Ottawa town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,671 ( 188 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.8 square miles
Population density: 112.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,542	96.49%	3.2%
Black:	5	0.14%	85.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	65	1.77%	124.1%
2+ races:	15	0.41%	34.8%
Hispanic:	44	1.20%	46.3%

Total non-White:	129	3.51%	35.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-116	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-72	-2.3

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
3,859
3,658	94.79%
34	0.88%
27	0.70%
29	0.75%
23	0.60%
82	2.12%
201	5.21%

2000
3,802
3,709	97.55%
0	0.00%
15	0.39%
0	0.00%
39	1.03%
39	1.03%
93	2.45%

1990
2,988
2,882	96.45%
13	0.44%
10	0.33%
6	0.20%
n/a
77	2.58%
106	3.55%

1980
2,795
2,721	97.35%
24	0.86%
20	0.72%
7	0.25%
n/a
22	0.79%
74	2.65%

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

-51	-1.3
108	2.8

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

827	27.7
-13	-0.4

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

161	5.8
32	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa 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
49.1
477	13.0%
3,194	87.0%
663	18.1%

1,525
2.39

1,051	68.9%
1,018	96.9%
17	1.6%
474	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.7
891	23.1%
2,968	76.9%
508	13.2%

1,380
2.76

1,154	83.6%
1,048	90.8%
32	2.8%
226	16.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
1,017	26.7%
2,785	73.3%
414	10.9%

1,370
2.78

1,137	83.0%
1,002	88.1%
43	3.8%
233	17.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
939	31.4%
2,049	68.6%
230	7.7%

952
3.07

833	87.5%
765	91.8%
6	0.7%
119	12.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
1,053	37.7%
1,742	62.3%
195	7.0%

800
3.43

735	91.9%
673	91.6%
15	2.0%
65	8.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	74	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	2.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	119	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	95	6.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	202	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	195	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	399	26.2%
$200,000 or more	293	19.2%

Median Household Income	142,313
Per Capita Income	66,141

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	49	3.2%
Public Assistance	10	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	1.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,016	78.0%
Unemployed	52	2.0%
In Armed Forces	49	1.9%

Total Labor Force	2,117	81.9%
Not in Labor Force	469	18.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	863	718	54.6%
Non-Profit	64	136	32.0%
Self-Employed	185	70	72.5%

Local Government	72	55	56.7%
State Government	0	42	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,048	788	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	136	233	36.9%
Total	1,184	1,021	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	426	19.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	657	29.8%
Professional, Technical	537	24.4%
Service Occupations	341	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.0%
All others	244	11.1%

White Collar		73.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	368	16.7%
Retail trade	365	16.6%
Health care and social assistance	281	12.7%
Manufacturing	240	10.9%
Construction	211	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	157	7.1%
Educational services	133	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	94	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	73	3.3%
Finance and insurance	71	3.2%
Other services	68	3.1%
Public administration	62	2.8%
Wholesale trade	48	2.2%
Utilities	19	0.9%
Management	14	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	43	1.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	43	1.17%
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	%
Hmong	41	1.12%
Filipino	24	0.65%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,394	96.3%
Spanish	36	1.0%
Other Indo-European	32	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.5%
Other Asian	16	0.5%
German, other Germanic	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,847	50.3%
Polish	501	13.6%
Irish	458	12.5%
English	364	9.9%
Norwegian	359	9.8%
Italian	232	6.3%
French	172	4.7%
Swedish	139	3.8%
Ukrainian	75	2.0%
Brazilian	65	1.8%
Danish	51	1.4%
Scandinavian	45	1.2%
Dutch	44	1.2%
Welsh	41	1.1%
British	40	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,636	99.0%
Not a citizen	35	1.0%

Native	3,512	95.7%
Foreign-born	159	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	45	1.6%	601	21.3%	840	29.7%	755	26.7%	585	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	45	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	601	21.3%
Some College	840	29.7%
Bach. Degree	755	26.7%
Grad Degree	585	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +208	R +24	D + 5.0%
D +184
2020 vs. 2012	R +84	D +67	D + 6.1%
D +151
2020 vs. 2008	R +290	R +255	R + 5.7%
D +35

2016 vs. 2008	R +82	R +231	R + 10.8%
D -149
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	97%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,855	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	873	31.4%	52	1.9%	2,780	18	20	0.08%
2016	86%	Donald Trump (R)	1,647	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	689	27.6%	161	6.4%	2,497	19	20	0.08%
2012	85%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,771	70.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	722	28.7%	25	1.0%	2,518	24	23	0.08%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	1,565	64.2%	Barack Obama (D)	838	34.4%	33	1.4%	2,436	22	19	0.08%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,602	67.0%	John Kerry (D)	771	32.2%	19	0.8%	2,392	18	16	0.08%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	1,301	66.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	588	30.1%	66	3.4%	1,955	19	19	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

873

31.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,855

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,780

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

689

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,647

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,497

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

722

28.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,771

70.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,518

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

838

34.4%

John McCain (R)

1,565

64.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,436

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,602

67.0%

John Kerry (D)

771

32.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,392

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Ottawa town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,301

66.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

588

30.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,955

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottawa town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	82%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,639	69.2%	Mandela Barnes (D)	728	30.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,368	19	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	G	83%	Tim Michels (R)	1,596	67.1%	Tony Evers* (D)	761	32.0%	22 [+]	0.9%	2,379	19	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 18 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	81%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,559	66.7%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	776	33.2%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,336	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	81%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,646	70.0%	Tony Evers (D)	686	29.2%	20 [+]	0.9%	2,352	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 10 (0.4%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 6 (0.3%); Michael White (Green) 3 (0.1%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	86%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,825	73.1%	Russ Feingold (D)	627	25.1%	46 [+]	1.8%	2,498	23	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 46 (1.8%);
2014	G	76%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,631	73.0%	Mary Burke (D)	593	26.5%	10 [+]	0.4%	2,234	21	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 8 (0.4%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (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	1,741
Median Value	$387,300

Occupied	1,525	87.6%
Vacant	216	12.4%

Owned	1,507	98.8%
Rented	18	1.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,741	100.0%
Detached	1,741	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Ottawa town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ottawa town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ottawa town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ottawa town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottawa town, WI