Plainfield town, WI

2022 population: 531 ( 19 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.6 square miles
Population density: 15.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	468	88.14%	0.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.56%	200.0%
2+ races:	7	1.32%	41.7%
Hispanic:	34	6.40%	43.3%

Total non-White:	63	11.86%	20.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-16	-3.5

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
550
471	85.64%
6	1.09%
0	0.00%
1	0.18%
12	2.18%
60	10.91%
79	14.36%

2000
569
489	85.94%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
80	14.06%
80	14.06%

1990
529
487	92.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
34	6.43%
42	7.94%

1980
575
558	97.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.35%
n/a
15	2.61%
17	2.96%

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

-18	-3.2
-1	-0.2

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

2	0.4
38	7.2

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

-71	-12.3
25	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield 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
48.2
74	13.9%
457	86.1%
103	19.4%

231
2.30

183	79.2%
153	83.6%
2	1.1%
48	20.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
129	23.5%
421	76.5%
70	12.7%

207
2.66

145	70.0%
118	81.4%
8	5.5%
62	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
164	28.8%
405	71.2%
58	10.2%

216
2.63

175	81.0%
148	84.6%
8	4.6%
41	19.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
172	32.5%
357	67.5%
44	8.3%

179
2.96

131	73.2%
122	93.1%
4	3.1%
48	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
199	34.6%
376	65.4%
80	13.9%

193
2.97

160	82.9%
140	87.5%
10	6.2%
33	17.1%

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	7.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	36	15.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	31	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	28	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	32	13.9%
$200,000 or more	6	2.6%

Median Household Income	72,813
Per Capita Income	38,775

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.3%
Public Assistance	5	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	3.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	268	77.5%
Unemployed	20	5.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	288	83.2%
Not in Labor Force	58	16.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	119	106	52.9%
Non-Profit	4	6	40.0%
Self-Employed	28	13	68.3%

Local Government	4	5	44.4%
State Government	3	4	42.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	147	119	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11	15	42.3%
Total	158	134	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	5.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	24.7%
Professional, Technical	32	11.0%
Service Occupations	42	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	6.2%
All others	86	29.5%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	68	23.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	60	20.5%
Health care and social assistance	33	11.3%
Retail trade	22	7.5%
Finance and insurance	21	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	15	5.1%
Construction	14	4.8%
Other services	13	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	10	3.4%
Educational services	10	3.4%
Wholesale trade	8	2.7%
Public administration	6	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.7%
Utilities	4	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	33	6.21%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	1	0.19%
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	%
Indian	3	0.56%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	477	92.4%
Spanish	39	7.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	178	33.5%
English	62	11.7%
Polish	55	10.4%
French	49	9.2%
Swedish	43	8.1%
Irish	29	5.5%
American	26	4.9%
Italian	24	4.5%
Norwegian	24	4.5%
Dutch	14	2.6%
Czech	9	1.7%
Scottish	7	1.3%
French Canadian	6	1.1%
Austrian	3	0.6%
Danish	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	519	97.7%
Not a citizen	12	2.3%

Native	515	97.0%
Foreign-born	16	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	3.0%	51	12.7%	170	42.3%	113	28.1%	54	13.4%	2	0.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	3.0%
9-12 Years	51	12.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	170	42.3%
Some College	113	28.1%
Bach. Degree	54	13.4%
Grad Degree	2	0.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	R +24	D + 1.3%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +65	R +93	R + 28.9%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +92	R +142	R + 48.0%
D -50

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +118	R + 49.3%
D -65
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	221	73.4%	Joe Biden (D)	73	24.3%	7	2.3%	301	25	27	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	182	70.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	58	22.6%	17	6.6%	257	24	25	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	156	59.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	101	38.3%	7	2.7%	264	13	12	0.01%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	129	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	123	47.9%	5	1.9%	257	8	5	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	148	56.9%	John Kerry (D)	107	41.2%	5	1.9%	260	8	6	0.01%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	105	53.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	77	39.1%	15	7.6%	197	6	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

221

73.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

TOTAL

301

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22.6%

Donald Trump (R)

182

70.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

257

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

101

38.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

156

59.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

264

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

123

47.9%

John McCain (R)

129

50.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

257

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

148

56.9%

John Kerry (D)

107

41.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

260

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

105

53.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Ron Johnson* (R)	172	76.1%	Mandela Barnes (D)	54	23.9%	0	0.0%	226	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	53%	Tim Michels (R)	165	72.1%	Tony Evers* (D)	59	25.8%	5 [+]	2.2%	229	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 4 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	52%	Leah Vukmir (R)	148	66.1%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	76	33.9%	0	0.0%	224	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	53%	Scott Walker* (R)	163	71.8%	Tony Evers (D)	57	25.1%	7 [+]	3.1%	227	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Michael White (Green) 3 (1.3%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	60%	Ron Johnson* (R)	180	70.3%	Russ Feingold (D)	59	23.0%	17 [+]	6.6%	256	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 17 (6.6%);
2014	G	47%	Scott Walker* (R)	144	72.0%	Mary Burke (D)	50	25.0%	6 [+]	3.0%	200	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 4 (2.0%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (1.0%);

*: 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	278
Median Value	$157,500

Occupied	231	83.1%
Vacant	47	16.9%

Owned	220	95.2%
Rented	11	4.8%
Median Rent	$634

Single-Family Units	233	83.8%
Detached	231	83.1%
Attached	2	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	45	16.2%

Plainfield town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plainfield town, WI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plainfield town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Plainfield town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield town, WI