Bear Creek Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

718

Total Population

47.1

Median age

49.30%

Female population %

102.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

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 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bear Creek town's population under 18 was 18.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bear Creek town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bear Creek town, 16.99% were under the age of 15, 14.07% aged 15 to 29, 48.89% aged 30 to 64, 19.50% aged 65 to 84, and 0.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 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 49.30% females and 50.70% males in Bear Creek Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
The Bear Creek Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 102.8:100 i.e. 102.8 men to 100 women (1.028).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 39.

Bear Creek town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bear Creek town population: 97.49% are White, 1.67% are Asian and 0.84% are multiracial.
Bear Creek town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 715 (99.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bear Creek town is White with a population of 7 (97.49% 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 890 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Bear Creek town's population decreased by 25 (2.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bear Creek town's population decreased by 72 (8.82%), 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 2022 at 739.