Ashland Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

660

Total Population

43.8

Median age

47.58%

Female population %

110.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

87.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashland town is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashland town's population under 18 was 25.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashland town, 22.73% were under the age of 15, 11.36% aged 15 to 29, 41.97% aged 30 to 64, 22.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Ashland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.58% females and 52.42% males in Ashland Town, Wisconsin.
The Ashland Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 110.2:100 i.e. 110.2 men to 100 women (1.102).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 41.

Ashland town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashland town population: 92.88% are White, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 6.52% are multiracial.
Ashland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65 (98.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashland town is White with a population of 613 (92.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 606 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Ashland town's population decreased by 3 (0.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashland town's population decreased by 4 (0.67%), 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, Ashland town's population was lowest in year 2017 at 575.