Amherst Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,450

Total Population

46.4

Median age

44.83%

Female population %

123.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

75.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Amherst town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Amherst town is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amherst town's population under 18 was 21.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amherst town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amherst town, 17.38% were under the age of 15, 11.03% aged 15 to 29, 46.07% aged 30 to 64, 23.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 less females than males in Amherst town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.83% females and 55.17% males in Amherst Town, Wisconsin.
The Amherst Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 123.1:100 i.e. 123.1 men to 100 women (1.231).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 85.

Amherst town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Amherst town population: 98.69% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 0.07% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 0.21% are multiracial.
Amherst town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,426 (98.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amherst town is White with a population of 1,431 (98.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,414 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Amherst town's population decreased by 62 (4.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amherst town's population increased by 75 (5.66%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,325.