Bear Creek Town, Sauk County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

459

Total Population

53.2

Median age

48.37%

Female population %

106.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.1

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

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

The median age in Bear Creek town is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bear Creek town's population under 18 was 22.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bear Creek town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bear Creek town, 16.34% were under the age of 15, 13.94% aged 15 to 29, 50.54% aged 30 to 64, 17.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Bear Creek town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.37% females and 51.63% males in Bear Creek Town, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
The Bear Creek Town, Sauk County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 106.8:100 i.e. 106.8 men to 100 women (1.068).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 38.

Bear Creek town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bear Creek town population: 99.35% are White and 0.65% are multiracial.
Bear Creek town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 457 (99.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bear Creek town is White with a population of 456 (99.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 645 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Bear Creek town's population increased by 77 (14.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bear Creek town's population increased by 48 (8.07%), 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, Bear Creek town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 518.