Amherst Junction, WI Population

Overview

291

Total Population

35.5

Median age

49.83%

Female population %

100.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

50.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Amherst Junction's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Amherst Junction is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amherst Junction's population under 18 was 27.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amherst Junction's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amherst Junction, 22.68% were under the age of 15, 15.12% aged 15 to 29, 51.55% aged 30 to 64, 10.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 less females than males in Amherst Junction:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.83% females and 50.17% males in Amherst Junction, WI.
The Amherst Junction, WI gender ratio is 100.7:100 i.e. 100.7 men to 100 women (1.007).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 17.

Amherst Junction's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Amherst Junction population: 99.66% are White and 0.34% are multiracial.
Amherst Junction's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 289 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amherst Junction is White with a population of 29 (99.66% of the total population).

Amherst Junction's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 387 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Amherst Junction's population increased by 69 (22.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amherst Junction's population increased by 10 (2.65%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Amherst Junction's population was lowest in year 2000 at 308.