 (0.4%); Michael White (Green) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	84%	Ron Johnson* (R)	4,200	78.0%	Russ Feingold (D)	1,105	20.5%	77 [+]	1.4%	5,382	28	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 74 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	76%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,876	81.0%	Mary Burke (D)	886	18.5%	21 [+]	0.4%	4,783	29	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 13 (0.3%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (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	3,483
Median Value	$466,400

Occupied	3,187	91.5%
Vacant	296	8.5%

Owned	3,084	96.8%
Rented	103	3.2%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	3,320	95.3%
Detached	3,253	93.4%
Attached	67	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.1%
Mobile Homes	107	3.1%

Merton town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merton town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Merton town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merton town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merton town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Merton town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merton town, WI